# Hussein Ali Abdulle (Xuseen Cali Cabdulle)

> Hussein Ali Abdulle (d. 2017): Ocean Stars footballer of the 1960s-70s and later national coach.

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## Who was he?

Hussein Ali Abdulle was a Somali football coach and former player ([Wikipedia, Hussein Ali Abdulle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_Ali_Abdulle)).

## Career

He represented the Ocean Stars, Somalia's national team, in many international matches in the 1960s and 1970s, and was seen as one of the country's most respected footballers of his time ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_Ali_Abdulle)). He went on to coach the national team (same source).

## Death

He died at his home in Mogadishu on 9 May 2017, aged 71, after a long illness ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_Ali_Abdulle)). FIFA President Gianni Infantino sent condolences to the Somali Football Federation (same source).

## In short

A leading Ocean Stars player of the 1960s and 1970s who later coached Somalia.

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