Amoolya Kamal

Amoolya Kamal
Personal information
Full name	Amoolya Kamal
Date of birth	11 July 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Bengaluru United
	Karnataka
International career
2007–2014	India
Managerial career
2023	Karnataka women
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amoolya Kamal (born 11 July 1984) is an Indian football coach and former footballer who played as a midfielder.^[2]^[1]

Early life

Amoolya was born in Bangalore to parents Kamal and Chitra Gangadharan. Her father Kamal was a state-level footballer, while her mother Chitra played for Karnataka and also represented India women's national football team.^[3]^[4]

Playing career

Amoolya represented India at the 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification and the 2012 Olympics Qualifiers. She was also a part of the national winning squads which played in the 2010 SAFF Women's Championship and 2010 South Asian Games.^[3] She was part of the team at the 2014 Asian Games.^[5]

She won in 2010 the Ekalavya Award, an award by the Government of Karnataka for the outstanding performance in sports.^{[citation needed]}

Coaching career

Amoolya was appointed the head coach of the Karnataka women's team for the 2022–23 Senior Women's National Football Championship season.^[6]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1.	13 December 2010	Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh	Bhutan	18–0	2010 SAFF Women's Championship
2.	20 December 2010	Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh	Pakistan	8–0	2010 SAFF Women's Championship

Honours

India

SAFF Championship: 2010
South Asian Games Gold medal: 2010

References

^ ^a ^b "Amoolya Kamal". AIFF. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Amoolya Kamal". AFC. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Mamma's girl". The Hindu. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Mother, daughter team up to bring football glory". The Hindustan TImes. 24 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Supermom of Indian football who won a gold for India - Amoolya". The Bridge. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
^ "In her parents' footsteps: All eyes on the coach". Bangalore Mirror. 1 April 2023.

External links

Amoolya Kamal at All India Football Federation
Amoolya Kamal at Global Sports Archive
Amoolya Kamal at Eurosport

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[aiff-1] "Amoolya Kamal". AIFF. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[2] "Amoolya Kamal". AFC. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[hnd-3] "Mamma's girl". The Hindu. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[4] "Mother, daughter team up to bring football glory". The Hindustan TImes. 24 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[5] "Supermom of Indian football who won a gold for India - Amoolya". The Bridge. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

[6] "In her parents' footsteps: All eyes on the coach". Bangalore Mirror. 1 April 2023.

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