Jamshedpur: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Pro Licence holder Khalid Jamil has been appointed as head coach of Jamshedpur FC.
Jamil's appointment was announced after Scott Cooper expressed his inability to continue in the position.
Jamil will embark on his new journey with the Super Cup in January, followed by the remainder of the Indian Super League season, the statement said.
Jamil expressed his delight and said, "I want to thank the club management to give me this opportunity and I feel very excited to join Jamshedpur FC. Our target is to bring Jamshedpur FC in a better position and for that we all must work hard to bring Jamshedpur on top."
Jamshedpur FC CEO Mukul Choudhari said, "We have everything to play for with the Super Cup and half of the ISL remaining.
"Hence, we believe he has the understanding, experience and track record in Indian football to build and take us forward, starting with the very next game."
Jamshedpur are lying in 10th spot in the ISL with just nine points from 12 games.
Jamil's first engagement in the ISL was with NorthEast United where he signed as the head of academy in 2019-20. His breakthrough with the club came in 2020-21 when he was hired as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season and he led the Highlanders to the playoffs including a 10-game unbeaten streak.
He was then appointed as their head coach for the 2021-22 season, making him the first Indian permanent head coach of an ISL club.
He also led Aizawl FC to the 201617 I-League title, making Aizawl the first club from the northeast to win the national title.
