On this day, June 12, 2013, Mohamed Barakat, the star of Al-Ahly, officially announced his retirement, and informed his club of the decision in a session that he gathered with Sayed Abdel Hafeez, the team’s football director, bringing the curtain down on a historic trip to one of the most important legends in the history of the Red Castle.
Barakat’s start was with Al-Sikka Al-Hadid Club in 1996, then he moved to Al-Ismaili in 1998 and continued with him until 2002, when he joined the Saudi Al-Ahly Jeddah and played for him in the 2002-2003 season, then moved to Al-Arabi Qatar in the 2003-2004 season, before he landed in Al-Ahly From the 2004-05 season until he announced his retirement from football on June 12, 2013, after a busy career that lasted more than 20 years.
When Mercury moved to Al-Ahly, rumors began to circulate because the red team contracted with Al-Trumai and lost what prompted him to sign a player who has expired and his presence does not benefit any team.
Barakat did not respond and preferred to remain silent until the bomb exploded inside the stadium and he excelled. In his first season, he led the team to obtain the league championship without a single defeat, and with a historical number of points, and the formation of the triangle of terror with the two stars Trika and Miteb, then the African Champions League championship for the 2005 season, and Mercury was the top scorer for this tournament. With 6 goals, he was able to get the best African player from the BBC (2005), and the best professional player in the brown continent 2005 as well. He was also included in the main squad for the African team after the 2006 African Cup of Nations, which Egypt hosted and won the title.
Before winning all titles with Al-Ahly, he was crowned with 7 league championships from the 2004-2005 season until the 2010-2011 season, local super championships, the Egypt Cup twice, the African Champions League 4 times in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2012, and the African Super Cup 4 times in 2006 and 2007 and 2009 and 2013.
Mohamed Barakat retired from international football after the Egyptian team failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, despite attempts by former coach Hassan Shehata and former American coach Bob Bradley to persuade him to return to the team, but the player with shirt number “8” with his club and “12” with the national team He insisted on his position.
Barakat is considered the first Egyptian player to win the award for the best African player from the BBC in 2005, and the best local player in the brown continent in the same year. He also won the award for the best player in the Egyptian league several times, and the best African player in Super magazine poll UAE.
Mohamed Barakat is currently the director of the Egyptian national team in the technical staff led by Hossam El Badry.
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