| -> | | | | prominent hockey goal keeper when Indian Junior |
| Shahid Ali khan ( Born: December 16, 1964 ) is a retired | | | | hockey team visited Pakistan in Feb 1982. He has won |
| field hockey goalkeeper from Pakistan, who later | | | | many gold medals in various competitions. He has |
| became the Pakistan's goal keeping coach. Shahid Ali | | | | seven silver medals and three bronze medals to his |
| khan represented Pakistan for about twelve years | | | | credit and he was rated as the goal keeper of highest |
| from 1981 to 1993. From 1986 to 1989 he was dropped | | | | class. Some of his shows have helped Pakistan in |
| from the side because of his poor form. He made his | | | | winning vital matches in the International competitions. |
| comeback because of his absolute firmness of | | | | Recognizing his outstanding performance he was |
| courage and was able to succeed Mansoor who was | | | | awarded the Presidents' pride of Performance medal |
| the number one custodian in the year 1990. His great | | | | in the year 1993. |
| match temperament helped him once again to | | | | The concept of a goalkeeper coach in field hockey |
| become the goal keeper for the Pakistan Hockey | | | | has been the trend these days because it is more |
| team. His memorable performance of stopping a | | | | important to provide expert guidance to the goal |
| Dutch penalty stroke in 1982 world cup semifinals at his | | | | keeper to improve technical performance. He has |
| age of 17 that too in his second international match | | | | been the goal keeper coach for Pakistan because |
| was commendable. | | | | goal keepers play a very important role. He insisted the |
| During Shahid Ali Khan's days because of the fast and | | | | goal keeper to come forward and attack during |
| true synthetic surf, attempts and attacks on the goal | | | | penalty corners unlike the European method of staying |
| was more. Shahid Ali Khan (Weight 60kg, Height 5.7) | | | | back. He is a strong believer of home coaches than |
| played about 135 matches and he was considered as | | | | foreign coaches for the Pakistan hockey team. He felt |
| one of the best goalkeepers of field hockey. He was | | | | that the foreign coaches will find it difficult in local |
| one of the players of Pakistan Hockey team that won | | | | conditions and communication will become a major |
| the gold medal in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles | | | | problem. |
| California. He was also responsible for winning a | | | | Pakistan's goal keeper coach Shahid Ali Khan |
| bronze medal in Barcelona, Spain in the year 1982 | | | | successfully turned Khairul Nizam the Pakistan |
| when he was just 18 years old. | | | | goalkeeper who was not moving between the posts |
| In earlier days Pakistan goal keeping was considered | | | | and changed him to a more flexible and reliable |
| as the weakest, there was no technical perfection and | | | | goalkeeper. When he was appointed as Malaysia |
| their performance was purely based on their courage | | | | hockey team's goalkeeper coach he improved |
| and bravery. Shahid Ali Khan was one of those | | | | Malaysia goalkeeper Kumar's performance. Kumar |
| technically perfect goal keepers like Mansoor Ahmed | | | | and Shahid Ali Khan had a wonderful understanding |
| and Saleem Sherwani. Shahid Ali Khan became a | | | | which is incomparable. |