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== Early life and career ==
Ali was born in [[Brick Lane]], [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]], London. He is of Indian origin.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 December 2012 |title=From Bollywood to Ewood: Judan Ali in challenging new role |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/from-bollywood-to-ewood-judan-ali-in-challenging-new-role-8432330.html |website=The Independent}}</ref> He underwent several unfruitful trials at English clubs.<ref name="Fulhamchronicle">{{cite web | url=http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/london-sport/allsport/2009/11/12/arsenal-to-accrington-via-a-stopover-in-bollywood-113489-25152608/ | title=Arsenal to Accrington via a stopover in Bollywood | publisher=www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk | date=2009-11-09 | accessdate=2013-06-07 | author=Lucas, Giles}}</ref><ref name="asiantoday1"/> He was taken on by [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] for a two-year stint at the [[Arsenal F.C. Academy|club's academy]].<ref name="indianexpress1">{{cite web|title=Venky's sack Blackburn Rovers manager after 57 days in charge, turns to Judan Ali|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/venky-s-sack-blackburn-rovers-manager-after-57-days-in-charge-turns-to-judan-ali/1051389/|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=5 June 2013|date=28 December 2012}}</ref> He then had a spell at the [[La Masia]] Academy of [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]. His experiences there eventually influenced his coaching philosophy.<ref name="independent-blackburn">{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/from-bollywood-to-ewood-judan-ali-in-challenging-new-role-8432330.html | title=From Bollywood to Ewood: Judan Ali in challenging new role | work=The Independent | date=27 December 2012 | accessdate=28 May 2013 | last=Herbert |first=Ian}}</ref> Ali went on to sign for Spanish outfit [[Murcia FC|Murcia]], with whom he formed a professional career.<ref name="asiantoday1">{{cite web|title=They Came, they Scored, they Conquered!|url=http://www.theasiantoday.com/PrintArticle.aspx?articleID=2556|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616044810/http://www.theasiantoday.com/PrintArticle.aspx?articleID=2556|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2013|work=The Asian Today|accessdate=6 June 2013|date=19 August 2011}}</ref>
In 2019, his appointment as technical director for the [[Football Association of Maldives|Maldives Football Association]] made Ali the first and only BAME British national to hold
== Youth coaching ==
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In the summer of 2011, Ali assembled a team of Asian players aged under-15, to compete in the Arsenal International Soccer Festival.<ref name="asiantoday1"/> The team of 16, which was selected from 20,000 hopefuls,<ref name="independent-blackburn"/> won the under-15 category at [[Royal Holloway, University of London|Royal Holloway University]].<ref name="asiantoday1"/>
In March 2013, Ali was appointed Head of Elite Football Development in Taiwan. Ali and the [[Chinese Taipei Football Association]] say '
In April 2015, Ali joined the coaching staff of [[Kitchee SC]],
== Community
Ali runs a non-profit all-female football academy, a pre-sports school for young girls, based in [[London]]. Ambassadors and Co-founders are [[Ann-Katrin Berger]], a German professional footballer who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for both the English club [[Chelsea F.C. Women|Chelsea]] and the [[Germany women's national football team|German national team]] and [[Jessica Carter]] who also plays for [[Chelsea F.C. Women|Chelsea]] as well as [[England women's national football team|England's national team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/leyton-orient/judan-ali-football-academy-launch-date-3634802 |title=Coach Ali wants to give local girls chance to play football |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210619202510/https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/leyton-orient/judan-ali-football-academy-launch-date-3634802 |archive-date=19 June 2021 |date=8 Aug 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Interview with the Judan Ali Football Academy |url=https://www.soccerphile.com/interviews/judan-ali-football-academy |website=Soccerphile |language=en |date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
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Ali is currently partaking in [[the Football Association]]'s COACH scheme aimed at professionals from under-represented groups.<ref name="kickitout">{{cite web | url=http://www.kickitout.org/1472.php | title=Coach scheme helping under-represented coaches make headwav (sic) | publisher=Kick It Out | work=Let's Kick Racism Out of Football | accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref>
As part of his UEFA coaching badges, Ali was assisting in the coaching of England under 17s when he met former England
=== FCB La Masia ===
He was taken under the wing of his mentor, the late [[Johan Cruyff]], where he studied coaching of the youth teams at [[La Masia]], [[FC Barcelona]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.graysathletic.co.uk/news/new-womens-team-manager-for-the-blues-2705394.html|title = NEW WOMEN'S TEAM MANAGER FOR THE BLUES|last1 = NEWS|first1 = GAFC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/venkys-scheme-at-blackburn-rovers-offers-a-passage-to-indian-coach-f550td9dzdw|title = Venky's scheme at Blackburn Rovers offers a passage to Indian coach|last1 = Kay|first1 = Oliver}}</ref>
=== Eastern Sports Club ===
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=== Saint Kitts & Nevis Football Association ===
In April 2012, Ali was invited to train the [[Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team|St Kitts and Nevis]] men's, under-17 and under-20 national football teams. The teams were both training for their upcoming [[World Cup qualifiers|World Cup Qualifiers]].<ref name="stkitts">{{cite web | url=http://sknfa.com/2012/04/coach-judan-ali-visits-st-kitts/ | title=Coach Judan Ali visits St. Kitts | publisher=St Kitts Nevis Football Association | date=18 April 2012 | accessdate=27 May 2013}}</ref>
=== Latvia Football Federation ===
In November 2012, Ali travelled to the [[Latvian Football Federation]] to oversee the UEFA A License course for Latvian national team coaches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lff.lv/lv/treneri/licencesana/a/20122013/sesija01/|title=Latvijas Futbola federācija|website=lff.lv}}</ref>
=== IA Akranes Football Club Iceland ===
In November 2012, Ali visited the Volcanic Islands of Iceland to deliver his coaching sessions to Icelandic coaches.<ref name="LP LANDPOSTURINN">{{cite news | url=http://www.landpostur.is/is/frettir/ia_med_efnilegan_thjalfara_i_heimsokn | title=ÍA með efnilegan þjálfara í heimsókn | work=LP | date=30 November 2012 | accessdate=30 November 2012 | last=Aresson |first=Fredrick}}</ref>
=== Blackburn Rovers F.C. ===
In season 2012-2013, [[List of English football champions|English champions]] [[Blackburn Rovers FC]], who won the Premier League in 1995 appointed Judan Ali as their U23 and Academy coach after being invited as a 'guest' coach by the owners.<ref name="BLACKBURN DENY 'GUEST' COACH JUDAN ALI SET FOR JOB">{{cite news | url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/championship/2010-2011/bollywood-star-in-line-for-coaching-job-at-blackburn_sto3547141/story.shtml |title=BLACKBURN DENY 'GUEST' COACH JUDAN ALI SET FOR JOB}}</ref>
=== Chinese Taipei National Football Team (Taiwan) ===
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=== Kitchee Sports Club ===
In April 2015, Ali joined the coaching staff of [[Kitchee SC]] youth team.
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=== Indonesia national football team ===
In March 2016, Judan Ali was appointed the manager and head coach for the Indonesian National Army Football Team, which changed their name to [[Persikabo 1973]], who compete in the [[Indonesian Super League]]. Ali was tasked with recruiting
=== Persela Lamongan Football Club ===
In June 2017, Judan Ali was appointed the technical director for [[Persela Lamongan]] Football Club, who compete in the Indonesian Super League.
<ref name="thejakartapost">{{cite news | url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/05/08/british-coach-talks-push-indonesian-soccer-further.html |title=British coach in talks to push Indonesian soccer further}}</ref>
=== The Football Association of Maldives (FAM) ===
In December 2019, Judan Ali was appointed
=== Grays Athletic FC ===
In May 2022, Judan was appointed as manager of the women's first team.<ref>{{Cite news |title="NEW WOMEN'S TEAM MANAGER FOR THE BLUES" |url=https://www.graysathletic.co.uk/news/new-womens-team-manager-for-the-blues-2705394.html |access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref>
=== FC Hegelmann ===
In August 2023, Judan Ali was appointed as the Technical Advisor of FC Hegelmann, women's Head Coach & first team manager.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Prie "Hegelmann" moterų komandos vairo stos specialistas iš Anglijos|url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/sportas/10/2051117/prie-hegelmann-moteru-komandos-vairo-stos-specialistas-is-anglijos.html |access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref>
== Other affiliations==
=== Film ===
=== Charity ===
In September 2007, Ali took part in the [[Premier League All Stars]] football tournament for charity, representing a Chelsea team alongside celebrities [[Ross Kemp]] and [[Omid Djalili]].<ref name="independent-blackburn" />
In September 2012 The UK's Anti-Racism Educational Charity [[Show Racism the Red Card]] held a charity match spearheaded by Hollywood star [[Tamer Hassan]] and [[Shane Richie]] in which Ali was involved.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.srtrc.org/news/news-and-events?news=3575 | title=Hollywood star Tamer Hassan and Shane Richie to appear in SRtRC charity match | work=Show Racism the Red Card | accessdate=28 May 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718235605/http://www.srtrc.org/news/news-and-events?news=3575 | archive-date=18 July 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
He has set up orphanages for the
=== Professional Female Football Academy ===
The Judan Ali Football Academy was set up by Ali in 2019 with
== References ==
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