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Pakir Ali

Pakir Ali is a Sri Lankan retired professional footballer and football coach, who last managed Bangladesh Premier League club Bangladesh Police FC. His highest success as a coach was leading the Sheikh Jamal DC to the 2010–11 Bangladesh League title.

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Pakir Ali
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Nizam Packeer Ally
Date of birth (1953-07-05) 5 July 1953
Place of birth Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Centre back
Youth career
Colombo FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980 Vasco Goa
1981–19891 Dhaka Abahani
International career
1976–1986 Sri Lanka
Managerial career
1989–1992 PWD SC
1999 Dhaka Abahani
2001 Mohammedan SC
2011–2011 Sheikh Jamal DC
2011–2012 Chirag United Club Kerala
2015–2016 Team BJMC
2018–2020 Sri Lanka
2020–2021 Bangladesh Police
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pakir Ali is a Sri Lankan retired professional footballer and football coach,234 who last managed Bangladesh Premier League club Bangladesh Police FC.5 His highest success as a coach was leading the Sheikh Jamal DC to the 2010–11 Bangladesh League title.6

Playing career

As a footballer, Ali spent almost a decade with Bangladeshi club Abahani Krira Chakra along with his compatriot Ratnayaka Premalal.789 Prior to that, he played for Indian club Vasco SC in 1980, and appeared in the Goa Professional League.1011

Biography

Pakir was a passionate footballer and currently a successful football coach. He holds AFC A coaching license. Since 2016, he has been working as the head coach of the Sri Lanka national football team.1213 He was also in charge of Chirag United Kerala FC in the I-League, but his team relegated form the 2011–12 season.14151617 In February 2012, he was sacked by the club and was succeeded by Ananta Kumar Ghosh.1819

Honours

Player

Abahani Limited Dhka

Manager

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Further reading

Further reading

References

References

  1. Islam, Rashedul. ‘ভাই এখানে বিরাট খারাপ অবস্থা’. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  2. "Ali keen to prove a point in India". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  3. Majumder, Krishanu (9 April 2022). "ভেঙে পড়েছে অর্থনীতি, কাঁদছে জন্মভূমি, দেশের হাল দেখে চোখে জল শ্রীলঙ্কার 'বাঙালি' কোচের" [The economy is broken, the motherland is crying, Sri Lanka's 'Bengali' coach has tears in his eyes after seeing the condition of the country]. sangbadpratidin.in (in Bengali). Sangbad Pratidin. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. Manager profile: Packeer Ali. Archived 2021-10-08 at the Wayback Machine. Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. যে কারনে বাংলা শিখেছিলেন পাকির আলী. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  6. "Mohamed Nizam Packeer Ally CV (Houston Hurricanes FC)". houstoinhurricanesfc.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  7. Tuhin, Saifur Rahaman (16 February 2023). ঢাকার মাঠ মাতানো বিদেশি ফুটবলাররা [Those iconic foreign players during the golden days in Dhaka football]. Durbin24.com (in Bengali). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. Hossain, Moharraf (1 October 2020). পদ্মার ঢেউ ও'রে ,মোর শূণ্য হৃদয় পদ্ম নিয়ে যা, যা..রে [The waves of river Padma, my empty heart take the lotus]. Durbin24.com (in Bengali). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  9. Mahmud, Dulal (10 April 2021). "আকাশি-নীলের উত্থান" [The rise of ski-blue]. utpalshuvro.com (in Bengali). Dhaka: Utpal Shuvro. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  10. ফাঁকা গ্যালারি দেখে পাকির আলীর মন খারাপ. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  11. Cyriac, Biju Babu (21 October 2011). "Ali keen to prove a point in India". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  12. "Главный тренер Шри-Ланки: «Постараемся пропустить как можно меньше мячей от Туркменистана»". Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  13. "Пакир Али: «Сборная Шри-Ланки получила хороший опыт в матче с Туркменистаном»". Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  14. "Pakir Ali to coach Chirag United Kerala". The Hindu. Kolkata. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  15. Srivastava, Ayush. "Chirag United Kerala 0-3 Sporting Clube de Goa – The Flaming Oranje brush aside Nizam Packeer Ali's side". goal.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  16. Sabeeth hat-trick pushes Chirag out Archived 2012-06-30 at the Wayback Machine The Hindu. Retrieved 17 September 2021
  17. Unpaid dues to players and club haunt Chirag United Kerala Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine Goal.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021
  18. "Desperate Chirag United fires Packeer". The Hindu. Kochi. 21 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  19. "'Time is a problem but mission is possible'". The Hindu. Kochi. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2021.