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{{short description|Egyptian footballer and coach (1938-2012)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mahmoud El-Gohary
| image = Mahmoud El Gohary (footballer).jpg
| caption = El-Gohary in 1959
| full_name = Mahmoud Nuseir Youssef El-Gohary
| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|2|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Cairo]], [[Kingdom of Egypt]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|8|31|1938|2|20|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Amman]], [[Jordan]]
| height = 
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1955–1961
| clubs1 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| nationalyears1 = 1958–1961
| nationalteam1 = [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| manageryears1 = 1965–1977
| managerclubs1 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 1977–1981
| managerclubs2 = [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 1981–1982
| managerclubs3 = [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]
| manageryears4 = 1982–1984
| managerclubs4 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
| manageryears5 = 1984–1985
| managerclubs5 = [[Al-Sharjah Sports Club|Al-Sharjah]]
| manageryears6 = 1985–1986
| managerclubs6 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
| manageryears7 = 1986–1988
| managerclubs7 = [[Al-Ahli Jeddah]]
| manageryears8 = 1988–1990
| managerclubs8 = [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]]
| manageryears9 = 1991–1993
| managerclubs9 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
| manageryears10 = 1993–1994
| managerclubs10 = [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]
| manageryears11 = 1995–1996
| manageryears12 = 1996–1997
| manageryears13 = 1997–2001
| manageryears14 = 2002–2007
| managerclubs11 = [[Al-Wahda Club (Abu Dhabi)|Al-Wahda]]
| managerclubs12 = [[Oman national football team|Oman]]
| managerclubs13 = [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]]
| managerclubs14 = [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]]
| pcupdate = 
| ntupdate = 
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country| {{fb|EGY}}}} <small>(as player)</small>
{{Medal|Comp|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1959 Africa Cup of Nations|1959]]|}}
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{{Medal|W|[[1998 Africa Cup of Nations|1998]]|}}
}}

'''Mahmoud Nuseir Youssef El-Gohary''' ({{langx|ar|محمود نصير يوسف الجوهري}}; 20 February 1938 – 31 August 2012) was an Egyptian footballer and football coach.<ref name="Obituary">[http://www.bbc.com/arabic/sports/2012/09/120903_gohari_dead Mahmoud El-Gohary's obituary]</ref>

==Career==
As a player, El-Gohary had a short-lived career. A persistent knee injury forced him into early retirement in 1961, cutting short a promising career. In the [[1959 African Cup of Nations]], which Egypt won, he ended as the top scorer in the competition. He was also part of Egypt's squad for the [[1960 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/24729 |title=Mahmoud El-Gohary |work=Olympedia |access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref> After his retirement from the game, El-Gohary became a coach with [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]], eventually becoming an assistant manager from 1965 to 1977.

In 1977, he became assistant manager to [[Dettmar Cramer]] at [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] in Saudi Arabia. Cramer left Al-Ittihad at the end of the 1981 season and El-Gohary was promoted to manager. Al-Ittihad won their first ever [[Saudi Premier League]] and El-Gohary won the first of many trophies as a manager. At [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]], he won the first African League titles – African League Winners and African League Cup winners. With [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]], he won the [[1993 African Cup of Champions Clubs]] and the first [[CAF Super Cup|African Super Cup]] in [[1994 CAF Super Cup|1994]] against Al Ahly in the famous [[Cairo derby#African Super of the 20th Century|African Super of the 20th Century]].

Under his leadership, [[Egypt national football team|Egypt’s national football team]], he qualified for the [[World cup|World Cup]] in [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]], after the country's 56-year absence from the tournament. He also won with Egypt the [[FIFA Arab Cup|Arab Cup]] in [[1992 Arab Cup|1992]] and the [[Africa Cup of Nations]] in [[1998 African Cup of Nations|1998]]. Under El-Gohary's management, the [[Jordan national football team|Jordanian national football team]] reached the highest [[FIFA Men's World Ranking|FIFA World Rankings]] in history when they reached 37th rank in August 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.fifaranking.net/ranking/?d=2004-12-20|title=FIFA Ranking (Dec, 2004) – Rank:1 to Rank:49|date=20 December 2004 }}</ref> Under the leadership of El-Gohary, the Jordanian national team qualified for their first (AFC) [[Asian Football Confederation]] in China 2004. Jordan reached the quarterfinals of the tournament but failed to qualify for the semifinals after losing to Japan in a penalty shoot-out, resulting in a score of 1–1. In the [[West Asian Football Federation]] Championship Tournaments of 2004 and 2007, El-Gohary helped Jordan win third place.
 
After he retired as a [[Coach (sport)|football coach]], he worked as the technical director for the [[Egyptian Football Association]]. Later, he became the technical adviser for the [[Jordan Football Association]]. He helped to transform the Jordanian Football League into a professional body.  He died on 31 August 2012, in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19464346|title=Legendary Egyptian coach Mahmoud el Gohary dies ages 74|date=3 September 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Player===

'''Al Ahly'''
* [[Egyptian Premier League]]: [[1955–56 Egyptian Premier League|1955–56]], [[1956–57 Egyptian Premier League|1956–57]], [[1957–58 Egyptian Premier League|1957–58]], [[1958–59 Egyptian Premier League|1958–59]], [[1960–61 Egyptian Premier League|1960–61]]
* [[Egypt Cup]]: 1956, [[1958 Egypt Cup final|1958]], 1961

'''Egypt'''
*[[African Cup of Nations]]: [[1959 African Cup of Nations|1959]]

===Manager===

'''Al-Ittihad Club'''
* [[Saudi Pro League|Saudi Premier League]]: [[1981–82 Saudi Premier League|1981–82]]

'''Al Ahly'''
* [[Egyptian Premier League]]: 1985–86
* [[Egypt Cup]]: 1984, 1985, 1992, 1993
* [[CAF Champions League|African Cup of Champions Clubs]]: [[1982 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1982]]
* [[African Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1985 African Cup Winners' Cup|1985]]

'''Zamalek'''
* [[CAF Champions League|African Cup of Champions Clubs]]: [[1993 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1993]]
* [[CAF Super Cup]]: [[1994 CAF Super Cup|1994]]

'''Egypt'''
*[[Arab Nations Cup]]: [[1992 Arab Nations Cup|1992]]
*[[African Cup of Nations]]: [[1998 African Cup of Nations|1998]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3093475.stm ''BBC Sport'' profile]
* [https://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/Gohary.html Mahmoud El-Gohary Profile] at egyptianfootball.net

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