Adel Hekal

Adel Hekal

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Ahmed Adel Hekal
Date of birth	(1934-03-23)23 March 1934
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Date of death	22 September 2018(2018-09-22) (aged 84)
Place of death	Cairo, Egypt
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1969	Al-Ahly
International career
1956–1962	Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamed Ahmed Adel Hekal (Arabic: محمد أحمد عادل هيكل; 23 March 1934 – 22 September 2018) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Al-Ahly. He also played for the Egyptian national team, and was part of the team that won the 1959 Africa Cup of Nations, and represented his country in the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]

Honours

• Africa Cup of Nations: 1959

Artistic activity

He appeared as a guest of honor at the movie A Rumor of Love (Eshaet Hob Arabic: إشاعة حب) in 1959 as himself, he also appeared at the movie Schoolgirl Diary (Mozakarat Telmeza Arabic: مذكرات تلميذة) in 1962, and Talk of the City (Hadeth Al-Madina Arabic: حديث المدينة) in 1964.[2]

References

1. "Adel Hekal". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
2. "عادل هيكل - ﺗﻤﺜﻴﻞ - فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو". elCinema.com.

External links

• Adel Hekal at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)