{{Short description|Bangladeshi footballer and coach}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sheikh Shaheb Ali | image = Sheikh Shaheb Ali.png | caption = Sheikh Shaheb Ali in 1990 | image_size = | fullname = Sheikh Mohammed Shaheb Ali | birth_date = {{Birth date|1915|7|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Dacca, Bengal, British India | death_date = {{death date and age|2004|6|1|1915|7|1|df=y}}<ref name="auto3"/> | death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh | height = {{height|m=1.83}} | position = Full-back | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1938 | clubs1 = Dhaka Mohammedan | years2 = 1939–1944 | clubs2 = Victoria | years3 = 1945–1947 | clubs3 = Wari Club | years4 = 1945 | clubs4 = Kolkata Mohammedan | years5 = 1948–1949 | clubs5 = Dhaka Wanderers | years6 = 1950–1957 | clubs6 = Fire Service | nationalyears1 = 1954 | nationalteam1 = Pakistan | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = Fire Service | manageryears2 = 1959–1960 | managerclubs2 = East Pakistan | manageryears3 = 1960–1961 | managerclubs3 = Pakistan | manageryears4 = 1961–1962 | managerclubs4 = Dhaka Division | manageryears5 = 1962 | managerclubs5 = Combined University | manageryears6 = 1963 | managerclubs6 = Pakistan | manageryears7 = 1964 | managerclubs7 = Dhaka Division | manageryears8 = 1972–1973 | managerclubs8 = Bangladesh | manageryears9 = 1979 | managerclubs9 = Bangladesh | manageryears10 = 1983 | managerclubs10 = Victoria }} '''Sheikh Shaheb Ali''' ({{langx|bn|শেখ সাহেব আলী}}; 1 July 1915 – 1 June 2004) was a Bangladeshi football player and coach. He is the only East Pakistani to have both played for and coached the Pakistan national football team. He was the first head coach of the Bangladesh national football team, guiding them at the 1973 Merdeka Cup. He holds the record of coaching Bangladesh to their first ever victory in international football.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite news |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/06/02/d40602041545.htm |title=Shaheb Ali no more |work=The Daily Star |access-date=13 February 2023 |archive-date=13 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213064402/https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/06/02/d40602041545.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>
Ali was a key member of the Dhaka Mohammedan team that made its First Division League debut in 1938. He also represented the East Pakistan football team both as a player and a coach, while also earning the honor of captaining the side. Later, he guided the team to its first National Football Championship as a coach. From 1960 to 1962, he won two consecutive National Championship titles as the coach of East Pakistan and Dacca Division, respectively.
He also enjoyed a successful career as a FIFA referee, officiating in both domestic and continental competitions. Ali was also a member of the Bangladesh Football Federation following his retirement from coaching. Ali also played a major role in the administration of Kabaddi following the independence of Bangladesh.<ref name="auto1">{{cite book |last=Dulal |first=Mahmud |script-title=bn:পাকিস্তান জাতীয় দল বাঙালি খেলোয়াড় ({{Translation|Bengali players in the Pakistan national team}})|publisher=Bishhoshahitto Bhobon |pages=51–54|year=2014 |language=bn}}</ref>
Ali received both the Tamgha-i-Khidmat and the Pride of Performance Award from Pakistan, as well as the National Sports Award from Bangladesh, further emphasizing the significance of his contribution to football in the subcontinent.<ref name="auto1"/>
==Early life== Sheikh Shaheb Ali was born in Matuail area of Dacca, on 1 July 1915. He began his football career at Kabi Nazrul Government College, where he was a student and after graduation joined the newly formed Dhaka Mohammedan.<ref name="auto1"/>
==Club career== [[File:1938 Mohammedan SC.jpg|thumb|left|Mohammedan SC in 1938, Ali seated furthest to the left, middle row.]] Ali began his domestic football career in 1938, playing for Dhaka Mohammedan as part of the club's first-ever team in the First Division. However, the following year, Mohammedan was unable to form a team for the competition, forcing Ali to leave. He joined Victoria SC later that year. In 1942, while playing for Victoria SC in the Ronaldshay Shield, he gained experience as a makeshift goalkeeper. Two years later, in 1944, he represented Wari Club in the IFA Shield in West Bengal. Wari reached the quarter-finals but were eliminated by Mohun Bagan AC, with Ali playing as an outside-left.<ref name="auto1"/>
Ali represented Dacca in the 1944–45 Santosh Trophy, where his team were defeated by Bengal in the preliminary round held on home ground.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_Is-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=IUwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5011%2C2922698|title=Bengal beat Dacca |work=Indian Express |date=28 August 1944 |access-date=8 October 2024 |archive-date=8 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008074147/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_Is-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=IUwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5011%2C2922698|url-status=live}}</ref> He also played for Dacca in the 1945–46 Santosh Trophy in Bombay, where his team were knocked-out after a 0–3 defeat to the hosts. Ali also played for Kolkata Mohammedan in 1945, following an offer from the club's football secretary Abdul Rashid and captain Mohammad Shahjahan.<ref name="1954report">{{Cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 18 April 1954|page=8|url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19540418/098/0008 |access-date=2024-06-21 |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> He notably played in a pre-season match against Barrackpur Army, a team only consisting of British players. The game had to be abandoned following the death of a British player during the game.<ref name="auto1"/>
Following the partition of India, he played for Dhaka Wanderers in the First Division until 1949.<ref name="auto1"/> In 1950, he joined Fire Service AC and won the Second Division.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UhsUpdA7SwKTnwma60H8dj6M6MO1q6X4/view|date=31 August 1950|title=ফায়ার সার্ভিস দ্বিতীয় বিভাগ লীগ বিজয়ী|trans-title=Fire Service Second Division League Winner|publisher=The Azad|pages=6|via=Google Drive}}</ref> He played in the 1954 IFA Shield for Dhaka Wanderers, while employed in the Fire Service. He retired from playing in 1957 after captaining the East Pakistan Green team at the National Football Championship.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Golam Sarwar |last=Tipu |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2006/15thanniv/sports/sports18.htm |title=Organisers wake up |work=The Daily Star |archive-date=August 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230808081501/https://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2006/15thanniv/sports/sports18.htm |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite news |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2006/15thanniv/sports/sports31.htm |title=::Sport::15th Anniversary Special |work=The Daily Star |access-date=13 February 2023 |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211101101/https://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2006/15thanniv/sports/sports31.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Notably, he had represented the provincial team since 1948.<ref name="1954report"/>
==International career== Ali and another Bengali player, Nabi Chowdhury, represented the Pakistan national football team at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/kaler-khela/2014/09/19/130495 |script-title=bn:এশিয়ান গেমস অনেক দূরে চলে গেছে |language=bn |work=Kaler Kantho |trans-title=The Asian Games going far away |date=19 September 2014 |access-date=13 February 2023 |archive-date=13 February 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230213074614/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/kaler-khela/2014/09/19/130495}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://m.u71news.com/article/57359/index.html |script-title=bn:বাঙালির ফুটবল-সাফল্য এখন কেবলই স্মৃতি |language=bn |work=U71news |access-date=13 February 2023 |archive-date=6 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406083259/http://m.u71news.com/article/57359/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Coaching career== ===Pakistan=== [[File:Pakistan national football team squad for the 1964 Summer Olympics qualification in 1963.jpg|left|thumb|Ali sitting third from left with Pakistan national squad for the 1964 Summer Olympics qualifiers]] Ali started his career as a referee in 1943 and became a FIFA referee by 1962, while working with the Pakistan Football Federation which he joined in 1958. He later trained both the East Pakistan and Dhaka University football teams.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2016/06/17/370725 |script-title=bn:শুধু ফুটবল খেললে আমার ধারেকাছে কেউ থাকত না |language=bn |date=16 June 2016 |work=Kaler Kantho |access-date=13 February 2023 |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028171921/https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2016/06/17/370725 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1960, under his guidance, East Pakistan won the National Football Championship.<ref>{{cite book |last=Dulal |first=Mahmud |script-title=bn:খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ({{Translation|Liberation war in the playground}}) |language=bn |publisher=Bishhoshahitto Bhobon |year=2020 |page=316 |isbn=978-984-8218-31-0}}</ref> Ali was rewarded with the head coach role of the Pakistan national team at the 1960 Merdeka Cup, where Pakistan finished in fourth place by claiming victories against both Japan (3–1) and Thailand (7–0).<ref name="auto1" /> After the finalisation of the tournament he led Pakistan in friendlies against South Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia. The next year, he also acted as coach of Pakistan national team during the test series against Burma in home venue.<ref name=":1" />
Ali completed consecutive individual National Football Championship triumphs, after guiding Dhaka Division to the title in 1961–62.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=2010-12-23 |title=A history of football in Pakistan — Part II |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/593096/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-ii |access-date=2023-08-04 |work=Dawn |language=en |archive-date=23 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223145226/https://www.dawn.com/news/593096/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-ii |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1962, he coached Dhaka University to victory in the Inter-University Football Tournament. That same year, he also led the East Pakistan Combined University to a runner-up finish in the Zonal Football Championship held in Dhaka.<ref name="1962excerpt">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer, 1965.07.18 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19650718-01.1.6|access-date=2025-04-06|website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406133236/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19650718-01.1.6|url-status=live}}</ref>
He again took charge of the Pakistan national team in 1963 for four friendly matches against the touring China national team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pakistan Observer, 1963.01.17 — South Asian Newspapers|url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19630117-01.1.6|access-date=2025-04-06|website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406140207/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19630117-01.1.6|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=China - List of International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china-intres.html |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=RSSSF |archive-date=9 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209075008/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china-intres.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Ali remained in charge of the Pakistan team during the 1964 Summer Olympics qualifiers against Iran, as the team failed to advance to the main round on goal average, losing the first leg in Tehran 1–4 before consolidating a 1–0 victory in the second leg held in Lahore.<ref>{{cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 06 August 1963 |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19630806/190/0014 |access-date=13 June 2024 |page=14 |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Wednesday 21 August 1963 |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19630821/239/0014 |access-date=13 June 2024 |page=14 |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref>
In 1965, he completed advanced coaching and refereeing training in London.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer, 1969.06.26 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19690626-01.1.10|access-date=2025-04-06|website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406133654/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19690626-01.1.10|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer, 1965.07.21 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19650721-01.1.6|access-date=2025-04-06|website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406134226/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19650721-01.1.6|url-status=live}}</ref> During his two-month stay, Ali received a week-long specialized training in both football and gymnastics at the Tottenham Hotspur Club. He also became a member of the English Football Association.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer, 1965.10.02 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19651002-01.1.3|access-date=2025-04-06|website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406133955/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19651002-01.1.3|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Bangladesh=== {{football squad on pitch|align=right | GK_nat = Bangladesh| GK = Shantoo | RB_nat = Bangladesh| RB = Ashraf | RCB_nat = Bangladesh| RCB = Nazir | LCB_nat = Bangladesh| LCB = Pintoo (c) | LB_nat = Bangladesh| LB = Hakim | LCM_nat = Bangladesh| RCM = Kaikobad | RCM_nat = Bangladesh| LCM = Nannu | LCF_nat = Bangladesh| LCF = Enayetur | LW_nat = Bangladesh| LW = Pratap | RW_nat = Bangladesh| RW = Sunil | RCF_nat = Bangladesh| RCF = Salahuddin | caption = Shaheb Ali's chosen starting XI for Bangladesh's first ever international fixture. The team drew 2–2 with Thailand, with goals from Enayetur and Salahuddin. According to FIFA records Bangladesh later lost the tie-breakers 5–6.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=http://kironsportsdesk.com/?p=4903 |script-title=bn:১৯৭৩ সালে যাদের হাত ধরে বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের পথ চলা শুরু হয়েছিলো |language=bn |website=Kiron's Sports Desk |access-date=13 February 2023 |archive-date=13 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213074614/http://kironsportsdesk.com/?p=4903 |url-status=live}}</ref> }} After the Independence of Bangladesh, Ali guided the President's XI team against Bangladesh XI, in the first football match in the newly liberated country, on 13 February 1972. Ali's President's XI team won the game 2–0 with goals from Golam Sarwar Tipu and ''Scooter'' Gafoor.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2 |language=bn |script-title=bn:বঙ্গবন্ধু বলেছিলেন, 'তোরা ভালো খেল' |first=Masud |last=Alam |work=Prothom Alo |access-date=13 February 2023 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929080043/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 13 May 1972, Ali served as the head coach of "Dhaka XI", the unofficial Bangladesh national team (not affiliated with a FIFA Confederation), in a match against Mohun Bagan. Dhaka XI striker Kazi Salahuddin scored the only goal in front of more than 35,000 spectators at the Dhaka Stadium.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A7%AD-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8 |script-title=bn:৭ কোটি মানুষের জন্য ভালোবাসা নিয়ে ঢাকায় এসেছিল মোহনবাগান |first=Masud |last=Alam |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn |trans-title=Mohun Bagan came to Dhaka with love for 7 crore people |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh |agency= |date=19 April 2022 |access-date=19 October 2022 |archive-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002192020/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A7%AD-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, he again coached Dhaka XI, travelling to India's Guwahati to take part in the Bordoloi Trophy. The team finished runners-up behind East Bengal Club.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kironsportsdesk.com/?p=687 |script-title=bn:ফুটবল ইতিহাসে সালাউদ্দিন নামটি বড় করে লেখা থাকবে |website=Kiron's Sports Desk |access-date=13 February 2023 |archive-date=15 December 2022 |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215151051/http://kironsportsdesk.com/?p=687 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In July 1973, Ali travelled to Malaysia as the head coach of the first Bangladesh national football team, when they took part in the Merdeka Cup.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/football/211015 |script-title=bn:ফুটবলের ৫০ বছর : প্রথম দলের ১৭ জনের কে কোথায়? |first=Arafat |last=Zubaear |work=Dhaka Post |access-date=26 July 2023 |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726164059/https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/football/211015 |language=bn |url-status=live}}</ref> Bangladesh tied their first two games, 2–2 against Thailand and 1–1 against South Vietnam. Other than the 0–6 thrashing at the hands of Burma the team managed respectable results losing 1–2 against Kuwait and drawing with Singapore (1–1). They finished their Malaysia tour with a 0–2 defeat against Thailand. On their way back, Ali's side played a friendly in Singapore and earned their first international football win by defeating the hosts 1–0.<ref name="auto"/>
In September 1979, Ali was put incharge of the national team again, as Bangladesh partook in the Korean President's Cup, during the tournament Ali guided Bangladesh to only their third ever international victory, with a 3–1 thrashing of Sri Lanka. However, his side also suffered their biggest ever defeat, as hosts South Korea outplayed them with a 0–9 scoreline.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6 |script-title=bn:কোরিয়া গিয়ে কী পেল বাংলাদেশ? |language=bn |work=Prothom Alo |archive-date=August 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230808075530/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6 |url-status=live}}</ref> Ali was the technical advisor of BJMC in 1979 and head coach of Victoria SC in 1983. He retired from all football activities after working with the executive committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation from 1992 to 1993.<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto2"/>
==Personal life== Ali was one of the architects behind Sonali Otit Club, which is an organisation made of former footballers.<ref name="auto2"/> His son, Showkat Ali Selim, is also a retired footballer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.utpalshuvro.com/special-article/news/1073 |script-title=bn:লাল দলের রাঙিয়ে দেওয়া প্রেসিডেন্ট গোল্ড কাপ ফুটবল |website=Utp al Shuvro |language=bn |access-date=24 March 2022 |archive-date=17 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217113847/https://www.utpalshuvro.com/special-article/news/1073 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Legacy== Ali was the second troupe leader of the Dacca Boys' Scout. In 1942, he was awarded a first-class certificate in physical training. He joined the Bengal Fire Service in 1943, where he rose to the rank of Class I Instructor, having been promoted from Station Officer Class III. In 1965, he was honored with the Tamgha-e-Khidmat by president of Pakistan, Ayub Khan. The following year, Ali received the Pride of Performance Award.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer, 1966.08.16 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19660816-01.1.8|access-date=2025-04-06|website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406133014/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19660816-01.1.8|url-status=live}}</ref>
Aside from football, Ali was a prominent local figure in various sporting events. In 1944, he earned the title of Bangali Bahadur from Shamsul Huda of Jinjira after defeating him in a solo kabaddi challenge. Later, in 1950, he represented the East Bengal XI in a volleyball match against the West Bengal XI, held at Sabji Mahal (River View) in Dhaka. He also took part in numerous long-distance swimming and field hockey events.<ref name="1962excerpt"/>
After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, Ali retired as a football referee and transitioned to coaching the Bangladesh national kabaddi team. He became the team's first coach and led them during their inaugural international match against India in 1974. Ali also pioneered the beginning of women's football in Bangladesh, arranging a training camp at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in 1977.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Masud |last=Alam |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%93 |script-title=bn:সাফল্য আছে, আছে কিছু প্রশ্নও |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn |date=28 June 2022 |access-date=13 June 2024 |archive-date=13 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613141853/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%93 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Kamrul Islam |last=Emon |url=https://www.rtvonline.com/others/204273/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%98%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%82-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%9F |script-title=bn:বাঘিনীদের ফুটবল ইতিহাস এবং স্বপ্নবাজদের সাফ জয় |work=RTV |language=bn |date=22 December 2022 |access-date=23 June 2024 |archive-date=23 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623060905/https://www.rtvonline.com/others/204273/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%98%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%82-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%9F |url-status=live}}</ref> From 1977 to 1983, he served as the chief sports coach of the National Sports Council. In 1977, Ali received the National Sports Awards from the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the government of Bangladesh.<ref name="auto1"/>
==Death== On 1 June 2004, Ali died in his home in Gopibagh, Dhaka. He left behind his wife, three sons and six daughters.<ref name="auto3"/>
==Managerial statistics== {{updated|16 September 1979}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="8"|Record |- !{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} |- |align=left| {{fb|Pakistan}} |align=left|5 August 1960 |align=left|27 January 1961 {{WDL|10|3|2|5|for=21|against=19|diff=yes}} |- |align=left| {{fb|Pakistan}} |align=left|26 January 1963 |align=left|3 November 1963 {{WDL|6|2|2|2|for=6|against=9|diff=yes}} |- |align=left| {{fb|Bangladesh}} |align=left|13 May 1972 |align=left|13 August 1973<ref name="auto"/> {{WDL|7|1|3|3|for=6|against=14|diff=yes}} |- |align=left| {{fb|Bangladesh}} |align=left|15 August 1979 |align=left|16 September 1979 {{WDL|4|1|0|3|for=4|against=16|diff=yes}} |}
==Honours== {{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | image1 = East Pakistan Green football team at the 1957 Pakistan National Football Championship.png | width1 = | image2 = 1961 Pakistan National Football Championship-winning Dhaka Division team.png | footer = Ali as captain of the East Pakistan Green football team at the 1957 National Championship (above); and coach of eventual champions, Dhaka Division, at the 1961 National Championship (below). | total_width = | width2 = | caption1 = | caption2 = }}
===Player=== '''Fire Service AC''' * Dhaka Second Division League: 1950
===Manager=== '''Dhaka XI''' * Bordoloi Trophy runner-up: 1972
'''East Pakistan''' * National Football Championship: 1960;<ref name="auto5">{{Cite news |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/sport/2024/01/06/1352503 |script-title=bn:ফুটবলে তখন নাম ছিল, টাকা-পয়সার ব্যাপার ছিল না |first=Shajahan |last=Kabir |date=6 January 2024 |work=Kaler Kantho |language=bn |archive-date=7 January 2024 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/gF9jq |url-status=live}}</ref> runner-up: 1959
'''Dhaka Division''' * National Football Championship: 1961–62<ref name=":0"/>
===Awards and accolades=== * 1965 − Tamgha-i-Khidmat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer, 1965.11.19 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19651119-01.1.3|access-date=2025-04-06|website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406132637/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19651119-01.1.3|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1966 − Pride of Performance Awards.<ref name=":62">{{Cite web|title=Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad|url=https://www.sports.gov.pk/Detail/NWEzNDQ1ODAtYWIzNi00NDU2LWJlNmMtZTM5MWE2ODI5NTIy|website=www.sports.gov.pk|archive-date=8 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008074630/https://www.sports.gov.pk/Detail/NWEzNDQ1ODAtYWIzNi00NDU2LWJlNmMtZTM5MWE2ODI5NTIy|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1977 − National Sports Awards.<ref name="auto3"/>
==See also== * List of Bangladesh national football team managers
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Bibliography== * {{cite book |last=Dulal |first=Mahmud |script-title=bn:পাকিস্তান জাতীয় দল বাঙালি খেলোয়াড় ({{Translation|Bengali players in the Pakistan national team}}) |publisher=Bishhoshahitto Bhobon |year=2014 |language=bn}} * {{cite book |last=Dulal |first=Mahmud |script-title=bn:খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ({{Translation|Liberation war in the playground}}) |publisher=Bishhoshahitto Bhobon |year=2020 |language=bn |isbn=978-984-8218-31-0}} * {{cite book |last=Alam |first=Masud |script-title=bn:ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প ({{Translation|The story of football the story of footballers}}) |publisher=Bishhoshahitto Bhobon |year=2017 |language=bn |isbn=9789849134688}}
==Further reading== * {{Cite web |url=http://kironsportsdesk.com/?p=2165 |script-title=bn:ফেসবুকে খুজে পাওয়া সত্তর দশকের আবাহনীর খ্যাতিমান ঢ্যাশিং ও স্টাইলিশ ষ্ট্রাইকার সোহরাব |trans-title=Sohrab, Abahani's stylish striker of the seventies found on Facebook |website=kironsportsdesk.com |language=bn |date=11 September 2014 |access-date=8 June 2023 |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608102616/http://kironsportsdesk.com/?p=2165 |first=Nazmul Amin |last=Kiron |url-status=live}} * {{Cite web |url=https://bdmetronews24.com/archives/67837 |script-title=bn:ভোলার কিংবদন্তি ফুটবলার গজনবীর কথা |trans-title=About Bhola's legendary footballer Ghaznavi |website=bdmetronews24.com |language=bn |date=23 August 2020 |access-date=8 June 2023 |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608102759/https://bdmetronews24.com/archives/67837 |first=Shah Mateen |last=Tipu |url-status=live}} * {{Cite news |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/print/186495 |script-title=bn:ফুটবল মাঠের মহানায়ক হাফিজ উদ্দিন |trans-title=Football field hero Hafiz Uddin |work=banglanews24.com |language=bn |date=4 April 2013 |access-date=8 June 2023 |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608103647/https://www.banglanews24.com/print/186495 |url-status=live}} * {{Cite news |url=https://www.jugantor.com/todays-paper/sports/169215 |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশ মহিলা ফুটবলের যাত্রা |trans-title=The journey of Bangladesh women's football |work=Jugantor |language=bn |date=21 April 2021 |access-date=23 February 2024 |archive-date=23 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223095215/https://www.jugantor.com/todays-paper/sports/169215/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE |first=Kamrun Nahar |last=Dana |url-status=live}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|98322}} * [http://www.socdhakabd.com/member/shaheb-ali/ Sheikh Shaheb Ali] at Sonali Otit Club.com
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