Noureddine Ould Ali


Noureddine Ould Ali is an Algerian football coach currently manager of Palestine.

Early life

Ould Ali was born in Bab El Oued, a suburb of the capital of Algiers, Algeria on 23 June 1972. Ould Ali played football in the town of Aïn Bénian, before attending university.

Coaching career

In 1992, Ould Ali began coaching US Chaouia under-20s. Following a spell at Chaouia, Ould Ali moved to France to coach at Marseille-based club US Rouet. At Rouet, Ould Ali met former France international François Bracci. After leaving Rouet, Ould Ali followed Bracci to Algeria, becoming assistant manager under Bracci at CS Constantine and MC Alger. In 2013, Ould Ali moved to USM Alger, becoming assistant to Rolland Courbis.
In 2018, having been assistant to former manager Abdel Nasser Barakat, Ould Ali succeeded Julio César Baldivieso as manager of Palestine. He first began coaching work with the Palestinian national team in 2010, and by 2018 he had spent more than five years with them.
He led Palestine in the country's second Asian Cup appearance, where Palestine was eliminated without scoring a goal and only two points obtained. Then, he led the Palestinians to the 2022 World Cup qualification, where the Palestinians managed to create a shock home win over powerhouse Uzbekistan 2–0, leaving enthusiasm among Palestinians. Yet, after the historic win was a complete dismal performance of the Palestinian team, with the team suffered two denting defeats to minnows Singapore and Yemen, before letting the Uzbeks take vengeance away. Due to the terrible performance of Palestine in the qualification, Ould Ali suffered immense criticism from Palestinian football platform.

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