Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh

Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh
Personal information
Full name	Mahmoud Mokhtar Refai
Date of birth	12 October 1905
Place of birth	Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt
Date of death	21 February 1965 (aged 59)
Place of death	Cairo, United Arab Republic
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years	Team
1922–1940	Al Ahly
International career
1928–1936	Egypt
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mahmoud Mokhtar Refai (Arabic: محمود مختار رفاعي; 12 October 1905 – 21 February 1965) was an Egyptian footballer.^[1]^[2]^[3] A prolific striker, he scored 9 goals in 10 international matches for Egypt. He represented Egypt at the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[4]^[5]

His nickname, "El Tetsh", was given to him by the High Commissioner in Egypt, George Lloyd, in reference to his skillful performance, likened to that of The Contortionist.^[6]

Career statistics

Israeli goalkeeper Willy Berger and defender Pinhas Fiddler trying to stop El-Tetsh from scoring a goal, 1934

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 May 1928	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Turkey	3–0	7–1	1928 Summer Olympics
2.				4–0
3.				6–0
4.	3 June 1928	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Portugal	1–0	2–1	1928 Summer Olympics
5.	16 March 1934	British Army Ground, Cairo, Egypt	Mandatory Palestine	1–0	7–1	1934 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.				3–0
7.				5–0
8.	6 April 1934	Palms Stadium, Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine	Mandatory Palestine	2–0	4–1	1934 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	6 April 1934	Palms Stadium, Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine	Mandatory Palestine	3–0	4–1	1934 FIFA World Cup qualification
Correct as of 27 December 2011

Honours

Club

Al Ahly

Egypt Cup: 1923–24, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1936–37, 1939–40
Sultan Hussein Cup: 1922–23, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1937–38
Cairo League: 1924–25, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39

International

Egypt

Summer Olympics: fourth place 1928

References

^ "Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
^ "Biography of Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh" (in Arabic). sis.gov.eg. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011.
^ "Al Ahly SC". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
^ "Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "Egypt in Football". Olympedia.
^ "قصة لقب.. التتش لاعب السيرك الذي أبهر المندوب السامي البريطاني" (in Arabic). youm7.com. 24 April 2024.