Taher Abouzeid

{{Infobox officeholder

| office= Minister of State for Sports

| successor=

| term_start= 16 July 2013

| term_en =

| party= New Wafd Party (formerly){{Cite news|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/new-%E2%80%98-egypt-list-launched-run-parliamentary-elections|title=New 'For Egypt' list launched to run in parliamentary elections|agency=Egypt Independent|date=5 February 2015|accessdate=5 February 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708212944/http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/risk-sex-attack-fills-women-dread-during-eid-al-fitr-vacation|archivedate=8 July 2016}}

| residence= Egypt

| nationality= Egyptian

}}

Amer Taher Abou Zeid Alsayed, publicly known as Taher Abou Zeid, or Taher Abouzaid (both are correct translations from the original alphabet in {{langx|ar|عَامِر طَاهِر أَبُو زَيْد السَّيِّد}}) is the Egyptian Minister of State for Sports{{cite news|title=Egypt's interim president swears in first government|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/76619/Egypt/Politics-/BREAKING-Egypts-interim-president-is-swearing-in-f.aspx|accessdate=18 July 2013|agency=Ahram Online|date=16 July 2013}} and a retired footballer. He played as a midfielder for Al Ahly and the Egyptian national team.

Sports career

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Taher Abouzaid

| full_name = Amer Taher Abouzaid Sayed

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1962|4|1}}

| birth_place = Asyut, Egypt

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| position = Attacking midfield

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Al Ahly

| years1 = 1980–1993

| clubs1 = Al Ahly

| caps1 = 393

| goals1 = 189

| nationalyears1 = 1982–1990

| nationalteam1 = Egypt[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/egy-abouzaid-intl.html Taher Abouzaid – International Appearances]

| nationalcaps1 = 57

| nationalgoals1 = 13

| club-update = 1 July 2007

| nationalteam-update = 1 July 2007

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

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In the FIFA U20 World Cup 1981 Taher Abouzaid was the top-scorer of the Egyptian team and the scorer of the World Cup. For many years Abouzaid played for the Egypt national football team. In the 1984 African Cup of Nations he was also the top scorer with four goals. In the{{cite web|publisher=CNNSI|title=Soccer – African Nations Cup Leading Scorers|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/soccer/01/20/anc.scorers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040206183028/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/soccer/01/20/anc.scorers/|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 February 2004|date=20 January 2004|accessdate=2009-05-26}} 1986 African Cup of Nations he was the Egyptian team leading scorer helping his team to win the African Cup of Nations 1986. He also played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals.{{FIFA player|174324|Taher Abou Zeid}} Abouzaid also played for Egypt at the 1984 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Amer Taher Abou Zeid Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/amer-taher-abou-zeid-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808133031/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/amer-taher-abou-zeid-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-08-08|accessdate=2009-08-06}}

He was on the Al-Ahly's board of directors.

= Honours =

Personal

Top Scorer of the FIFA U20 World Cup 1981.
Top Scorer of the African Cup of Nations 1984.
Second best African footballer of the year 1984.
CAF official selection Africa all-star team 1986.
Scored Seven goals for Egypt in African Cups of Nations
Scored 23 Goals for Ahly in African Club Cups
Winner 1986 African Cup of Nations.

International Career(Egypt)

Represented Egypt in 1981 FIFA U20 World Cup. (Top-scorer)
Represented Egypt in the 1984 African Cup of Nations. (Top-scorer)
Represented Egypt in the 1986 African Cup of Nations. ( CAF all-star team).
Represented Egypt in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Represented Egypt in FIFA World Cup 1990.

Club Career (Ahly)

7 Egyptian League titles 1979–1980,1980–81,1981–82,1984–85,1985–86,1986–87,1988–89.
8 Egyptian Soccer Cup titles 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93
2 African Champions League 1982, 1987
3 African Cup titles 1984, 1985, 1986
1 Afro-Asian Cup 1988