{{short description|Egyptian footballer (1938–2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Samir Qotb | image = Samir Qotb.jpg | caption = Qotb in 1959 | full_name = Mohamed Samir Qotb | birth_date = {{birth date|1938|3|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Alexandria, Egypt | death_date = {{death date and age|2006|6|28|1938|3|16|df=y}} | death_place = Cairo, Egypt | height = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1955–1967 | clubs1 = Zamalek | caps1 = | goals1 = | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 1957-1964 | nationalteam1 = Egypt<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/egy-recintlp.html Egypt - Record International Players]</ref> | nationalcaps1 = 41 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | medaltemplates= {{MedalSport | Men's Football}} {{MedalCountry | {{fb|Egypt|1922}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Medal|W|1957 Sudan|}} {{MedalCountry | {{fb-rt|UAR}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Medal|RU|1962 Ethiopia|}} }}
'''Mohamed Samir Qotb''' ({{langx|ar|مُحَمَّد سَمِير قُطْب}}) (16 March 1938 — 28 June 2006) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a midfielder for Zamalek. He also played for the Egyptian national team, was part of the team that won the 1957 Africa Cup of Nations. He spent his whole career with Zamalek, and won with the club three Egyptian Premier League titles and five Egypt Cup titles.He played with Egypt at the 1962 African Cup of Nations where Egypt finished as runner-ups. Qotb also represented his country in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/qo/samir-qotb-1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417172242/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/qo/samir-qotb-1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 April 2020 | title=Samir Qotb | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | accessdate=23 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/24776 |title=Samir Qotb |work=Olympedia |access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref>
==Career== Qotb started his career with Zamalek youth teams. He played in Zamalek for his whole career. He won with Zamalek the Egyptian Premier League in (1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65), and the Egypt Cup in (1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62).
thumb|Qotb (front row, second from right) with Zamalek in 1959
[[File:S_Qotb,_A_Mohsen_-_E_Baheeg.jpg|thumb|Zamalek players, from left to right; Qotb, Ali Mohsen and Essam Baheeg in 1959]] With the Egypt national football team, he was part of the team that won the Africa Cup of Nations title in 1957 and played for Egypt in the 1962 African Cup of Nations where Egypt finished as runner-ups. Qotb played for his country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He was also part of the team that finished fourth in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
==Honours== '''Zamalek''' * Egyptian Premier League: 1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65 * Egypt Cup: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962
''' Egypt ''' *African Cup of Nations: 1957<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/57a-det.html|title=African Cup of Nations 1957|access-date=April 1, 2026|language=en}}</ref>
''' United Arab Republic ''' *African Cup of Nations: runner-up, 1962<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/62a-det.html|title=African Cup of Nations 1962|access-date=April 1, 2026|language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130701042931/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=289667/index.html Profile] at FIFA.com {{Egypt Squad 1960 Summer Olympics}} {{Egypt Squad 1964 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Qotb, Samir}} Category:1938 births Category:2006 deaths Category:Footballers from Alexandria Category:Egyptian men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Egypt men's international footballers Category:Zamalek SC players Category:Olympic footballers for Egypt Category:Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Category:Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Category:1957 African Cup of Nations players Category:1962 African Cup of Nations players Category:Africa Cup of Nations–winning players Category:Egyptian Premier League players Category:20th-century Egyptian sportsmen {{Egypt-footy-midfielder-stub}}