Taha Ismail

{{short description|Egyptian footballer (born 1939)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Taha Ismail

| image = Taha Ismail.png

| caption = Ismail in 2022

| full_name = Taha Mahmood Ismail Badran

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|2|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Egypt

| height =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1957–1970

| clubs1 = Al-Ahly

| caps1 = 166

| goals1 = 64

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 1959–1967

| nationalteam1 = Egypt

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 = 1972

| managerclubs1 = Saudi Arabia

| manageryears2 = 1972–1974

| managerclubs2 = Al-Ahli Jeddah

| manageryears3 = 1978

| managerclubs3 = Egypt

| manageryears4 = 1982–1983

| managerclubs4 = Al-Wehda

| manageryears5 = 1994

| managerclubs5 = Egypt

| manageryears6 = 1998–1999

| managerclubs6 = Ismaily

| medaltemplates =

}}

Taha Mahmood Ismail Badran ({{langx|ar|طٰهٰ مَحْمُود إِسْمَاعِيل بَدْرَان}}; born 8 February 1939) is an Egyptian former footballer who played as a forward for Al-Ahly and the Egypt national team. He represented his country in the 1964 Summer Olympics.{{Cite sports-reference |title = Taha Ismail |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/is/taha-ismail-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121723/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/is/taha-ismail-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 18 April 2020 |access-date = 28 October 2011}}

After retiring, Ismail transitioned to managing the Saudi Arabia national team from 1972 to 1974, and had two short spells managing the Egypt national team.{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/egy-coach-triv.html | title=Egyptian National Team Coaches | publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date=28 October 2011}}