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Khalid Jamil

Jamil with Mumbai during a press conference in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Khalid Ahmed Jamil
Date of birth	(1977-04-21) 21 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Jamshedpur (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Mahindra United
1998–2001	Air India	19	(2)
2001–2007	Mahindra United	18	(3)
2007–2009	Mumbai
Total		37	(5)
International career
1998–2001	India	12	(0)
Managerial career
2009–2015	Mumbai
2016–2017	Aizawl
2017–2018	East Bengal
2018–2019	Mohun Bagan
2019–2020	NorthEast United (assistant)
2020–2021	NorthEast United (interim)
2021–2022	NorthEast United
2022–2023	Bengaluru United
2023	Chitwan
2023–	Jamshedpur
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Khalid Ahmed Jamil (born 21 April 1977) is an Indian professional football manager and former midfielder who is the current head coach of Indian Super League (ISL) club Jamshedpur.

Jamil spent most of his playing career at Mahindra United, Air India and Mumbai. After taking an early retirement in 2009 due to injuries, he pursued a career in football management.

He started his managerial career with Mumbai and went on to manage several top-tier Indian football clubs like Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Aizawl, Mumbai, NorthEast United and Jamshedpur, notably winning the I-League with Aizawl.

He is the first Indian coach to be appointed as a permanent head coach of an ISL club and the only Indian coach to qualify for the ISL playoffs, which he achieved with NorthEast United in the 2020–21 season.

Early career

Jamil was born on 21 April 1977 in Kuwait City, Kuwait to Indian Punjabi parents. While in Kuwait, Jamil went to an under-14 camp and met Michel Platini who was then the France national football team's coach. Platini has been Jamil's favorite player ever since. He moved to India later and was offered a contract from East Bengal and Mohun Bagan but rejected them as the clubs were sponsored by an alcohol company.

Club career

Jamil started his professional career with Mahindra United of the National Football League in 1997 but did not play during the 1997–98 season and left for Air India in 1998. During the 2000–01 season Jamil made his first professional appearances with Air India and reportedly got an offer to join a football club from Brunei but rejected the offer, which he still regrets. He then went back to Mahindra United in 2002 but barely played due to many injuries which eventually led to early retirement. He then joined Mumbai in 2007 but did not play a single game with them during his two years with the club. In 2009 Jamil announced his retirement.

International career

Jamil made his international debut in a friendly match against Uzbekistan in 1998. He later appeared in 2002 World Cup Qualifiers, where they defeated teams like United Arab Emirates, Brunei and Yemen. India secured 11 points from 6 matches, same as Yemen, but finished behind them due to an inferior goal difference.

He represented the India national team in 12 matches, between 1998 and 2001.

Managerial career

Mumbai

After retiring from playing, Jamil went straight into management and started with his last playing club Mumbai of the I-League in 2009. Mumbai managed to finish at 11th in the table, over relegation zone in the 2009–10 I-League, regarded as a great outcome considering the limited financial resources at his disposal. Jamil led Mumbai to 7th in 2010–11 I-League, and back-to-back 6th placed finishes in 2014-15 and 2015-16, keeping the club in the top-flight for straight seven seasons while lacking financial back-up.

Aizawl

On 1 January 2017, Jamil was appointed as the head coach of Aizawl. He led the club to 2016–17 I-League title while scripting history as the first club from Northeast India to win the Indian title.

East Bengal

After the title-winning season with Aizawl, Jamil joined East Bengal as the head coach on 1 July 2017 ahead of the 2017–18 I-League season won a record breaking ₹12.5 million deal, making him the then highest paid Indian coach in the history of India's top-tier leagues.

Mohun Bagan

On 7 January 2019, Jamil joined Mohun Bagan as the head coach, succeeding Sankarlal Chakraborty for the remainder of the season.

NorthEast United

On 19 June 2019, Jamil was appointed as head of the academy and assistant coach of the Indian Super League club NorthEast United on a three-year deal. Towards the end of 2019–20 Indian Super League season, NorthEast United dismissed head coach Robert Jarni and appointed Jamil as interim for remaining matches.

Jamil was handed over the interim role again in the 2020–21 season after head coach Gerard Nus parted ways with club mid-season NorthEast United went on a ten-game unbeaten run under him and advanced to 2020–21 Indian Super League playoffs, only for the second time in club's history, and Jamil became the first Indian coach to reach the ISL playoffs.

On 23 October 2021, Jamil was appointed as the head coach of NorthEast United, making him the first Indian permanent head coach of an ISL club. Under his guidance, NorthEast began its 2021–22 Indian Super League campaign on 20 November with a 4–2 loss to Bengaluru FC.

Bengaluru United

On 30 May 2022, Bengaluru United announced the appointment of Khalid Jamil as their head coach for the upcoming season. Later in 2023, the club participated in prestigious Stafford Challenge Cup, in which they clinched title defeating Chennaiyin FC Reserves in final. On 13 March, he was succeeded by Spanish coach Fernando Santiago Varela in the post.

Chitwan

On 29 September 2023, it was announced that Jamil has been roped in as new head coach by Nepal Super League club Chitwan.

Jamshedpur

On 31 December 2023, it was announced that Jamil had been appointed as the head coach of Jamshedpur for the remainder of the season after their previous coach, Scott Cooper, parted ways with the club.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 28 September 2024

Honours

Player

Mahindra United

• National Football League: 2005–06
• Federation Cup: 2003, 2005
• Durand Cup: 2001
• IFA Shield: 2006

Maharashtra

• Santosh Trophy: 1999–2000

India

• SAFF Championship: 1997

Manager

Aizawl

• I-League: 2016–17

Individual

• I-League Best Coach Award (Syed Abdul Rahim Award): 2016–17
• FPAI Indian Football awards: Coach of the Year (2020–21)

See also

• List of India international footballers born outside India

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• Williams, Joe (25 September 2017). "The Goa and Maha Derby: A thing past in I-League". khelnow.com. Khel Now News. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

External links

• Khalid Jamil at Global Sports Archive
• Khalid Jamil at WorldFootball.net
• Khalid Jamil at Soccerway

• Indian men's footballers
• India men's international footballers
• 1977 births
• Living people
• Indian football managers
• Indian football coaches
• Mahindra United FC players
• Mumbai FC players
• Mumbai FC managers
• I-League managers
• Footballers from Kuwait City
• Indian expatriates in Kuwait
• Men's association football midfielders
• Aizawl FC managers
• Mohun Bagan Super Giant managers
• East Bengal Club managers
• NorthEast United FC managers
• Jamshedpur FC managers
• Indian Super League managers