U. Sharaf Ali

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U. Sharaf Ali (born 30 May 1964) is a former Indian International football player from Malappuram district, Kerala. [1] [2] His playing position was defender. Sharaf played for Calicut University during his college days. [3] On 6 February 2023, he was appointed as the President of Kerala State Sports Council. [4]

Sharaf Eli joined Kerala Police. Several leading Indian players including, V. P. Sathyan, C. V. Pappachan, and I. M. Vijayan were his teammates in Kerala Police Team. They played a major role in strengthening the Kerala State Team during the 1990s and helped Kerala to win Santosh Trophy in 1992 and 1993. [5] He was a Police commandant in Kerala.

In 1994, Sharaf played for the Indian national side against Beirut in the FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds held at Korea and Hong Kong. [6] Now, he is in RRRF and functions as Police Commandant.

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  2. ↑ "Malappuram – The Heartland of Football". IndianFootball.Com. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Department of Physical Education". Calicut University. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  4. ↑ "Former India International Sharaf Ali named KSSC president". The Times of India. timesofindia.Com. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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  6. ↑ "FIFA player statistics: Sharaf Ali". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2009.


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