Gift Raikhan (born 25 May 1981) is an Indian retired footballer who played as a left-back, and football manager who last managed NEROCA.[1] He also managed Manipur football team in Santosh Trophy.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1981-05-25) 25 May 1981 (age 41) | ||
Place of birth | Mapao Zingtun, Manipur, India | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | Bengal Mumbai | ||
2000–2002 | Churchill Brothers | ||
2002–2004 | HAL | ||
2004–2006 | Indian Bank | ||
2005–2006 | → Vasco (loan) | ||
2006 | → BEML (loan) | ||
2007 | Pune | ||
Teams managed | |||
2015–2018 | NEROCA | ||
2018–2019 | Aizawl | ||
2019 | Gokulam Kerala (Technical Director) | ||
2019–2021 | NEROCA | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
During a playing career which spanned six seasons, Raikhan played for BMFC, Churchill Brothers, HAL, Indian Bank, Vasco, BEML, and Pune.[2] He even played in the I-League.[3]
His favorite moment of his career was during the 2000 Rovers Cup when he scored for BMFC against Churchill Brothers which helped secure his move to the club.[2]
After retiring in 2007, Raikhan joined the Youth System at Pune. From 2008 to 2010 Raikhan was assistant to Norbert Gonsalvez in coaching the u17 and u15 teams.[2] In 2011, he was promoted to head coach of the Pune F.C. Academy U20 side and in 2012 led the team to a championship by finishing first in the 2012 I-League U20.[2]
In September 2013, it was confirmed that Raikhan had been promoted to the first-team at Pune F.C. as the assistant to new head coach Mike Snoei.[4]
In June 2018, Aizawl F.C. announced signing of Raikhan from NEROCA F.C. as head coach for 2018–19 I-League.[5][6]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
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2015 | 2018 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 058.82 | ||
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2018 | 2019 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 018.18 | ||
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2019 | 2021 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 031.25 | ||
Total | 61 | 27 | 14 | 20 | 044.26 |
NEROCA
Individual
Head coaches of the I-League | |
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2020–21 season | |
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Aizawl FC – managers | |
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Gokulam Kerala FC – managers | |
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NEROCA FC – managers | |
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