Sharif El-Far

{{short description|Egyptian footballer (1929-1981)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sharif El-Far

| image = Sharif El-Far (footballer).jpg

| caption = Sharif El-Far, 1960

| fullname = Kamaleddin Hussein

| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|1|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|1|8|1929|1|5|df=yes}}

| death_place =

| position = Defender

| nationalteam1 = Egypt

| youthclubs1 = Zamalek

| clubs1 = Zamalek

| years1 = 1948-1961

| goals1 = 64

| medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|EGY}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}}

{{Medal|W|1957|}}

{{Medal|W|1959|}}

| nationalyears1 = 1949–1960

}}

Kamaleddin Hussein ({{langx|arz|كمال الدين حسين}}), better known as Sherif El-Far ({{langx|arz|شريف الفار}}; 5 January 1929 – 8 January 1981) was an Egyptian footballer.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/24726 |title=Sharif El-Far |work=Olympedia |access-date=2 September 2021}} He played for Zamalek and competed with Egypt in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/kamal-el-far-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060002/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/kamal-el-far-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Kamal El-Far Olympic Results |accessdate=12 October 2018}} Nicknamed the "Egypt's Puskas", he spent his whole football career with Zamalek, he won eleven titles with the Cairo giants.{{Cite web |last=الديك |first=محمد |title=أنا وشقيقي في مهمة وطنية .. (الحلقة الثالثة) - سبورت 360 |url=https://arabic.sport360.com/article/arabfootball/%d9%83%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9/934733/%d8%a3%d9%86%d8%a7-%d9%88%d8%b4%d9%82%d9%8a%d9%82%d9%8a-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d9%87%d9%85%d8%a9-%d9%88%d8%b7%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%82%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ab%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ab%d8%a9 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=arabic.sport360.com |language=ar}} El-Far was a part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1953 Arab Games. He was also a part of the team that won the 1957 and 1959 African Cup of Nations.{{Cite web |title=African Nations Cup 1959 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/59a.html |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=www.rsssf.org}}