Youssef was the captain of the Egyptian team in the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics and scored a goal against Colombia.
He led Al-Ahly to win the 2013 CAF Champions League, and reached the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
In June 2018, Youssef returned to Al-Ahly as an assistant coach and sports director till the end of his contract on 31 August 2019.
[6] In November 2022, he was appointed as head coach of Tala'ea El Gaish, following a tenure as technical director at Future in 2021.
[8] Two days later, Hossam Hassan became the head coach of Egypt, and Youssef refused to take an administrative manager role.