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

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and current

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Playing career

Born in

Kayalpatnam Kayalpatnam (also known as Kayalpattinam or Kayalpattanam) is a municipality in the Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 40,588. History Also known as Kayal, it is referred to in M ...

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, Alaudeen spent the majority of his playing career in

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

, playing for

Mahindra United Mahindra United Football Club (formerly known as Mahindra & Mahindra) was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Founded in 1962, the club competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league system, bef ...

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, Mumbai Tigers, and

. He also spent a season with

Salgaocar Salgaocar Football Club (formerly Salgaocar Sporting Club) is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco, Goa. Being one of the country's most successful clubs, it is currently operating youth teams. Until the disfunction of its seni ...

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

I-League The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...

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

2015–16 Santosh Trophy The 2016 Santosh Trophy was the 70th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main state competition in Indian football. The qualifiers for the tournament took place from 6 February and the final of the tournament proper was held in Nagpur from 13 Marc ...

. 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 India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, sev ...

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

Managerial statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alaudeen, Kali 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Tamil Nadu Mahindra United FC players Salgaocar FC players Air India FC players Mumbai Tigers FC players Mumbai FC players Men's association football defenders I-League players I-League 2 players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Santosh Trophy players Indian men's footballers Footballers from Tamil Nadu Indian football managers