Abd Mohd Khalid Mohd Ali
Abd Mohd Khalid Mohd Ali (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 edit
Khalid 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 edit
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 edit
Selangor 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
- ^ . Aroba (in Malay). Aroba.com.my. 7 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ . 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.
- ^ . Syafiq Aznan. New Straits Times. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ . 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.