| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hassan Afif Yahya Al Yafei | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1956 | ||
| 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[1][2] | 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)[3] is a football manager and former footballer. Born in Tanzania, he played for the Somalia national team.
Career
[edit]Afif played for Simba in Tanzania and Horseed in Somalia,[1][2][3][4] 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.[1][2][3][4]
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.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Moshi, Tanzania, Afif was raised in Somalia. He comes from the famous and well-known Yafa tribe.[1][2][3]
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.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Xasan Cafiif oo Ka hadlay Guusha Wiilkiisa" (in Somali). Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d "TAARIIKHDA CAFIIF" (in Somali).
- ^ a b c d "J/Land:-"Kisima"-Xassan Cafiifi Yaxya-Waa Nin Sidee" (in Somali). 24 September 2011.
- ^ a b "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.