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Mohamed Latif (23 October 1909 – 17 March 1990) was an Egyptian professional footballer. He played for the clubs Al-Zamalek of Egypt and Rangers F.C. of Scotland,[1] as well as for the Egyptian national team.
Career
Latif helped the Egyptian national team qualify for the 1934 World Cup, scoring three goals against Palestine during the qualification rounds.[2] He also played at the finals tournament in Egypt's only match, against Hungary.
After the World Cup, Latif was brought to Glasgow by Egypt's national coach, the Scotsman James McRea.[3] He played his only Scottish League match against Hibs in the 1935-36 season.[4]
In 1936, he was part of the Egyptian team that played in the Olympic tournament in Berlin.[5]
He then worked as Zamalek Coach and in the 1950s until his death in 1990.
Sources
- ^ Dr.Tarek Said's Homepage - Egyptian Soccer History
- ^ WORLD CUP 1934 - QUALIFYING
- ^ Zinda 31 August 2004
- ^ Scottishleague.Net Sfaqs
- ^ "Mohamed Latif Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/mohamed-latif-1.html. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
External links
Egypt squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup 
Categories:- 1909 births
- 1990 deaths
- Egyptian footballers
- Egypt international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Egypt
- Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Rangers F.C. players
- Zamalek players
- 1934 FIFA World Cup players
- Egyptian expatriate footballers
- Zamalek club managers
- Egyptian football biography stubs
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