Career
He also played for Itesalat, and he played for Tersana in the Egyptian Second Division and retired after one season. El Sayed made several appearances for the Egypt national football team, including nine qualifying matches for various Fédération internationale de football association World Cups. Zamalek El Sayed played with El Zamalek for 13 seasons during which he dominated the left wing position.
At the end of 2007-2008 season and after winning the Egyptian cup, El Zamalek did not include either Tarek or his team mate Besheer El-Tabei in the new season"s team roaster, and so both were free agents.
Itesalat Shocked to be abandoned by his former team, he moved to Itesalat. He stayed at Itesalat for only half a season and scored 2 goals.
Tersana In January 2009, El Sayed agreed to move to Tersana to help the team avoid relegation to the second division. El Sayed scored 2 goals for Tersana by the end of that season, but the club was eventually relegated.
El Sayed announced that he would transfer to another team
However, when his transfer to either El Geish or El-Entag El-Harby did not materialize, he decided to retire. In 2009, Tersana manager Yehia El Sayed convinced Tarek El Sayed to return to football and to lead Tersana in the Egyptian Second Division.