Judan Ali

Judan Ali
Judan Ali with FC Midtjylland, as head of youth development.
Personal information
Full name Judan Ali
Date of birth (1973-05-08) 8 May 1973 (age 53)
Place of birth Tower Hamlets, London
Youth career
Years Team
Arsenal
Barcelona
Managerial career
2016 PS TNI

Judan Ali is an English football football coach, working as the head of development for F.C. Ebedei. He is the first BAME British national to hold a position of technical director for a FIFA member association.

Early life

Ali was born in Brick Lane, Tower Hamlets, London. He requested trials at various English clubs, with none of them responded. He was taken on by Arsenal for a two-year stint at the club's academy.

Professional career

FC Barcelona

Between 2003 and 2009, Ali studied coaching in FC Barcelona's academy La Masia.

Saint Kitts & Nevis Football Association

In April 2012, Ali was invited to train the St Kitts and Nevis men's, under-17 and under-20 national football teams during their training for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Latvia Football Federation

In November 2012, Ali travelled to Latvia to oversee the UEFA A License course for Latvian national team coaches.

Iceland

In November 2012, Ali visited Iceland to deliver his coaching sessions to Icelandic coaches.

Blackburn Rovers F.C.

In 2012, Ali was appointed by Blackburn Rovers FC as their U23 and academy coach after being invited as a 'guest' coach by the owners.

Chinese Taipei National Football Team

In March 2013, Ali was appointed head of elite football development in Taiwan.

Kitchee Sports Club

In April 2015, Ali joined the coaching staff of Kitchee SC youth team.

PS TNI

In March 2016, Ali was appointed as the manager and head coach for PS TNI, now Persikabo 1973.

Persela Lamongan

Also in 2016, Ali was appointed as the technical director for Persela Lamongan.

Persiga Trenggalek

Later in 2016, Ali was appointed as the sporting director for Persiga Trenggalek.

The Football Association of Maldives

In December 2019, Ali was appointed as the technical director for the Football Association of Maldives. He was fired in October 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Grays Athletic FC

In May 2022, Ali was appointed as manager of Grays Athletic F.C.'s women team.

FC Hegelmann

In August 2023, Ali was appointed as FC Hegelmann women's head coach. In 2024 he was promoted to technical director of FC Hegelmann.

FC Ebedei

In June 2025, Ali joined FC Midtjylland's affiliates F.C. Ebedei as their head of development.

Ireland

In March 2026, Ali was a part of the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport's initiative to fill new academy director roles across football clubs in Ireland.

Other affiliations

Film

In 2007, Ali was involved in casting for the film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal.

Charity

In September 2007, Ali took part in the Premier League All Stars football tournament for charity, representing Chelsea F.C. alongside Ross Kemp and Omid Djalili.

In September 2012, Ali was involved in The UK's Anti-Racism Educational Charity's Show Racism the Red Card where he played for Tamer Hassan's XI.

Professional Female Football Academy

The Judan Ali Football Academy was set up by Ali in 2019 with co-founders Jessica Carter and Ann-Katrin Berger. The academy aims to take girls from underprivileged backgrounds and develop them into professional footballers.

References

  1. 1 2 "FC EBEDEI FORTSÆTTER MED AT UDVIKLE SIG: ET KVANTESPRING". 29 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Judan Ali now Technical Director of the Maldives National Team". offside.hk.
  3. 1 2 "ބާސެލޯނާ އެކެޑަމީގައި މަސައްކަތްކުރި ޖުޑާން".
  4. 1 2 3 Herbert, Ian (27 December 2012). "From Bollywood to Ewood: Judan Ali in challenging new role". The Independent. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. 1 2 "They Came, they Scored, they Conquered!". The Asian Today. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Venky's sack Blackburn Rovers manager after 57 days in charge, turns to Judan Ali". The Indian Express. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  7. ↑ NEWS, GAFC. "NEW WOMEN'S TEAM MANAGER FOR THE BLUES".
  8. ↑ Kay, Oliver. "Venky's scheme at Blackburn Rovers offers a passage to Indian coach".
  9. ↑ "Coach Judan Ali visits St. Kitts". St Kitts Nevis Football Association. 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Latvijas Futbola federācija". lff.lv. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Aresson, Fredrick (30 November 2012). "ÍA með efnilegan þjálfara í heimsókn". LP. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  12. ↑ "BLACKBURN DENY 'GUEST' COACH JUDAN ALI SET FOR JOB".
  13. ↑ Pan, Jason (3 April 2013). "Taiwanese to train at Bayern Munich". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  14. ↑ "Made in Taiwan..." Eastern Eye. 22 March 2013. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2013 – via HighBeam Research.
  15. ↑ Offside goes grassroots: Kitchee Youth Team
  16. 1 2 Saputra, Ramadan (8 May 2019). "British coach in talks to push Indonesian soccer further". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  17. ↑ Aiham, Ahmed (23 August 2020). "FAM sacks technical director Judan Ali". The Edition. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  18. ↑ ""NEW WOMEN'S TEAM MANAGER FOR THE BLUES"". Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  19. ↑ "Prie "Hegelmann" moterų komandos vairo stos specialistas iš Anglijos". Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  20. ↑ "Former Dundalk boss Filippo Giovagnoli in line for shock League of Ireland return". 22 March 2026.
  21. ↑ DP, ARI (19 March 2016). "PS TNI Pakai Jasa Pelatih Asal Inggris di Piala Bhayangkara". TopSkor Indonesia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  22. ↑ "Hollywood star Tamer Hassan and Shane Richie to appear in SRtRC charity match". Show Racism the Red Card. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  23. ↑ "JAFA - The Global Road Trip to the UEFA Women's Final". Soccerphile Blog. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.