{{Short description|Pakistani footballer (1940–2011)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Talib Ali | image = File:Talib Ali.jpg | caption = | full_name = Talib Ali | birth_date = 1940 | birth_place = Gujranwala, Pakistan | death_date = {{death date and given age|2011|2|6|df=y|70}} | death_place = Lahore, Pakistan | position = Winger | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1950s | clubs1 = Punjab | years2 = 1961–1971 | clubs2 = Pakistan Western Railway | nationalyears1 = 1955–1958 | nationalteam1 = Pakistan | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | upright = 0.7 }}
'''Talib Ali''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|طالب علی}}}}; 1940 – 6 February 2011) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a winger and represented Pakistan during the 1950s.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=TALIB (16) IS STAR IN PAK SOCCER TEAM |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19560904-1.2.158 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref>
== Club career == Talib represented the Islamia College football team, before going on to represent the Punjab football team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette, 19 November 1955 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19551119/112/0006}}</ref> Which won the National Football Championship several times in the 1950s, as a winger.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Naveed |first=Malik |title=PFF Chief condoles death of former international Talib |url=https://footballpakistan.com/2011/02/pff-chief-condoles-death-of-former-international-talib/ |website=footballpakistan.com |date=6 February 2011 }}</ref> Talib was instrumental in Punjab's six National Football titles during the decade, In addition, he played for Pakistan Western Railway from 1961 to 1971, and captained the Punjab team on multiple occasions.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette, 16 October 1957 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571016/137/0011}}</ref>
In 1966, Talib was suspended by the "Pakistan Western Railway Sports Board" for two years after taking part in a walk-out during the 1966 National Football Championship final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1966.11.19 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19661119-01.1.8 |access-date=2025-12-24 |website=gpa.eastview.com}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1966.12.19 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19661219-01.1.6&srpos=6&e=-------en-25-paob-1--img-txIN-PFF+FIFA--------- |access-date=2025-12-24 |website=gpa.eastview.com}}</ref> Fellow players, Alam Butt received the same punishment, while Muhammad Latif was suspended for one year and captain of the team, Younus was suspended for four months.<ref name=":2" />
== International career == left|thumb|Talib second from left to right with Pakistan in 1955 Talib was selected by the Pakistan national team amidst the 1955 Asian Quadrangular Tournament in Dhaka, where he was flown from West Pakistan to East to fill a gap for an injured player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 23 December 1955 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19551223/076/0005 |website=britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 22 December 1955 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19551222/083/0005 |website=britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk}}</ref> In 1956, he toured Ceylon, Singapore, and China with the national team.<ref name=":1" /> He scored in an exhibition matches against Sino Malayan XI,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sino-Malays draw with Pakistani's |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19560909-1.2.134 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref> and Singapore Selection.<ref>{{Cite web |title=O'Neill all but won game for S'pore |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19560913-1.2.147 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref> He also played for Pakistan in the 1958 Asian Games.
== Post-retirement == Talib was appointed as the chief coordinator alongside Muhammad Rasheed and Muhammad Aslam for the Pakistan U20 team, which played in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification in Tajikistan.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Talib named coordinator |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/155941 |website=dawn.com |date=9 September 2005 }}</ref>
== Death == Talib died on 6 February 2011.<ref name=":0" />
== Honours ==
=== Punjab ===
* National Football Championship: ** Winners (6): 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958
=== Pakistan Western Railway === * National Football Championship: ** Winners (1): 1969 ** runner-up (2): 1963, 1965
* Governor's Cup (1): 1963
*Aga Khan Gold Cup: ** Winners (1): 1963
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:1940 births Category:Pakistani men's footballers Category:Pakistan men's international footballers Category:Pakistan Railways F.C. players Category:Men's association football forwards Category:2011 deaths