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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.
International career
1997–2003 Maldives
Managerial career
2007 Maldives
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ismail Shah (born 14 February 1971 in the Maldives) is a Maldivian former footballer.[1][2]

Career

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International

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Representing the Maldives for much of his football career, Shah was captain of the team in 2003 and participated in the 1997 SAFF Championship[3] where he scored one goal facing Sri Lanka.

Post-football

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After his retirement, Shah served as deputy youth minister and General Secretary of the Football Association of Maldives.[4] He then became deputy minister at the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture and has experience being a football match official.[4]

Suffering a heart-attack in the early hours of February 20, 2017, Shah was admitted posthaste to the ICU of Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital;[4] Fortunately, his condition never retrograded with it only being a minor heart attack[5] and, three days later, the former footballer was taken out from the Critical Care Center at the hospital.[6] By the 27th of February, Shah was released from hospital, with his doctor advising him to take more care of his well-being.[3]

Assuming the role of Advisor at the Ministry of Youth and Sports in 2013,[7] 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.[8]

Personal life

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The former forward has a brother named Maadhih Ismail.[6]

Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ "ޝާހު އެނބުރި އެފްއޭއެމަށް؛ އަޒުމް އަންނަނީ 1991ގެ ސާފް ގޭމްސް އިން". dhauru.com.
  2. ^ "ނިއު އަށް ފިޔަވަޅު އެޅީ ބާރެއް ނަހަމަ ގޮތުގައި ބޭނުންކޮށްގެން: ޝާހު". mihaaru.com.
  3. ^ a b "Ex-football player Shah released from hospital". Vnews.mv. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Ex-football player Shah Ismail hospitalised after heart attack". Vnews.mv. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ^ "vnews - Shah Ismail's condition is improving, says family". Vnews.mv. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b "vnews - Ex-football player Shah Ismail no longer in Critical Care". Vnews.mv. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. ^ "SunOnline - Shah appointed as Advisor at the Ministry of Youth and". Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  8. ^ Costa, Small (6 November 2007). "Maldives Soccer News Updates: Shaah Gets Managerial role again". Maldivesoccermnia.blogspot.com. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Haveeru Sports Awards » Futbolistar". 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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