Talib Ali


Talib Ali was a Pakistani footballer who played as a winger and represented Pakistan during the 1950s.

Club career

Talib represented the Islamia College, Gujranwala|Islamia College] football team, before going on to represent the Punjab football team. Which won the National [Football Championship (Pakistan)|National Football Championship] several times in the 1950s, as a winger. 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.
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. 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.

International career

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. In 1956, he toured Ceylon, Singapore, and China with the national team. He scored in an exhibition matches against Sino Malayan XI, and Singapore Selection. He also played for Pakistan in the Football at [the 1958 Asian Games|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.

Death

Talib died on 6 February 2011.

Honours

Punjab

Pakistan Western Railway