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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Alhaydar Hassan Hajelsedig Altoum | ||
| Date of birth | (1949-04-01)1 April 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Omdurman,Anglo-Egyptian Sudan | ||
| Date of death | 12 February 2025(2025-02-12) (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1966 | Al-Merrikh | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1976 | Al-Hilal | (330) | |
| 1976 | Al-Nassr | ||
| 1977–1978 | Al-Hilal | (10) | |
| 1979 | Stade d'Abidjan | ||
| 1979-1980 | Al-Hilal | (10) | |
| International career | |||
| 1967–1979 | Sudan | 33 | (19) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ali Alhaydar Hassan Hajelsedig Altoum (1 April 1949 – 12 February 2025), known asAli Gagarin, was a Sudanese professionalfootballer who played as aforward forAl-Hilal Club. He participated in the Africa Cup of Nations1970 and1976. He earned his nickname of Ali Gagarin when he played professional football for Al-Hilal, one Sudan's biggest teams. His phenomenal rise in the sport was likened to that of the famous Soviet cosmonautYuri Gagarin.
Having retired from playing sport, he became an administrator who held posts such as vice-president at Al-Hilal and also in politics, as a director general at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ambassador. He died inCairo on 12 February 2025, at the age of 75.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 May 1969 | Khartoum, Sudan |  Ethiopia | 3–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | 6 February 1970 | Khartoum, Sudan | Ethiopia | 3–0 | 1970 Africa Cup of Nations | |
| 4 | 28 September 1974 | Damascus, Syria |  North Yemen | 6–0 | 1974 Kuneitra Cup | |
| 5 | ||||||
| 6 | ||||||
| 7 | 30 September 1974 | Damascus, Syria |  Palestine | 3–1 | 1974 Kuneitra Cup | |
| 8 | 23 March 1975 | Khartoum, Sudan |  Kenya | 1–0 | 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 9 | 6 April 1975 | Nairobi, Kenya | Kenya | 2–0 | 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 10 | ||||||
| 11 | 30 May 1975 | Khartoum, Sudan |  Egypt | 1–0 | Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's qualification | |
| 12 | 6 July 1975 | Tunis, Tunisia |  Tunisia | 2–3 | 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 13 | 15 August 1975 | Khartoum, Sudan | Tunisia | 2–1 | 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 14 | 1 March 1976 | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |  Morocco | 2–2 | 1976 Africa Cup of Nations | |
| 15 | ||||||
| 16 | 6 March 1976 | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |  Zaire | 1–1 | 1976 Africa Cup of Nations | |
| 17 | 28 March 1976 | Lusaka, Zambia |  Zambia | 2–2 | Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's qualification | |
| 18 |
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