Hassan Afif

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Hassan Afif
Personal information
Full name Hassan Afif Yahya
Date of birth (1956-12-20) 20 December 1956 (age 65)
Place of birth Moshi, Tanzania
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
? Simba S.C. 101 (27)
? Horseed FC 5 (1)
? Al Ittihad
National team
1972–1980 Somalia[1][2] 20 (?)
Teams managed
1986–1987 Al Ittihad
2001–2003 Al-Ittifaq
2005–2008 Al-Markhiya
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hassan Afif (Somali: Xasan Cafiif, Arabic: حسن عفيف) (born 20 December 1956),[3] is a Tanzanian–born Somali football manager and former footballer. He is the father of footballers Akram and Ali.[1][2][3]

Football career[]

He previously played for Simba in Tanzania and Horseed in Somalia and Somalia national team,[1][2][3][4] before moving to Qatar and playing for Al Ittihad. He was later naturalized as a Qatari citizen. After he retired from playing, he managed Al Gharafa from 1986 till 1987 and Al Markhiya from 2001 till 2003 and 2006 till 2007.[5][6]

Personal life[]

Afif has six offspring and was born in Moshi, Tanzania. His wife, Fayza, comes from Yemen.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Xasan Cafiif oo Ka hadlay Guusha Wiilkiisa" (in Somali).
  2. ^ a b c "TAARIIKHDA CAFIIF" (in Somali).
  3. ^ a b c "J/Land:-"Kisima"-Xassan Cafiifi Yaxya-Waa Nin Sidee" (in Somali). 24 September 2011.
  4. ^ "SOOYAALKA [ TAARIIKHDA ] HORYAALKA KUBADDA CAGTA SOOMAALIYA" (in Somali).
  5. ^ "Kooora Archive" (in Arabic). Kooora.com. 21 November 2001.
  6. ^ السد يهزم الاتفاق ويستعيد صدارة الدوري القطري (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 8 February 2003.
  7. ^ "Akram Afif bleibt bescheiden: "Es ist nicht wichtig, dass Akram gewinnt, sondern, dass die AS Eupen gewinnt"". KAS Eupen. 13 February 2015.
  8. ^ "من أجل عيون "الغرافة يونايتد"..عفيف يروي قصة الهروب من الهورسيد عبر كلمنجارو إلى الدوحة (Interview with Hassan Afif)" (in Arabic). Kooora.com. 17 May 2011.

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