Background
Jamil was born on April 21, 1977 in Kuwait City, Kuwait to Indian parents.
Jamil was born on April 21, 1977 in Kuwait City, Kuwait to Indian parents.
Having managed Indian I-League side Mumbai F.C. since 2009, he is the club"s longest serving manager. Jamid played for three clubs in India in a 12-year playing career. He subsequently went into football management.
While in Kuwait Jamil went to an under-14 camp and met Michel Platini who was then the France national football team"s coach.
Ever since Platini has been Jamil"s favorite player. He then moved to India later and got offered a contract from East Bengal and Mohun Bagan but rejected them as they were sponsored by an alcohol company.
Jamil started his professional career with Mahindra United of the National Football League in 1997 but did not play during the 1997-1998 season and left for Air India Football Club in 1998. During the 2000-2001 season Jamil made his first professional appearances with Air India and reportedly got an offer to join a football club from Brunei but rejected to offer, he still regrets lieutenant
He then went back to Mahindra United in 2002 but barely played due to many injuries which eventually lead to early retirement.
He then joined Mumbai F.C. in 2007 but does not play a single game with them during his two years with the club In 2009 Jamil announced his retirement. Despite being born in Kuwait Jamil still decides to play for India and made his debut in 2001.
He only went on to have 7 caps, all of which were in 2001.
After retiring from playing Jamil went straight into management and started with his last playing club Mumbai F.C. of the I-League in 2009. After one season at the helm during the 2009-2010 season Jamil lead Mumbai to an 11th place finish out of 14 which was still considered a great season for Jamil considering the limited financial resources at his disposal.
During the 2010-2011 season Mumbai exceeded expectations to finish in 7th place out of 14 which earned Jamil huge praise In 2015 I-league Mumbai finished 6th their best.During the season he got into a heated argument during the away game at Bengaluru Football Club with Ashley Westwood andBFC fans. Supposedly hit with a bottle.