Who is Khalid Jamil? Know About His Tactics, Net Worth, Wife & More

The miracle man of Indian football, Khalid Jamil, is the frontrunner to become the head coach of the Indian national football team. Unarguably, one of the finest coaches in Indian football, Khalid's appointment as India's head coach can open doors to new opportunities for the Blue Tigers. After AIFF received over 170+ applications for the head coach role, Khalid Jamil's name has been shortlisted alongside Stefan Tarkovic and Stephen Constantine for the head coach role. The AIFF Executive Committee is set to decide the new head coach within a few days.

Who is Khalid Jamil?

Khalid Jamil, born in Kuwait to Indian Punjabi parents, grew up idolising Michel Platini. He began his football journey with Mahindra United at 20 before joining Air India. At a later stage of his career, he joined Mumbai FC and played a handful of matches. He has even represented the national team on 40 occasions and scored four goals for the Blue Tigers during his time as a player.

After retiring early, he started his coaching journey with Mumbai FC. After a successful stint at the Maharashtra outfit, he was asked to join Aizawl FC in 2016. In his maiden season as a coach at the I League, he did wonders when an underdog Aizawl went on to surprise the nation after they won the I League. After serving as the head coaches of Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, he then went on to become an assistant coach at North East United FC.

After Gerard Nus' departure, Khalid stepped in as interim coach and became the first Indian coach to take an ISL side to the semi-finals. He later went on to ply his trade with Chitwan in the Nepal Super League.

After Jamshedpur FC mutually parted ways with Scott Cooper, Jamil took charge. In his maiden season at JFC as a full-time coach, he continued his magical spell, and the Red Miners went on to reach the semi-finals of the ISL. Khalid also took them to the finals of the Kalinga Super Cup.

Khalid Jamil Tactics

Khalid Jamil, unlike modern coaches, believes in total football and prefers simple and tested tactics rather than unnecessarily complicating things. He believes in maintaining a strong defensive unit and emphasises hard-working midfielders and full-backs. Khalid Jamil tactics also focus a lot on set pieces and converting them into goals.

Jamil is said to believe in giving a lot of freedom and liberty to his players and is hailed for perfectly managing his players. Many players who have played under him feel that Jamil is obsessed with football and believes in leaving no stone unturned in his preparations.

Khalid Jamil's Net Worth

After winning the I-League with Aizawl FC, Jamil became the highest-paid Indian coach in 2017 when he signed for Kolkata giants East Bengal FC for a whopping 1.25 crores (rumoured). Assuming an estimated salary of 60-80 lakhs during his stints with North East United FC, Jamshedpur FC and more, we can expect his net worth to be around 3-4 crores.

Khalid Jamil wife

There is not much publicly available information about Khalid Jamil wife wife. As sources indicate, he has previously expressed his gratitude to his wife and his two sons after being felicitated as the AIFF Indian Coach of the Year for two consecutive years.