Ismail Mohammed Sharif (born 19 January 1962) is an Iraqi

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who played for

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

in the

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.1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico
He also played for

Al-Shorta SC Al-Shorta Sports Club () is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 19 different sports, and the best known section of the club is the football team, whose origins date back to 1932. Al-Shorta was for ...

and Al-Shabab.

Career statistics

International goals

''Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.''

References

External links

FIFA profile
1962 births Iraqi men's footballers Iraq men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders 1986 FIFA World Cup players Al-Shorta SC players Living people Olympic footballers for Iraq Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics {{Iraq-footy-midfielder-stub