Kali Alaudeen (born 13 January 1984) is a former Indian

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player and is the current

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of Chennaiyin B, the reserve side of

Chennaiyin Chennaiyin Football Club is an Indian professional Association football, football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Football in India, Indian football. The club was founded in Au ...

of the

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Playing career

Born in

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, Alaudeen spent the majority of his playing career in

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, playing for Mahindra United, Air India,

Mumbai Tigers Mumbai Tigers Football Club (formerly known as Dodsal FC) was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The club were formed in May 2012 as ''Dodsal Football Club'' with the aim of becoming the biggest football club in ...

, and

. He also spent a season with

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in Goa. On 25 January 2015, Alaudeen played in his final

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match against

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. He started but could not prevent Mumbai from losing 0–1. In February 2016, Alaudeen was named captain of the

side that participated in the

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. He led his side to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by

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0–1.

Coaching career

After retiring from his playing career, Alaudeen was named the assistant coach of

for their

2018–19 Santosh Trophy The 2018–19 Santosh Trophy was the 73rd edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for teams representing their regional and state football associations. Kerala were the defending champions, having defeated West Bengal i ...

campaign. A few months later, he was appointed as the head coach of Chennaiyin B.

Managerial statistics

References

External links

Soccerway Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alaudeen, Kali 1984 births Living people People from Tamil Nadu Mahindra United FC players Salgaocar FC players Air India FC players Mumbai Tigers FC players Mumbai FC players Association football defenders I-League players I-League 2nd Division players Santosh Trophy players Indian footballers Footballers from Tamil Nadu Indian football managers