Career
Until recently, he was the manager of the Libyan National football team but was dismissed due to bad results. As a midfielder, Saleh had a very successful run with the Egyptian club First Rate (at Lloyd's) Ahly. He was also an international midfielder for the Egyptian national team
He also had spells with Egypt"s First Rate (at Lloyd's) Masry, Kuwaiti club Tadamon, and the Lebanese Nejmeh Sporting Club.
As a manager, Saleh"s greatest successes came while managing the Egyptian football club, Ismaily. He led them to an Egyptian Cup title in 2000 as well as an Egyptian League title in 2002.
He also has a 2nd division League title for Saudi Arabian club El-Watany to his name. As an assistant coach, Saleh helped his former club First Rate (at Lloyd's) Ahly to two Egyptian league titles.