Shameel Chembakath (Association football manager)

Shameel Chembakath (born 12 January 1986) is a former Indian professional footballer who currently works as the manager of the reserves and Under-18 team of Hyderabad FC.[1][2] After retiring from football at an early age due to injury problems, he started his professional managerial career by managing the Under-15 team of Kerala Blasters in 2017.[3][4] Shameel also worked as the assistant coach of the reserves team of the Blasters that won the 2019-20 season of the Kerala Premier League [5][6]

In this Indian name, the name Chembakath is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shameel.
Shameel Chembakath
Shameel in 2015
Personal information
Full name Shameel Chembakath
Date of birth (1986-01-12) 12 January 1986
Place of birth Malappuram, Kerala, India
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre Back / Right Back
Club information
Current team
 Hyderabad FC Reserves(manager)
Youth career
1998-2003 SAIL Academy, Bokaro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004-2005 Viva Kerala
2005-2007 Vasco Sports Club, Goa
2007-2008 Mohammedan
2008-2009 Bengal Mumbai FC
Teams managed
2014-2016 Prodigy Academy (Head Coach)
2016-2017 Muthoot Academy (Head Coach)
2017-2020 Kerala Blasters U-15 (Head Coach)
Kerala Blasters Reserves (Assistant)
2020- Hyderabad FC Reserves and Under 18
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Shameel started his youth career in Jharkhand by playing for SAIL Football Academy. After spenting 5 years there he was signed by Viva Kerala in 2004.[7] He spent one year there before signing for Vasco Sports Club Goa in 2005.[8] He was signed by the Kolkata based club Mohammedan S.C in 2007 for the 2007-08 season.[9][10] In 2008 Bengal Mumbai FC signed him for their 2008-09 squad. Shameel was called for Indian national football team camp in 2007 for the pre olympic qualifier competitions, but didnt made it to the final squad. Due to injury problems he was forced to retire from professional football in 2009.

Managerial career

After retiring at the age of 24 ,Shameel worked as the head coach of different schools across Kerala. It was in 2014 he started his career as a professional football coach. He signed as the head coach of the Prodigy football Academy which was in partnership with Kerala Blasters Football Schools.[11][12] Later in 2016, Shameel signed for Muthoot Football Academy ,which was in association with Kerala Blasters .[13] Shameel got the AFC B Coaching License in 2017.[14][15] In the same year, Kerala Blasters decided to field their youth teams in Hero Elite League and Shameel was appointed as the head coach of the Under 15 team of the Blasters.[16][17] His first accomplishment as a coach came during the 2018-19 Juniors League as the Under 15 side of the Blasters reached the semi-finals of the tournament.[18] Later that year, he got the AFC A Coaching License.[19] He also worked with the reserve team of Kerala Blasters as their assistant manager and is known for the development of players like Sahal Abdul Samad and Mohammad Rakip.[20][21] Also the Under-15 players Yoihenba Meitei and Aman Sahni, whom played under Shameel was called up for the India U-15 team in 2019.[22] In 2020, the reserve side of the Blasters won the 2019-2020 season of the Kerala Premier League making it Shameel's first title claim as a manager.[23] He also got some few chances to work as the assistant manager of the Kerala Blasters senior team towards the end of the 2018-2019 regular season. He left Kerala Blasters in 2020 after the end of his regular contract.[24]

On 2 January 2021 it was officially announced that Shameel has signed a three year deal with Hyderabad FC as the head coach of their reserves team.[25]

Statistics

Managerial statistics
As of 2 February 2020.
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Kerala Blasters Under 15 (manager) 2017 2020 36 22 4 10 61
Kerala Blasters Reserves (assistant) 2018 2020 48 30 4 14 57

References
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  2. Jan 2, PTI /; 2021; Ist, 18:02. "Hyderabad name Shameel Chembakath head coach for reserves & U18s | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "കേരള ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്സ് മുൻ സഹപരിശീലകൻ ഷമീൽ ചെമ്പകത്ത് ഹൈദരാബാദ് എഫ്സിയിൽ". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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  5. "Interview with former KBFC youth and reserve team coach Shameel Chembakath". www.dreamsportsindia.in. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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  14. "RESULTS ANNOUNCED FOR AFC B LICENSE COURSE". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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  19. Release, Press (20 November 2019). "AIFF declares AFC A Coaching License Course results!". Arunava about Football. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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  22. "U-15 players Yoihenba and Sahni summoned for national team duty". The Bridge. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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