Mimi El-Sherbini

Mimi El-Sherbini

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Abdel-Latif El-Sherbini
Date of birth	(1938-07-26)26 July 1938
Place of birth	Mansoura,[1] Egypt
Date of death	20 January 2025(2025-01-20) (aged 86)
Place of death	Mansoura, Egypt
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1971	Al-Ahly
International career
1958–1969	Egypt
Managerial career
	Mansoura
1971–1975[2]	Al-Nasr (Dubai)
1975	United Arab Emirates
1981–1982	Ghazl Domiat[3]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamed Abdel-Latif "Mimi" El-Sherbini (Arabic: ميمي محمد عبد اللطيف الشربيني; 26 July 1938 – 20 January 2025) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a defender for Al-Ahly and the Egyptian national team. He took part in the 1959 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring in Egypt's 4–0 victory against Ethiopia,[4] and went on to win the tournament with the team. He also represented his country in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

After retiring, El-Sherbini moved into management, and was briefly in charge of the United Arab Emirates national team in 1975.[7] He died on 20 January 2025, at the age of 86.[8] According to news reports, he suffered from Alzheimer's disease and eventually passed away at Al-Salam Hospital in his hometown of Mansoura.[9]

Honours

Egypt

• Africa Cup of Nations: 1959

References

1. Dreamstvchannel (30 May 2013). "الرياضة اليوم لقاء مع ميمي الشربيني" – via YouTube.
2. "حكاية نجم.. ميمي الشربينى من التألق داخل الملاعب للإبداع فى التعليق". youm7.com. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
3. "إبراهيم العجوز يتذكر أيام الماضى الجميل.. عمل مساعدا لميمى الشربينى.. يكشف عن سر لقب ملوك التعادلات فى غزل دمياط.. تقاضى 50 جنيها شهريا". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
4. "African Nations Cup 1959 - Details and Scorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mimi El-Sherbini". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
6. "Mimi El-Sherbini". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
7. "UAE National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
8. "Former Footballer & Famed Commentator Mimi Al-Sherbiny Passes Away". CairoScene. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
9. "تفاصيل الأيام الأخيرة فى حياة ميمي الشربينى قبل وفاته" (in Arabic). Egypt Telegraph. 20 January 2025.

External links

• Mimi El-Sherbini at National-Football-Teams.com