# Talib Ali
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{{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](/source/Gujranwala), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan)
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2011|2|6|df=y|70}}
| death_place = [Lahore](/source/Lahore), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan)
| position = [Winger](/source/Winger_(association_football))
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1950s
| clubs1 = [Punjab](/source/Punjab_football_team_(Pakistan))
| years2 = 1961–1971
| clubs2 = [Pakistan Western Railway](/source/Pakistan_Railways_F.C.)
| nationalyears1 = 1955–1958
| nationalteam1 = [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| upright = 0.7
}}
'''Talib Ali''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|طالب علی}}}}; 1940 – 6 February 2011) was a Pakistani [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [winger](/source/Winger_(association_football)) and represented [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) during the 1950s.[{{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}}]
== Club career ==
Talib represented the [Islamia College](/source/Government_Islamia_College%2C_Gujranwala) football team, before going on to represent the [Punjab football team](/source/Punjab_football_team_(Pakistan)).[{{Cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette, 19 November 1955 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19551119/112/0006}}] Which won the [National Football Championship](/source/National_Football_Championship_(Pakistan)) several times in the 1950s, as a winger.[{{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 }}] Talib was instrumental in [Punjab](/source/Punjab_football_team_(Pakistan))'s six [National Football](/source/National_Football_Championship_(Pakistan)) titles during the decade, In addition, he played for [Pakistan Western Railway](/source/Pakistan_Railways_F.C.) from 1961 to 1971, and captained the [Punjab](/source/Punjab_football_team_(Pakistan)) team on multiple occasions.[{{Cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette, 16 October 1957 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19571016/137/0011}}]
In 1966, Talib was suspended by the "[Pakistan Western Railway](/source/Pakistan_Western_Railway) Sports Board" for two years after taking part in a walk-out during the 1966 [National Football Championship](/source/National_Football_Championship_(Pakistan)) final.[{{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}}][{{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}}] Fellow players, Alam Butt received the same punishment, while [Muhammad Latif](/source/Muhammad_Latif_(footballer)) was suspended for one year and captain of the team, Younus was suspended for four months.[{{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}}][{{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}}] In 1956, he toured [Ceylon](/source/Sri_Lanka), [Singapore](/source/Singapore), and [China](/source/China) with the national team.[{{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}}] and Singapore Selection.[{{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}}] He also played for [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) in the [1958 Asian Games](/source/Football_at_the_1958_Asian_Games).
== Post-retirement ==
Talib was appointed as the chief coordinator alongside [Muhammad Rasheed](/source/Muhammad_Rasheed) and Muhammad Aslam for the [Pakistan U20](/source/Pakistan_national_under-20_football_team) team, which played in the [2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification](/source/2006_AFC_Youth_Championship_qualification) in [Tajikistan](/source/Tajikistan).[{{Cite web |title=Talib named coordinator |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/155941 |website=dawn.com |date=9 September 2005 }}]
== Death ==
Talib died on 6 February 2011.