Pakir Ali is a Sri Lankan retired professional footballer and football coach, who currently manages Bangladesh Premier League side Bangladesh Police FC. His last success was leading the

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League 2011 crown. As a footballer, he played for

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n club Vasco SC Goa during the late 1980s and early 90s.

Biography

Pakir was a passionate footballer and currently a successful football coach. He holds AFC A coaching license. Since 2016, he has been working as the head coach of the Sri Lanka national football team. He was also in charge of Chirag United Kerala FC in the

I-League The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...

, but his team relegated form the 2011–12 season.Sabeeth hat-trick pushes Chirag out
''The Hindu''. Retrieved 17 September 2021Unpaid dues to players and club haunt Chirag United Kerala
''Goal.com''. Retrieved 17 September 2021

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Living people Sri Lankan football managers Abahani Limited (Dhaka) players Sri Lanka national football team managers Sri Lankan footballers 1953 births Expatriate footballers in Bangladesh Bangladesh Football Premier League managers Association footballers not categorized by position {{SriLanka-footy-bio-stub

Biography

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