Mehrajuddin Wadoo

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Mehrajuddin Wadoo
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Wadoo lining up with India in 2007
Personal information
Full name Mehrajuddin Wadoo
Date of birth (1984-02-12) 12 February 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2002 Jammu and Kashmir Police
2002–2003 HAL
2003–2004 ITI Limited
2004–2007 Mohun Bagan
2007–2011 East Bengal
2011–2012 Salgaocar
2012–2013 Mohun Bagan 7 (0)
2013–2014 Mohammedan Sporting 13 (0)
2014–2015 Pune City 10 (0)
2015 → Bharat (loan) 11 (1)
2015–2016 Chennaiyin 27 (1)
2016 → Sporting Goa (loan) 6 (1)
2017 Mumbai 11 (0)
2017–2018 Mumbai City 14 (0)
International career
2005–2011 India 32 (2)
Managerial career
2018–2019 Pune City (academy coach)
2019–2020 Hyderabad (assistant)
2021–2022 Sudeva Delhi
2022–2023 Real Kashmir
2023 Mohammedan
2024– Jammu and Kashmir
2025– Mohammedan
Medal record
Flag of India.svg  India
Winner SAFF Championship 2005
Winner AFC Challenge Cup 2008
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mehrajuddin Wadoo (born 12 February 1984) is an Indian manager and former professional footballer. [1] [2] He is currrently coaching the Indian Super League club Mohammedan SC.

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During his playing days, Wadoo played for clubs such as Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Mohammedan, Salgaocar, Pune City, Chennaiyin, and Mumbai City. He also represented the India national team from 2005 to 2011.

Wadoo also served as president of Football Players' Welfare Association (FPAI) of India. [3]

Club career

Early career

He did his early schooling at Muyeen Public School, Sarai Balla, Iqra Masjid up to class X and later joined Sri Pratap High School, Srinagar. He did his BA IInd year from Amar Singh College, Wazir Bagh. He started playing football from a very early age and when he turned 8, he was motivated by his father, Mohd Sultan Wadoo, who had represented J&K in Santosh Trophy to pursue football rather than cricket.

Mehraj joined Iqbal Sports Club in 1996. He was member of U21 team of J&K and was noticed at the National level as a result.

Senior career

Mehrajuddin started out as a striker but then was converted into a defender, and can easily play as a defensive midfielder position. He started out with Iqbal Sports and then moved to J&K Police and then professionally at a league-level with HAL, ITI, Sporting Goa, Mohun Bagan, East Bengal. Currently he is associated with J&K Sports Council, training young football enthusiasts of Jammu & Kashmir.

International career

He scored the winning goal against Bangladesh in the SAFF Cup finals at Karachi in December 2005. He was also a member of the Indian squad that won Nehru Cup in 2007, the AFC Challenge Cup in 2008 and the Nehru Cup again in 2009.

Awards & achievements

4 times Winner, Federation Cup & IFA Shield. 2 times Winner, Nehru Cup (2007 & 2009). Wadoo was the best right-back in the Hero ISL during Season 2 as he helped Chennaiyin FC to the coveted Hero ISL trophy, appearing 14 times for the Super Machans. [4]

Managerial career

In 2021–22 season, Wadoo managed Sudeva Delhi and worked as coach of the J&K Sports Council. [5] In September 2022, he was appointed head coach of I-League side Real Kashmir after departure of David Robertson. [5] In midway of the 2022–23 season, he was succeeded by English manager Gifton Noel-Williams in the post, in February 2023. [6] [7]

On 21 February 2023, Wadoo replaced Kibu Vicuña in the post of head coach of Mohammedan Sporting. [8] [9] The club struggled to avoided relegation, and managed to finish in eighth position. [10]

Statistics

International

Statistics accurate as of 16 December 2011.

National teamYearAppsGoals
India 200521
200650
200740
200870
200950
201051
201140
Total322

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 December 2005 Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi, PakistanFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1–02–0 2005 SAFF Cup
27 September 2010 Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, IndiaFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1–02–0Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of 12 March 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef.
MWDLGFGAGDWin %
Sudeva Delhi 13 November 202131 August 2022174581323−10023.53
Real Kashmir 7 November 20221 February 2023145451112−1035.71
Mohammedan 21 February 20234202119+2050.00
Total35119153544−9031.43

Honours

India

Chennaiyin

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