| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amoolya Kamal | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1984 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bangalore, Karnataka, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 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]
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]
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 ]
Amoolya was appointed the head coach of the Karnataka women's team for the 2022–23 Senior Women's National Football Championship season. [6]
| 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 |
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