Ahmed Hossam
Mido
Ahmed
"Hussein Abdelamid Ahmed" Hossam better known as Mido, (born February 23, 1983
in Cairo) is an Egyptian footballer and is currently a striker for Tottenham
Hotspur F.C. in the English Premiership.
Mido is well known for his volatile temperament as well as his footballing
prowess. He was reported to be the highest ever paid Egyptian professional and
in 2002 Mido was named African Youth Player of the Year. He made his first full
international appearance against the UAE scoring Egypt's first goal in a 2-1
victory. Recently he established the "Mido Football Academy" which is recognised
as a step in revolutionizing Egyptian football.
At Ajax, he averaged a goal every other game, but clashed with coach Ronald
Koeman and reportedly threw a pair of scissors at fellow Ajax striker Zlatan
Ibrahimovic after an argument. [1] He has earned 34 caps for Egypt, but lost his
place in the national team after a bitter falling-out in 2004 with then-coach
Marco Tardelli. He claimed to be unavailable for the national team due to an
injury, but played in a friendly match with Roma 24 hours later. Tardelli
immediately dropped him from the team, and the national
federation announced
that he would not play again for the team.
In January 2005, Mido was signed by Spurs on an 18-month loan deal with Roma, expressing many regrets for his volatile past. He scored two goals in his Spurs
debut. Despite this, he found acclimatisation to the rigours of English football
difficult. By this time Tardelli had been sacked as Egypt coach, and the
federation signaled that they would consider a return by Mido if he were willing
to apologise for his past behaviour. In February, while his new teammates were
playing in an FA Cup tie for which he was ineligible, Mido flew to Cairo and
made a public apology. The following month, he was
recalled to the national
team.
At the start of the 2005-06 season, Mido looked in far fitter form and scored in
pre-season friendlies as well as the second league game of the new term. He has
continued to impress and is currently the top scorer as the club pushes for a
champions league spot.
Hossam has scored 11 goals so far this season, along with 8 assists, and is the
"spearhead" of the Spurs attack. He has also established a great following at
the club where the fans chant "Mido, Yiddo"; Yiddo being a nickname given to
spurs fans. His relationship with manager Martin Jol is excellent; every game
the two can be seen hugging and sharing jokes. His loan to the Spurs is due to
end in the summer of 2006. However, he had expressed that he does not wish to
return to Roma, but wishes to sign permanently with Tottenham instead. On
February 18, 2006, Tottenham Hotspur manager, Martin Jol declared that the club
were confident of signing Mido on a permanent basis due to his good performances
and his love for the club.
On February 8, 2006, it was announced that Mido had been thrown out of the Egypt
as a consequence of an argument with coach Hassan Shehata during the African Cup
of Nations. The argument had started after Mido reacted badly to being
substituted in the semi-final game against Senegal. The Egyptian Football
Association subsequently ruled Mido out of the international team for six
months. Mido later apologised to the coach and his teamates.
MIDO
Full name: Hossam Hussein
Abdelamid Ahmed
DOB: February 23, 1983
Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
Nationality: Egyptian
EU passport: No
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 81 kg
Club: Tottenham Hotspur FC
Position: Forward [L, C]
Number: 15
Contract Expires: June 2009
Previous Clubs: Zamalek > Gent > Ajax > Celta Vigo > Marseille >
(£4.05m) Roma > Tottenham
International debut:
January 2001, v United Arab Emirates
Caps: 43
Goals: 17
World Cups: none
Palmares:
African Nations Cup (06)
African Cup Winners Cup (00)
Dutch Eredivisie (02)
Dutch Cup (02)
Dutch Supercup (02)
Belgian League Young Player of the
Year (01)
Egyptian Young Footballer of the Year (01)
African Young Player of the Year (02)
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