Judan Ali

Judan Ali is an English former footballer and coach. Ali went on to feature for clubs Arsenal, Barcelona and Murcia in his playing career.[2][1]

Judan Ali
Personal information
Place of birth Tower Hamlets, London
Youth career
Arsenal
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Murcia[1]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life and career

Ali was born in Brick Lane, Tower Hamlets, London. He is of Asian descent and at first used "Jordan" instead of his own first name. He underwent several unfruitful trials at English clubs.[3][4] He was taken on by Arsenal, having a two-year stint at the club's academy.[5] He then had a spell at the La Masia Academy of Barcelona. His experiences whilst there were eventually added to his coaching philosophy altogether.[6] Ali went on to sign for Spanish outfit Murcia with whom he forged a professional career.[4]

Youth coaching

In the summer of 2011, Ali assembled a team of Asian players, aged under-15, to compete in the Arsenal International Soccer Festival.[4] The team of 16, which was selected from 20,000 hopefuls,[6] unexpectedly won the under-15 category at the Royal Holloway University.[4]

In March 2013, Ali was appointed Head of Elite Football Development in Taiwan. Ali and the Chinese Taipei Football Association say the aim is to implement a long-term structure to get all Taiwan's age groups to their respective world championships. Ali says he intends to qualify all the Chinese Taipei age specific football teams to World Cup Finals.[7][8]

In April 2015 Ali joined the coaching staff of Kitchee SC who play in the Hong Kong Premier League. [9]

Professional career

FA – The COACH Bursary Scheme

Ali is currently (on-going) partaking in the Football Association's COACH scheme aimed at professionals from under-represented groups.[10]

FCB La Masia

In 1998 Coach and then mentor of Ali, the late Johan Cruyff took Ali to study and assist in the coaching of the Youth Teams at La Masia, FC Barcelona. Ali went on to complete his youth studies and coach for almost a decade at their youth academy.[11]

Eastern Sports Club

He coached Eastern Sports Club later on in his career who compete in the Hong Kong Premierleague [12]

Saint Kitts & Nevis Football Association

In April 2012, Ali was invited to train the St Kitts and Nevis men's, under-17 and under-20 National Football teams. The teams were both training for their upcoming World Cup Qualifiers.[13]

Latvia Football Federation

In November 2012, Ali traveled to the Latvian Football Federation to oversee the UEFA A License course for Latvian National Team Coaches.[14]

IA Akranes Football Club Iceland

In November 2012 Ali visited the Volanic Islands of Iceland to deliver his coaching sessions to Icelandic coaches.[15]

Chinese Taipei National Football Team (Taiwan)

In March 2013, Ali was appointed Head of Elite Football Development in Taiwan. Ali and the Chinese Taipei Football Association say the aim is to implement a long-term structure to get all Taiwan's age groups to their respective world championships. Ali says he intends to qualify all the Chinese Taipei age specific football teams to World Cup Finals.[7][8]

Kitchee Sports Club

In April 2015 Ali joined the coaching staff of Kitchee SC youth team. [9]

National Indonesian Football Team

In March 2016 Judan Ali was appointed the Manager and Head Coach for the Indonesian National Army Football Team which changed their name to Persikabo 1973 who compete in the Indonesian Super League. Judan was entasked with recruiting soldiers and training them from scratch and in their first season in competing they finished in 12th position generating crowd attendances of 23,000 at home games.

[16]

Persela Lamongan Football Club

In June 2017 Judan Ali was appointed the Technical Director for Persela Lamongan Football Club who compete in the Indonesian Super League. [17]

The Football Association of Maldives (FAM)

In December 2019 Judan Ali was appointed as the Technical Director for the Football Association of Maldives on a 10 - year contract taking him to 2029.[18][19]

Other affiliations

Film

His attempts to forge a career in football were, in part, the inspiration for the 2007 Bollywood film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal.[6] Ali was involved in casting for Bollywood movie.[4][5][6][20]

Charity

In September 2007 Ali took part in Premier League All Stars football tournament for charity representing a Chelsea team alongside celebrities Ross Kemp and Omid Djalili.[6]

In September 2012 The UK's Anti-Racism Educational Charity Show Racism the Red Card held a charity match spearheaded by Hollywood star Tamer Hassan and Shane Richie in which Ali was involved.[21]

He has set up orphanages for the under privileged, which he runs successfully. As an orphan himself, Ali has a passion for taking players from disadvantaged backgrounds and honing them into standout footballers, which he has successfully shown during his time so far in Asia.[22]

References
  1. "Big soccer dreams". China Post.com.
  2. "Championship — Blackburn deny 'guest' coach Judan Ali set for job". Eurosport. 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. Lucas, Giles (9 November 2009). "Arsenal to Accrington via a stopover in Bollywood". www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  4. "They Came, they Scored, they Conquered!". The Asian Today. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  5. "Venky's sack Blackburn Rovers manager after 57 days in charge, turns to Judan Ali". The Indian Express. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  6. Herbert, Ian (27 December 2012). "From Bollywood to Ewood: Judan Ali in challenging new role". The Independent. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  7. Pan, Jason (3 April 2013). "Taiwanese to train at Bayern Munich". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  8. "Made in Taiwan..." Eastern Eye. 22 March 2013. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2013.(subscription required)
  9. Offside goes grassroots: Kitchee Youth Team
  10. "Coach scheme helping under-represented coaches make headwav (sic)". Let's Kick Racism Out of Football. Kick It Out. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  11. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/venkys-scheme-at-blackburn-rovers-offers-a-passage-to-indian-coach-f550td9dzdw
  12. https://wildeastfootball.net/2018/03/kitchee-stun-kashiwa-reysol-1-0-historical-win-asian-champions-league/
  13. "Coach Judan Ali visits St. Kitts". St Kitts Nevis Football Association. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  14. Latvijas futbola federācija
  15. Aresson, Fredrick (30 November 2012). "ÍA með efnilegan þjálfara í heimsókn". LP. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  16. Kurniawati, Ely (20 March 2016). "Judan Ali: Pemain Sudah Disiplin Tapi Kurang Konsentrasi". Galamedianews. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  17. "British coach in talks to push Indonesian soccer further".
  18. "judan-ali-now-technical-director-of-the-maldives-national-team/".
  19. "ބާސެލޯނާ އެކެޑަމީގައި މަސައްކަތްކުރި ޖުޑާން".
  20. DP, ARI (19 March 2016). "PS TNI Pakai Jasa Pelatih Asal Inggris di Piala Bhayangkara". TopSkor Indonesia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  21. "Hollywood star Tamer Hassan and Shane Richie to appear in SRtRC charity match". Show Racism the Red Card. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  22. Rahman, Emdad. "Judan Ali maps out Lings Elite under-18 progress after taking break from managing Indonesian National Army Football Team". East London Advertiser. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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