Judan Ali
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| Place of birth | Brick Lane, Tower Hamlets, London | ||
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Judan Ali is an English football coach. His struggle for a breakthrough in the game as a player was, in part, the inspiration for the 2007 Bollywood film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal.
Born in Brick Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, Ali often used the name "Jordan", and was rejected by numerous clubs after trialling for them. His Asian ancestry played a part in his constant rejection. He was taken on by Arsenal F.C. He secured a contract to play for Murcia in the Spanish lower divisions, He spent time at Barcelona's La Masia Academy where he added this experience to his coaching philosophy.
In the summer of 2011, Ali assembled a team of Asian players, aged under-15, to compete in the Arsenal International Soccer Festival. The team of 16, which was selected from 20,000 hopefuls, unexpectedly won the under-15 category at the Royal Holloway University.
In March 2013, Ali was appointed Head of Elite Football Development in Taiwan. Ali and the Chinese Taipei Football Association say the aim is to implement a long-term structure to get all Taiwan's age groups to their respective world championships. Ali says he intends to qualify all the Chinese Taipei age specific football teams to World Cup Finals.
In April 2015 Ali joined the coaching staff of Kitchee SC who play in the Hong Kong Premier League.
Ali is currently (on-going) partaking in the Football Association's COACH scheme aimed at professionals from under-represented groups.
In April 2012, Ali was invited to train the St Kitts and Nevis men's, under-17 and under-20 national teams for 10 days. The teams were both training for their upcoming World Cup Qualifiers.
In November 2012, Ali traveled to oversee the A-UEFA coaching masterclass course for Latvian coaches.
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