Khalid Jamil
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 Jamshedpur
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Jamil with Mumbai during a press conference in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Khalid Ahmed Jamil | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1977 | ||
| 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 | |||
Jamil spent most of his playing career at Mahindra United, Air India and Mumbai. He subsequently went into a career of football management after an early retirement in 2009 due to injuries.
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.