Khalid Jamil

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Khalid Ahmed Jamil
Khalid Jamil At Mumbai FC Pre Match Conference.JPG
Jamil with Mumbai during a press conference
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-04-21) 21 April 1977 (age 44)
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Mahindra United 0 (0)
1998–2001 Air India 19 (2)
2001–2007 Mahindra United 18 (3)
2007–2009 Mumbai 0 (0)
Total 37 (5)
National team
1998–2001 India 12 (0)
Teams managed
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– NorthEast United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

He is the first Indian permanent head coach of an ISL team and the only Indian coach to qualify for the ISL playoffs.[1][2] Jamil spent most of his playing career at Mahindra United, Air India and Mumbai.[3] He subsequently went into a career of football management after an early retirement in 2009 due to injuries. He managed several top-flight Indian football clubs like Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Aizwal, Mumbai and NorthEast United.

Early career[]

Jamil was born on 21 April 1977 in Kuwait City, Kuwait to Indian 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. Ever since Platini has been Jamil's favorite player.[4] He then moved to India later and got offered a contract from East Bengal and Mohun Bagan but rejected them as they were sponsored by an alcohol company.[4]

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.[5] 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.[4] 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 represented the India national team in 12 matches.[6]

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 finsh 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.[7] Jamil led Mumbai to 7th in 2010–11 I-League,[8] 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.[9]

Aizwal[]

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.[10]

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.[11]

Mohun Bagan[]

On 7 January 2019, Jamil joined Mohun Bagan as the head coach, succeeding Sankarlal Chakraborty for the remainder of the season.[12]

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.[13] 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.[14]

Jamil was handed over the interim role again in the 2020–21 season after head coach Gerard Nus parted ways with club mid-season[15] 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. [16][2]

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.[1] Under his guidance, NorthEast began its 2021–22 Indian Super League campaign on 20 November with a 4–2 loss to Bengaluru FC.[17]

Managerial statistics[]

As of match played 4 February 2022
Managerial record by club and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
M W D L GF GA GD Win %
Mumbai 1 July 2009 30 June 2016 164 44 58 62 188 226 −38 026.83 [18][19][20] [21][22][23][24]
Aizawl 1 January 2017 30 June 2017 18 11 4 3 24 14 +10 061.11 [25]
East Bengal 1 July 2017 30 June 2018 22 11 7 4 37 24 +13 050.00 [26]
Mohun Bagan 8 January 2019 30 June 2019 9 4 2 3 18 14 +4 044.44 [27]
NorthEast United (interim) 10 February 2020 25 February 2020 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 000.00 [28]
NorthEast United (interim) 12 January 2021 9 March 2021 11 6 4 1 20 13 +7 054.55 [29]
NorthEast United 23 October 2021 Present 16 2 4 10 19 35 −16 012.50 [30]
Total 243 78 80 85 310 335 −25 032.10

Honours[]

As a player[]

As a coach[]

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) I-League: 2016–17
  • FPAI Indian Football awards: Coach of the Year (2020-21)[31]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "NorthEast United appoint Khalid Jamil as head coach". Khel Now. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Khalid Jamil creates history as NorthEast qualify for ISL playoffs with 2-0 win over Kerala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Goan bashing for Mumbai FC". hindustantimes.com. The Hindustan Times. 18 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Datta, Nilanjan (17 October 2004). "Meet Khalid Jamil, God's own midfielder". The Times Of India. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Khalid Jamil". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Jamil, Khalid". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Khalid Jamil fares well in debut season - Sport - DNA". Dnaindia.com. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  8. ^ Malhotra, Kratik (18 September 2011). "Federation Cup: Salgaocar SC Held By Mumbai FC To A Goalless Draw". goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Mumbai FC management must foot the blame for the sorry state of the club. Here's why!". Khel Now. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Indian football underdog tales: Aizawl FC become 2016-17 I-League champions". www.goal.com. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Khalid Jamil becomes highest paid Indian coach ever". Khel Now. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Khalid Jamil joins Mohun Bagan as head coach". The Indian Express. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Former Aizawl FC coach Khalid Jamil joins NorthEast United FC". The News Mill. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  14. ^ "NorthEast United FC sack head coach Robert Jarni". The Indian Express. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  15. ^ "ISL 2020-21: NorthEast United FC Part Ways with Gerard Nus, Khalid Jamil Appointed as Interim Head Coach". NEWS18. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  16. ^ "NorthEast United 2-0 Kerala Blasters: VP Suhair, Lalengmawia send the Highlanders to the playoffs | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  17. ^ "ISL 2021-22: Bengaluru FC Record Classic 4-2 Win Against NorthEast United". Outlook India. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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  20. ^ "Mumbai FC » Fixtures & Results 2011/2012". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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  22. ^ "Mumbai FC » Fixtures & Results 2013/2014". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Mumbai FC » Fixtures & Results 2014/2015". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  24. ^ "Mumbai FC » Fixtures & Results 2015/2016". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  25. ^ "Aizawl FC » Fixtures & Results 2016/2017". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  26. ^ "SC East Bengal » Fixtures & Results 2017/2018". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  27. ^ "Mohun Bagan AC » Fixtures & Results 2018/2019". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  28. ^ "NorthEast United FC » Fixtures & Results 2019/2020". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  29. ^ "NorthEast United FC » Fixtures & Results 2020/2021". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  30. ^ "NorthEast United FC » Fixtures & Results 2021/2022". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  31. ^ "FPAI Indian Football awards: Sunil Chhetri, Arindam Bhattacharya and other winners | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

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