Ad-Diba

Ad-Diba
Ad-Diba in 1948
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Diab Al-Attar
Date of birth (1927-11-17)17 November 1927
Place of birth Alexandria, Egypt
Date of death 30 December 2016(2016-12-30) (aged 89)
Place of death Alexandria, Egypt
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1944–1958 Al Ittihad Alexandria Club (81)
International career
1948–1957 Egypt 29 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamed Diab Al-Attar (Arabic: مُحَمَّد دِيَاب الْعَطَّار; 17 November 1927 – 30 December 2016), known as Ad-Diba (Arabic: الدِّيبَة), was a footballer who played for the Al Ittihad Alexandria Club and the Egypt national football team. He later served as an international football referee. In 2007, he was named one of the 200 greatest African footballers.