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{{Short description|Egyptian football manager (born 1964)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2008}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ismail Youssef
| image = File:Ismail Youssef.png
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| full_name = Ismail Youssef Awadallah Mohamed
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|6|28}}
| death_date = 
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| position = [[Midfielder]]
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| years1 = 1983–1997
| clubs1 = [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]
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| nationalyears1 = 1987–1997
| nationalteam1 = [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iyoussefawa-intl.html Ismail Youssef Awadallah – International Appearances]</ref>
| nationalcaps1 = 86
| nationalgoals1 = 4
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| managerclubs1 = [[Egypt national under-20 football team|Egypt U-20]] (Assistant)
| manageryears2 = 
| managerclubs2 = [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] (Assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2007–2010
| managerclubs3 = [[El Gouna FC|El Gouna]]
| manageryears4 = 2010–2011
| managerclubs4 = [[Itesalat]]
| manageryears5 = 2011–2012
| managerclubs5 = [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] (Assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2012
| managerclubs6 = [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] (Caretaker)
| manageryears7 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs7 = [[El-Entag El-Harby]]
| manageryears8 = 2014–2016
| managerclubs8 = [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] (Football Director)
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''' Ismail Youssef Awadallah Mohamed''' ({{langx|ar|إِسْمَاعِيل يُوسُف عَوَض الله مُحَمَّد}}; born 28 June 1964 in [[Giza]]) is a former [[Egyptians|Egyptian]] [[association football|football]] player. He is currently the assistant manager of the [[Egyptian Premier League]] team; [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]. Ismail is the youngest brother of two football players; El Sayed and [[Ibrahim Youssef|Ibrahim]].<ref>Abdel-Tawab, Nashwa. [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/676/sp5.htm "The Egyptian football gene"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419012732/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/676/sp5.htm |date=19 April 2009 }}. Al Ahram Weekly, 2004-2-11. Retrieved on 3 June 2010.</ref>

==Playing career==

===Club===
Youssef spent his entire career with [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]], he played from 1983 through 1997. He played a total of 325 matches for Zamalek in both the [[Egyptian Premier League|league]] and the [[Egypt Cup|cup]]. He won with Zamalek the [[Egyptian Premier League]] for four times in ([[1983–84 Egyptian Premier League|1983–84]], [[1987–88 Egyptian Premier League|1987–88]], [[1991–92 Egyptian Premier League|1991–92]], [[1992–93 Egyptian Premier League|1992–93]]). 
He also won with his team the [[Egypt Cup]] once in [[1988 Egypt Cup final|1987–88]], and the [[Egyptian Friendship Cup]] in [[Egyptian Friendship Cup|1986]]. On the continental level, he won with Zamalek four titles of the [[CAF Champions League|African Cup of Champions Clubs]] in ([[1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1984]], [[1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1986]], [[1993 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1993]], [[1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1996]]), the [[CAF Super Cup]] for twice in ([[1994 CAF Super Cup|1994]], [[1997 CAF Super Cup|1997]]), and the [[Afro-Asian Club Championship]] twice in ([[1987 Afro-Asian Club Championship|1987]], [[1997 Afro-Asian Club Championship|1997]]).

===International===
Youssef played 97 international matches for the [[Egypt national football team]]. He scored four goals for his country. 
Notably, he played in the Egyptian squad that participated in the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]]. He played all of Egypt's matches.<ref>{{FIFA player|44772|Ismail Mohamed}}</ref> Youssef also participated in three [[Africa Cup of Nations|Africa Cup of Nation]] tournaments; [[1992 African Cup of Nations|1992]], [[1994 African Cup of Nations|1994]] and [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]] editions.

==Coaching career==
Former Assistant manager of Egyptian national youth team under 20 years<br />
Qualified for World Cup & Won African Cup of nations

Ismail Youssef coached [[El Gouna FC|El Gouna]] from 2007 till 2010. Ismail joined El Gouna FC after the sacking of Ramadan El Sayed following a disastrous run in the early stages of the competition.

He was hired as the head coach of [[Itesalat]] after leaving El Gouna in 2010 but resigned 10 months later to join the technical staff of his former club [[Zamalek SC]] as the assistant coach to Egyptian coaching legend [[Hassan Shehata]].

He was hired as the assistant coach of [[Zamalek SC]] with [[Hassan Shehata]], and he took command for only one match against [[TP Mazembe]] when [[Zamalek SC]] lose by 2 goals, he return to his position as assistant coach with the new manager [[Jorvan Vieira]], leave the club after two matches when the season is finished.

==Honours==

===As a Player===
'''Zamalek''' 
:''14 Titles for Zamalek as a player''

*'''[[Egyptian Premier League]] [4]''': [[1983–84 Egyptian Premier League|1983–84]], [[1987–88 Egyptian Premier League|1987–88]], [[1991–92 Egyptian Premier League|1991–92]], [[1992–93 Egyptian Premier League|1992–93]].
*'''[[Egypt Cup]] [1]''': [[1988 Egypt Cup final|1987–88]].
*'''[[Egyptian Friendship Cup]] [1]''': [[Egyptian Friendship Cup|1986]].
*'''[[CAF Champions League|African Cup of Champions Clubs]] [4]''': [[1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1984]], [[1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1986]], [[1993 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1993]], [[1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1996]].
*'''[[CAF Super Cup]] [2]''': [[1994 CAF Super Cup|1994]], [[1997 CAF Super Cup|1997]].
*'''[[Afro-Asian Club Championship]] [2]''': [[1987 Afro-Asian Club Championship|1987]], [[1997 Afro-Asian Club Championship|1997]].

===As a Coach===
'''Egypt'''

African Youth Cup of Nations Champion 2003<br />
As assistant manager of Egyptian youth team he qualified for World Cup under 20 years<br />
As assistant manager of Egyptian youth team he qualified for African Nation Cup under 20 years

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{FIFA player|44772|Ismail Youssef}}
*{{NFT player|pid=17663}}

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