Amir Azmy Explained

Amir Azmy
Fullname:Amir Azmy Mohamed Megahed
Height:1.90 m
Birth Date:14 February 1983
Birth Place:Cairo, Egypt
Position:Centre back
Years1:2000–2004
Years2:2004–2006
Years3:2006–2007
Years4:2007–2008
Years5:2008–2009
Years6:2009–2009
Years7:2009–2010
Years8:2010–2011
Years9:2011–2011
Years10:2011–2013
Years11:2013–2014
Years12:2014–2015
Years13:2015–2016
Years14:2016–2017
Clubs8:Al-Taawoun
Clubs9:Astra II Ploiești
Clubs10:Misr El Makasa
Clubs11:Zugdidi
Clubs12:Talaba Iraqi
Clubs13:Enosis Neon Paralimni
Clubs14:AEL Kalloni
Caps1:12
Caps2:30
Caps3:6
Caps4:12
Caps5:10
Caps6:5
Caps7:6
Caps8:10
Caps9:1
Caps10:14
Caps11:6
Caps13:7
Caps14:8
Goals1:0
Goals2:2
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals8:0
Goals9:0
Goals10:0
Goals11:0
Goals13:0
Goals14:0
Nationalyears1:2005–2006
Nationalteam1:Egypt
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:1
Manageryears1:2018–2019
Managerclubs1:Zamalek (assistant)

Amir Azmy Megahed (Arabic: أمير عزمي مجاهد; born February 14, 1983) is an Egyptian retired footballer.

Career

In December 2003, Azmy was suspended from football for 14 months following a positive doping test at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Azmy pledged not guilty for the dope found in his blood, and claimed that it was a component of a prescribed drug he took as part of his muscular enhancement training. He appealed for the suspension to be cancelled, but the appeal was not accepted.[1]

After spending the suspension period, he signed for PAOK and was a regular starter before being transferred to Al-Shabab in KSA in what was eventually an unsuccessful experience for the player, where he featured very rarely as a starter.

As a result, Amir moved to the Cypriot League and joined Anorthosis Famagusta and was a key member of the team in their winning of the Cypriot title and qualifying as a result to the European Champions League.

After signing to Hacettepe Spor in June 2008,[2] Azmy rapidly became a regular starter among the back four of the team. He featured as a starter in the first four games of the Turkish League, and made some decent displays, among which he was chosen as Man of the Match against Eskişehirspor.

In September 2008, Azmy started the match against Fenerbahçe, and was chosen to man-mark the Spanish international Daniel Güiza. He played a decent game, and well-managed to prevent the player's attacking chances, and helped his team to beat Fenerbahçe 1-0 for the first time in history.

On September 25, 2008, Amir Azmy was chosen among a list of seven players playing abroad to feature for Egypt in their last game of the World Cup 2010 Qualifiers first round against Djibouti on October 12.

Personal life

His father, Azmi Mohamed Megahed, was a volleyball player.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Egypt considers drugs tests . BBC News . December 28, 2003 . April 23, 2010.
  2. Web site: TFF. AMIR AZMY MOHAMED MEGAHED. 2009-08-06.
  3. Web site: Former Zamalek volleyball star Azmy Megahed passes away of COVID-19 . Daily News Egypt . 12 September 2020 .