He played for 13 years in Zamalek, he won the Egyptian Premier League for three times in 1977–78, 1983–84 and 1987–88 seasons.

On the continental level, he won with Zamalek the CAF Champions League twice in 1984 and 1986, as well as the Afro-Asian Club Championship in 1987.

[12] Besides his career as a police officer in the Egyptian National Police, after his retirement from football in an early age due to his injury, Youssef coached the Egypt national under-17 football team and Zamalek for a brief period.

[13] Youssef died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 54 on 10 July 2013 in Cairo.

[14] A military funeral service was held, attended by officers of the Ministry of Interior and the Police Sports Association, of which Youssef was a member, as well as his family and colleagues.