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Full name | Hussein Ali Abdulle | ||
Place of birth | Somalia | ||
Date of death | 9 May 2017 | ||
Place of death | Mogadishu,Somalia | ||
International career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960s–1970s | Somalia | ||
Managerial career | |||
Somalia |
Hussein Ali Abdulle (died 9 May 2017 inMogadishu,Somalia) was aSomali football coach and former player.
Representing theOcean Stars in many international competitions and matches during the 1960s and 70s, Abdulle was seen as one of Somalia's most respected footballers of his time[1] and went on to coach the national team.
He died on 9 May 2017 aged 71 after a long illness in his Mogadishu home[1] and was interred afterwards.
FIFA PresidentGianni Infantino gave his commiserations in a letter to theSomali Football Federation two days after Abdulle's passing.[2]
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