Abd Mohd Khalid Mohd Ali Explained

Abd Mohd Khalid Mohd Ali
Full Name:Abd Mohd Khalid Bin Mohd Ali
Birth Date:1957 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Ampang, Federation of Malaya
Death Place:University of Malaya Medical Centre
Position:Right back
Defensive midfielder
Years1:1976–1980
Clubs1:Selangor FA
Years2:1981–1982
Clubs2:Kuala Lumpur FA
Years3:1983–1985
Clubs3:Selangor FA
Nationalyears1:1976–1983
Nationalteam1:Malaysia
Nationalgoals1:8

Abd Mohd Khalid Mohd Ali (Malay: عبد محمد خالد بن محمد علي |label=[[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]|script=arab|italic=unset, IPA: in Malay pronounced as /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]

International career

Khalid Ali played for Malaysia from 1976 to 1983.[3] He made his debut in the 1976 President's Cup in Korea. 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. 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.

Personal life

His 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

Selangor FA

Malaysia

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Khalid Ali, bintang bola sepak negara, bekas Ampang Boy. Aroba. Aroba.com.my. ms. 7 January 2017. 7 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603045708/http://aroba.com.my/2017/01/07/khalid-ali-bintang-bola-sepak-negara-bekas-ampang-boy/. 3 June 2021. dead.
  2. Web site: Pengkritik Bola Sepak Negara Persoal Ketiadaan Safawi Rasid Dalam Skuad Sukan SEA 2019. Dito. Vocket FC. ms. 22 November 2019. 22 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20200312070612/https://www.vocketfc.com/pengkritik-bola-sepak-negara-persoal-ketiadaan-safawi-rasid-dalam-skuad-sukan-sea-2019/. 12 March 2020. dead.
  3. https://twitter.com/HarimauMYstats/status/1754777282106024094 Khalid Ali
  4. Web site: Khalid Ali laughs off national coaching job. Syafiq Aznan. New Straits Times. 7 December 2017. 7 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208114314/https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2017/12/312000/khalid-ali-laughs-national-coaching-job. 8 December 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Khalid Ali dan Zainal Abidin Dua Beradik Yang Pernah Mencetus Fenomena Dan Menjadi Siulan. Kapten Labola. La Bola Malaya. malay. 12 April 2022. 30 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220412081631/https://labolamalaya.com/khalid-ali-dan-zainal-abidin-dua-beradik-yang-pernah-mencetus-fenomena-dan-menjadi-siulan/. 12 April 2022. dead.
  6. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/02/06/national-football-legend-khalid-ali-passes-away National football legend Khalid Ali passes away
  7. Web site: นักฟุตบอลเจ้าของฉายา "กัปตันกระดูกเหล็ก" พล.ต.อำนาจ เฉลิมชวลิต . th . Siamsport . 2 March 2020 . 15 May 2022.