Yakan Hussein

Yakan Hussein
Personal information
Full name Yakan Hussein Zaki
Date of birth (1934-09-12)12 September 1934
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Date of death 22 December 2012(2012-12-22) (aged 78)
Place of death Cairo, Egypt
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1953 Al Ahly
1953–1972 Zamalek
International career
1953–1970 Egypt 82 (10)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Egypt (as player)
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 1959
Mediterranean Games
1955
Arab Games
1953
1965
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yakan Hussein Zaki (Arabic: يكن حسين زكي; 12 September 1934 – 22 December 2012) was an Egyptian football coach and former football player who played as a defensive midfielder. He spent almost his whole career with Zamalek. He played also for the Egypt national football team. He was part of the team that won the 1959 African Cup of Nations. Hussein played for his country at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. He was part of the team that won the gold medal at the Arab Games in 1953 and 1965. After retiring from football, he worked as a head coach. He was elected as Zamalek's board member in the 1990s.