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]
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.
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]
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