Raafat Attia

Raafat Attia
	Attia with Zamalek in 1965
Personal information
Full name	Raafat Ateya Helmy
Date of birth	6 February 1934
Place of birth	Egypt
Date of death	21 July 1978 (aged 44)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1952–1957	Al Ittihad Alexandria
1957–1967	Zamalek
International career
1957–1962	Egypt
Managerial career
1976–1977	Al-Wehda
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Egypt (as player)
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raafat Attia (Arabic: رأفت عطية, 6 February 1934 – 21 July 1978) was an Egyptian professional footballer who played as a forward for Zamalek and the Egypt national team.^[2]

Career edit

Attia started his career with Al Ittihad in 1952, he moved for Zamalek in 1957, he played for Zamalek for 10 years, and for the rest of his career, he won three Egyptian League titles and four Egypt Cup titles with the team. He also played for the Egyptian national team, and was part of the team that won the 1957 African Cup of Nations title where he scored the first goal ever at the tournament. He also represented his country in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.^[3]^[4] After his retirement, Attia managed Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda in 1976.^[5]