| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hassan Afif Yahya Al Yafei | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-12-20) 20 December 1956 (age 68) | ||
| Place of birth | Moshi, Tanzania | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ? | Simba S.C. | 101 | (27) |
| ? | Horseed FC | 5 | (1) |
| -1986 | Al Ittihad | ||
| International career | |||
| 1972–1980 | Somalia | 20 | (?) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Al Ittihad | ||
| 2001–2003 | Al-Ittifaq | ||
| 2005–2008 | Al-Markhiya | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hassan Afif Yahya Al Yafei (Somali: Xasan Cafiif, Arabic: حسن عفيف; born 20 December 1956) is a football manager and former footballer. Born in Tanzania, he played for the Somalia national team.
Playing career
Afif played for Simba in Tanzania and Horseed in Somalia, before moving to Qatar and playing for Al Ittihad. He was later naturalized as a Qatari citizen.
He played internationally for the Somalia national team.
Managerial career
After he retired as a player, he managed Al Gharafa from 1986 till 1987 and Al Markhiya from 2001 till 2003 and again in 2006 and 2007.
Personal life
Born in Moshi, Tanzania, Afif was raised in Somalia. He comes from the Yafa' tribe.
He has six children with his wife, Fayza, from Yemen. His sons Ali and Akram are also footballers. They represented Qatar in the international level.
References
- ^ "Xasan Cafiif oo Ka hadlay Guusha Wiilkiisa" (in Somali). Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "TAARIIKHDA CAFIIF" (in Somali).
- ^ "J/Land:-"Kisima"-Xassan Cafiifi Yaxya-Waa Nin Sidee" (in Somali). 24 September 2011.
- ^ "SOOYAALKA [ TAARIIKHDA ] HORYAALKA KUBADDA CAGTA SOOMAALIYA" (in Somali).
- "Kooora Archive" (in Arabic). Kooora.com. 21 November 2001.
- السد يهزم الاتفاق ويستعيد صدارة الدوري القطري (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 8 February 2003.
- "Akram Afif bleibt bescheiden: "Es ist nicht wichtig, dass Akram gewinnt, sondern, dass die AS Eupen gewinnt"". KAS Eupen. 13 February 2015.
- "من أجل عيون "الغرافة يونايتد"..عفيف يروي قصة الهروب من الهورسيد عبر كلمنجارو إلى الدوحة (Interview with Hassan Afif)" (in Arabic). Kooora.com. 17 May 2011.
External links
| Al-Gharafa SC – managers | |
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- People from Kilimanjaro Region
- Naturalized citizens of Somalia
- Somalian men's footballers
- Somalia men's international footballers
- Somalian football managers
- Simba S.C. players
- Al-Gharafa SC players
- Naturalized citizens of Qatar
- Qatar Stars League players
- Somalian expatriate men's footballers
- Somalian people of Yemeni descent
- Tanzanian people of Somalian descent
- Tanzanian people of Yemeni descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Tanzanian Premier League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Somalia