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India Today
2 hours ago
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Khalid Jamil announced as new head coach of Indian football team
Khalid Jamil, the former manager of East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, has been announced as the new head coach of the Indian men's football team. Jamil, who is a recognised football manager in the subcontinent, has been entrusted with rebuilding the side, which has been tottering on the international who coaches Jamshedpur FC will be taking over the Indian team, although the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) did not mention when exactly he will be taking over the side. Jamil is the first Indian man to coach in the national team in 13 years. The last Indian coach to head the national team was Savio Medeira who was in charge from October 2011 to March AIFF Executive Committee, in the presence of the Technical Committee, has approved the appointment of Khalid Jamil as the new head coach of the Senior India Men's National Team," the AIFF said in a statement. Jamil beat former India head coach Stephen Constantine to take over the position. Back on July 28, news agency PTI had reported that Jamil was the favourite to take over the position given AIFF's financial constraints. The 48-year-old, who is the current coach of Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC, is expected to directly take over the side, since the national league has been left in a limbo due to differences between AIFF and Jamil will be expected to take over the side and have an immediate impact. India are set to play in the FIFA international match window in September in their AFC Asian Cup qualifying round games on October 9 and 14, against is Khalid Jamil?A former India midfielder and now an AFC Pro Licensed coach, Jamil was named the AIFF Coach of the Year for the 2023-24 and 2024–25 Jamil is a prominent Indian football coach and former professional midfielder, widely respected for his tactical insight and leadership. Born on April 21, 1977, in Kuwait City to Indian parents, Jamil played club football in India for teams like Mahindra United, Air India, and Mumbai FC, and represented the national team from 1998 to 2006. Injuries forced him into early retirement, but he quickly transitioned into first gained major attention during his stint with Mumbai FC and later achieved national fame by guiding Aizawl FC to a historic I-League title in 2016–17. This made Aizawl the first team from Northeast India to win the national league, and earned Jamil the Syed Abdul Rahim Best Coach 2021, he became the first Indian head coach of an Indian Super League (ISL) team when NorthEast United FC handed him the reins, breaking a long-standing barrier in Indian football. As of 2025, he is the head coach of Jamshedpur FC, having led them to a strong ISL campaign and a Super Cup semi-final is known for his defensive discipline, tactical flexibility, and development of young talent. He is also considered a leading contender for the Indian national team coaching role.- Ends
India Today
4 days ago
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- India Today
Indian football team to get new head coach on August 1, Khalid Jamil front-runner
The next head coach of the Indian men's football team is set to be announced on August 1 when the executive committee of the national federation meets here with Khalid Jamil emerging as the frontrunner for the vacant job. While Jamil appears to be the preferred candidate of the technical committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in the three-man short-list, former India coach Stephen Constantine too remains in contention for the top the executive committee is meeting on August 1 to take a decision on the men's senior national team head coach," a top official of the AIFF said. "The members have been given the CVs of all the three short-listed candidates and what they want as remuneration, etc.," he added. The executive committee has a single point agenda -- the appointment of the men's senior national team head the AIFF's current financial constraints, Jamil will be the favourite to succeed Manolo Marquez as the new head coach. Since the 48-year-old Jamil is currently with Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC, he can immediately hit the road and be ready for the national team assignments. There is a FIFA international match window in September and India play their AFC Asian Cup qualifying round games on October 9 and 14 -- against Singapore home and away.A former India midfielder and now an AFC Pro Licensed coach, Jamil was named the AIFF Coach of the Year for the 2023-24 and 2024–25 was in a dual role before parting of ways with the AIFF earlier this month. He was head coach of ISL side FC Goa it is not yet clear whether Jamil will also perform dual role or whether he will leave his work at Jamshedpur FC if he gets the India job."It's the call of the executive committee and the members will take into account various factors," the source AIFF had also said that the executive committee, if required, can seek more names for the head coach's job."A key takeaway from the deliberations was the shared view that appointing a coach with a deep understanding of the Asian and Indian football ecosystem would be highly beneficial to the national team's immediate and future success," the AIFF said on terms of international experience, Constantine is way ahead of Jamil. The Anglo-Cypriot has been in charge of the Indian team twice earlier -- from 2002 to 2005, and from 2015 to the Asian Cup in 62-year-old UEFA Pro License holder has also coached East Bengal in the Indian Super League in 2022-23, and was till recently head coach of has earlier worked as head coach of countries like Nepal, Malawi and third name in the short-list sent to the executive committee by the AIFF technical committee, led by former captain IM Vijayan, is the 52-year-old Stefan Tarkovic, who has earlier coached the Slovakia national team from 2020 to 2022. He was the Kyrgyzstan coach in 2023-2024.- Ends
