Ismail Shah (footballer)

Ismail Shah (born 14 February 1971 in the Maldives) is a Maldivian former footballer.

Ismail Shah
Personal information
Date of birth 14 February 1971
Place of birth Maldives
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2001 New Radiant S.C.
2002 Victory Sports Club
2003–2004 New Radiant S.C.
National team
1997–2003 Maldives
Teams managed
2007 Maldives
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

International

Representing the Maldives for much of his football career, Shah was captain of the team in 2003 and participated in the 1997 SAFF Championship[1] where he scored one goal facing Sri Lanka.

Post-football

After his retirement, Shah served as deputy youth minister and General Secretary of the Football Association of Maldives.[2] He then became deputy minister at the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture and has experience being a football match official.[2]

Suffering a heart-attack in the early hours of February 20, 2017, Shah was admitted posthaste to the ICU of Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital;[2] Fortunately, his condition never retrograded with it only being a minor heart attack[3] and, three days later, the former footballer was taken out from the Critical Care Center at the hospital.[4]By the 27th of February, Shah was released from hospital, with his doctor advising him to take more care of his well-being.[1]

Assuming the role of Advisor at the Ministry of Youth and Sports in 2013,[5] the former player was assigned the role of national team head coach for a 2007 friendly fronting Malaysia, also managing the Red Snappers in their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification round against Yemen in which they won 2-0 and lost 3-0.[6]

Personal life

The former forward has a brother named Maadhih Ismail.[4]

Individual awards

References
  1. "Ex-football player Shah released from hospital". Vnews.mv. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. "Ex-football player Shah Ismail hospitalised after heart attack". Vnews.mv. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. "vnews - Shah Ismail's condition is improving, says family". Vnews.mv. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. "vnews - Ex-football player Shah Ismail no longer in Critical Care". Vnews.mv. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Costa, Small (6 November 2007). "Maldives Soccer News Updates: Shaah Gets Managerial role again". Maldivesoccermnia.blogspot.com. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. "Haveeru Sports Awards » Futbolistar". 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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