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Hussein Zaki's Resume-Updated-New Hussein Zaki Egyptian National Handball Team Coach [email protected] | [email protected] +971 50 300 37 82 - +20 100 006 04 52 hussein-zaki.com PROFESSIONAL CAREER SKILLS Egyptian National Handball Team Handball Expert Coach Cairo - Egypt Club Achievements Team Cooperation Eighth Place in the IHF World Men's Handball Championship Coach of the Egyptian Junior Team and Winners of the Junior African Handball Championship Team Leader Al Ahli Club Resilient Team Member Dubai - UAE Club Achievements Problem Solving GCC Club Cup 2015 Asian Club League Handball Champion (The Silver Medal) 4 United Arab Emirates Mens handball league Leadership 3 Asian Super Cup 3 UAE Presidents Cup Adaptable 4 Al Etihad Cup Al Ain FC Managment Team Member Al Ain - UAE PERSONAL AWARDS BM Aragón Team Member Zaragoza - Spain Best Player in the World Club Championship with Al Sadd SC Qatar 2002 BM Ciudad Real Best Centre-Half Player in the 2001 IHF World Men’s Ciudad Real - Spain Team Member Handball Championship Club Achievements 3 Spanish Handball League Best player in the Men’s Junior Handball World 3 King’s Cup Champions Championship Qatar 1999 2 ASOBAL Cup Champions Men’s Junior Handball World Championship Turkey European Champions Cup Winner 1997 2 European Super Champions Career Achievements Include 750 Total Goals. 12 Titles, Al Sadd Sports Club and 15 Awards Team Member Qatar Club Achievements Club World Championship HONOR AWARDS Zamalek SC African Men's Youth Handball Championship (2018) African Handball Confederation Cairo - Egypt Team Member Winner of the African Men's Youth Handball Championship Cup Club Achievements 2 Handball African Cup 3 Egyptian General Champions league IHF World Cup (1999 – 2011) International Handball Federation 3 Club World Championships Winner of Seven Consecutive IHF World Cups Al Nahass Club Olympic Championships (2000 – 2008) Team Member Alexandria - Egypt Handball at the Summer Olympics Winner of Three Consecutive Olympic Awards IHF Men's Junior World Championship (1997 – 1999) International Handball Federation Winner of the World Cup Championship Page 1 of 2 ACHIEVEMENTS LANGUAGES Best African Scorer in the History of IHF World Cups Arabic English with 221 Goals Native or Bilingual Proficiency Full Professional Proficiency Spanish Best African Scorer in Olympic history with 77 goals Full Professional Proficiency Best Handball Scorer of the Egyptian National Team Throughout History HOBBIES Selected Eleventh in the IHF World Player of the Year Awards Music Web Surfing Sports Third Top Scorer in the Liga ASOBAL 2005 with 195 Goals Best Scorer in Liga ASOBAL 2004 SPONSORSHIP Second Best Scorer in the 2003 Portugal World Men’s The main and the official sponsor of the Al Nahass Handball Championship with 61 Goals Club in Mini Handball Tournament Best Player in the 2002 IHF Super Globe Seventh Best Player Worldwide in the 2001 IHF World Men’s Handball Championship Selected to Play as Centre-Half in the 2001 IHF World Men’s Handball Championship in France Men’s Junior Handball World Championship Turkey 1997 with 69 Goals Best Egyptian Scorer in the EHF Champions League with 89 Goals Best Egyptian Scorer in the European Cup with 128 Goals Holds European Record in One Match at the European Super Cup with 14 Goals EDUCATION Bachelor’s in Physical Education National Academy of Physical Education 2008 Bucharest - Romania Course of Qualification & Training for Coaches Spanish Premier League 2017 - 2019 International Course for International Coaches World Cup 2017 France International / Arab / Egyptian Training Course 2018 Training and Preparing for Leaders Course 2014 UAE Page 2 of 2.
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