Yusuf Ali Nur

Yusuf Ali Nur (born 11 October 1978) is a Somali professional football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He currently coaches Somalia national team.

Yusuf Ali Nur

Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-10-11) 11 October 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Mogadishu, Somalia
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1996	HACHS		(1)
1997–2010	Elman
Total		18 Cecafa Champions Club
International career
1996–2010	Somalia	41 - National Team	(0)
Managerial career
2010–2012	Somalia
2010–2015	Elman
2015–2021	Dekedaha
2025-Present	Somalia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yusuf started his career at HACHS before establishing himself as one of the best players in the Somali Premier League. In 1997, he moved to Elman where he won three consecutive league titles. Yusuf Ali was also the captain of the Somalia national team from 1997 up to 2010.

In 2010, after retiring as a player, Ali Nur transitioned into coaching, and began his head coaching career at Elman, In his several seasons as Elman coach, Ali Nur won two league titles and a Somalia Super Cup.

Club career

Ali Nur joined Elman in 1997 after leaving his former team HACHS. He played for Elman from 1997 up his retirement in 2010.^[1]

He was the captain of Elman from 2005 up to 2010; Ali Nur led the team into several CAF tournaments.^[2][3]

Managerial career

After coaching the Somalia national team, Ali Nur joined his former team Elman as coach and won two league titles and a super cup.^[4]

In 2015, Ali Nur left Elman and joined Dekedaha, where he continued winning titles: he won three consecutive titles with in 2017, 2018 and 2019.^[5][6][7]

After five years with Dekedaha, Ali Nur returned to Elman as a technical director in 2021.^[7]