Hanafy Bastan (Arabic: حنفي بسطان) (6 January 1922 – 13 November 1995)[1] was an Egyptian footballer who played as a defender for Zamalek and the Egypt national team.
He started his football career in 1938, became a regular player in Zamalek in 1942, he won with the team 18 titles.
He learned football skills by playing in Housh Ayoub Bey in Sayyeda Zeinab neighborhood.
Mahmoud Badr El-Din, who was working as a coach at the time, saw him in one of their matches, and he joined the Zamalek youth team in 1937.
He was a key player in the team, he played with Zamalek for almost 20 years, with 16 seasons in the starting lineup achieving 18 titles for his club, he was nicknamed the "Black Rock".
[5] He played his first international game with the Egypt national football team in 1945 and participated in the London tournament in the same year.