Taha Ismail ( ar, طه اسماعيل; born 8 February 1939) is an Egyptian former
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
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for
Al-Ahly and the
Egypt national team. He represented his country in the
1964 Summer Olympics
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.
After retiring, Ismail transitioned into managing the
Saudi Arabia national team between 1972 and 1974, and two short spells managing the
Egypt national football team
The Egypt national football team ( ar, منتخب مصر لكرة القدم), known colloquially as "the Pharaohs", represents Egypt in men's FIFA, international Association football, football, and is governed by the Egyptian Football Associati ...
.
Honours
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Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...
: 1959
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1939 births
Living people
Egyptian footballers
Association football forwards
Egypt international footballers
Al Ahly SC players
1959 African Cup of Nations players
1962 African Cup of Nations players
1963 African Cup of Nations players
Olympic footballers of Egypt
Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Egyptian football managers
Al-Ahli Saudi FC managers
Ismaily SC managers
Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
1994 African Cup of Nations managers
Egyptian Premier League players
Al-Wehda Club (Mecca) managers
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
20th-century Egyptian people
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