Amoolya Kamal


Amoolya Kamal is an Indian football coach and former footballer who played as a midfielder.

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.

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 [Football at the Football at the 2010 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2010 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2010 South Asian Games]. She was part of the team at the 2014 Asian Games.
She won in 2010 the Ekalavya Award, an award by the Government of Karnataka for the outstanding performance in sports.

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.

Honours

India