Abd Mohd Khalid Mohd Ali (Jawi: عبد محمد خالد بن محمد علي, IPA: [abdul mohd khalɪd bɪn mohd alɪ]; 1 May 1957 – 6 February 2024), better known as Khalid Ali, was a Malaysian footballer who played for Selangor FA and Kuala Lumpur as a right back and defensive midfielder in the late 1970s and in the 1980s.[1] He was also a football critic.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abd Mohd Khalid Bin Mohd Ali | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Ampang, Federation of Malaya | ||
| Date of death | 6 February 2024 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | University of Malaya Medical Centre | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Right back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1980 | Selangor FA | ||
| 1981–1982 | Kuala Lumpur FA | ||
| 1983–1985 | Selangor FA | ||
| International career | |||
| 1976–1983 | Malaysia | (8) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editKhalid Ali played for Malaysia from 1976 to 1983.[3] He made his debut in the 1976 President's Cup in Korea.[3] He was brought into the senior team by Karl-Heinz Weigang. He was a key player to the Malaysian team who qualified to the 1980 Olympic games Moscow which Malaysia boycotted.[4] He also scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 win against Indonesia in the qualifying round for the 1980 Olympics.[3] Malaysia won the play-off against South Korea with a 2–1 score in the Merdeka Stadium. He made his last appearances for Malaysia at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games.[3]
Personal life
editHis younger brother, Zainal Abidin Hassan, also played football professionally, winning six Malaysia Cups and four league titles with Selangor and Pahang.[5]
Khalid Ali died from lung cancer on 6 February 2024, at the age of 66.[6]
Honours
editSelangor FA
- First Division: 1984
- Malaysia Cup: 1976, 1978, 1979, 1984
- Charity Cup (Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup): 1985
Malaysia
- SEA Games: Silver (1981), Bronze (1983)
- King's Cup: Champion (1976)
Individual
- AFC Asian All Stars: 1982[7]
References
edit- ^ "Khalid Ali, bintang bola sepak negara, bekas Ampang Boy". Aroba (in Malay). Aroba.com.my. 7 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Pengkritik Bola Sepak Negara Persoal Ketiadaan Safawi Rasid Dalam Skuad Sukan SEA 2019". Dito (in Malay). Vocket FC. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d Khalid Ali - X HarimauMYstats, 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Khalid Ali laughs off national coaching job". Syafiq Aznan. New Straits Times. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Khalid Ali dan Zainal Abidin Dua Beradik Yang Pernah Mencetus Fenomena Dan Menjadi Siulan". Kapten Labola (in Malay). La Bola Malaya. 12 April 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ National football legend Khalid Ali passes away
- ^ "นักฟุตบอลเจ้าของฉายา "กัปตันกระดูกเหล็ก" พล.ต.อำนาจ เฉลิมชวลิต" (in Thai). Siamsport. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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