Mohamed Latif ( ar, ;محمد لطيف 23 October 1909 – 17 March 1990) was an Egyptian professional

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. He played for the clubs

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of Egypt and

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, as well as for the Egyptian national team.

Career

Latif helped the Egyptian national team qualify for the

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, scoring three goals against the Mandatory Palestine football team during the qualification rounds. He also played at the finals tournament in Egypt's only match, against

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. After the World Cup, Latif came to

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, as did goalkeeper

Mustafa Mansour Mustafa Kamel Mansour (2 August 1914 – 24 July 2002) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Egypt at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He is also notable for being one of the first non-British or Irish players to play in the Scottis ...

, possibly at the suggestion of Egypt's national coach, Scotsman James McRea. He played his only

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match for Rangers in the 1935/36 season, against Hibs. In 1936, he was part of the Egyptian team that played in the Olympic tournament in Berlin. He then worked as

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coach in the 1950s and later. He is most well known for his role as a sports announcer for decades prior to his retirement and subsequent departure.

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* 1909 births 1990 deaths Egyptian footballers Egypt international footballers Olympic footballers of Egypt Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Rangers F.C. players Zamalek SC players 1934 FIFA World Cup players Egyptian expatriate footballers Zamalek SC managers Expatriate footballers in Scotland Scottish Football League players Association football forwards Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom Egyptian football managers Sports commentators {{Egypt-footy-forward-stub