Who is Khalid Jamil? India's newly-appointed soccer coach who beat Stephen Constantine, Stefan Tarkovic within the race

Published on: Aug 01, 2025 01:40 pm IST

A former India participant, Khalid Jamil represented the nationwide group as a midfielder in 40 matches.

The All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) appointed Khalid Jamil as the brand new head coach of the Indian males’s nationwide soccer group, on Friday. Jamil’s appointment will see him turn into the primary Indian to carry the function since Savio Medeira in 2011-12. The determination comes after Manolo Marquez stepped down as India head coach final month, after a winless tenure which went for over a yr of aggressive matches.

Khalid Jamil was chosen forward of ex-India head coach Stephen Constantine and Slovakia’s Stefan Tarkovic.(HT)

Jamil was chosen forward of ex-India head coach Stephen Constantine and Slovakia’s Stefan Tarkovic. He will start his tenure on the CAFA Nations Cup in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, which can start on August 29.

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Who is Khalid Jamil?

Currently, he’s head coach of ISL group Jamshedpur FC, whom he led to a fifth-placed end within the 2024-25 season. He is the one Indian supervisor to qualify for the ISL playoffs, which he did with NorthEast United within the 2020-21 marketing campaign.

A former India participant, he represented the nationwide group as a midfielder in 40 matches, and joined teaching in 2009 with a six-year stint at Mumbai Football Club. Then he joined Aizawl FC, notably profitable the I-League with them. He has additionally had managerial roles in each East Bengal and Mohun Bagan.

Now 48-years-old, he was born in Kuwait City. While in Kuwait, he met France legend Michel Platini at an under-14 camp. Jamil can also be an AFC Pro License Diploma holder.

He started his membership profession in India with Mahindra United, after which left for Air India in 1998. Then in 2002, he returned to Mahindra United, however barely performed on account of accidents, which additionally led to an early retirement. Then he joined Mumbai FC, the place he didn’t play a single recreation.

His contract with Jamshedpur FC runs till 2026, and based on stories, he’s anticipated to take up a twin function till the conclusion of 2025 Durand Cup, the place they’ve already reached the quarterfinals.

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