Pakir Ali
Sri Lankan football coach
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Pakir Ali is a Sri Lankan retired professional footballer and football coach,[2][3][4] 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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Nizam Packeer Ally | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | ||
| 1981–1989[1] | 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 | |||
Playing career
As a footballer, Ali spent almost a decade with Bangladeshi club Abahani Krira Chakra along with his compatriot Ratnayaka Premalal.[7][8][9] Prior to that, he played for Indian club Vasco SC in 1980, and appeared in the Goa Professional League.[10][11]
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.[12][13] He was also in charge of Chirag United Kerala FC in the I-League, but his team relegated form the 2011–12 season.[14][15][16][17] In February 2012, he was sacked by the club and was succeeded by Ananta Kumar Ghosh.[18][19]
Honours
Player
Abahani Limited Dhka
- Dhaka First Division League: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985
- Federation Cup: 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988
Manager
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
Abahani Limited Dhaka
- Federation Cup: 1999
Further reading
- "Chirag United Kerala 1–1 Salgaocar SC – Packeer Ali's Side Pick A Point Against The Defending Champions". goal.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
