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Judan Ali is an English football technical director, coach, and former player....
English football coach (born ).
Judan Ali
English footballer and coach
Judan Ali is an English football technical director, coach, and former player
He played for Arsenal, Barcelona and Murcia.[2][1]
Ali is the first BAME British National to hold a position of technical director for a FIFA Member Association.[4]
Early life and career
Ali was born in Brick Lane, Tower Hamlets, London.
He is of Indian origin.[5] He underwent several unfruitful trials at English clubs.[6][7] He was taken on by Arsenal for a two-year stint at the club's academy.[8] He then had a spell at the La Masia Academy of Barcelona.
His experiences there eventually influenced his coaching philosophy.[9] Ali went on to sign for Spanish outfit Murcia, with whom he formed a professional career.[7] In 2019, his appointment as technical director for the Maldives Football Association made Ali the first and only BAME British national to hold the posit