Gift Raikhan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Mapao Zingtun, Manipur, India | ||
| Date of death | 22 June 2026 (aged 45) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Bengal Mumbai | 24 | (2) |
| 2000–2002 | Churchill Brothers | 52 | (6) |
| 2002–2004 | HAL | 46 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | Indian Bank | 54 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | → Vasco (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2006-2007 | → BEML (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2007-2008 | Pune | 26 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2018 | NEROCA | ||
| 2018–2019 | Aizawl | ||
| 2019-2020 | Gokulam Kerala (technical director) | ||
| 2020- | NEROCA | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gift Raikhan (born 25 May 1981) was an Indian football coach and a former player who played as a left-back.[1] He also managed Manipur football team in Santosh Trophy. He died on 22 June 2026, at the age of 45.
Playing career
[edit]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]
Coaching career
[edit]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 the signing of Raikhan from NEROCA F.C. as head coach for 2018–19 I-League.[5][6]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of 8 December 2018.
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
 NEROCA FC |
2015 | 2018 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 58.82 | ||
| Aizawl |
2018 | 2019 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18.18 | ||
| NEROCA FC |
2019 | 2021 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 31.25 | ||
| NEROCA FC |
2026 | 2027 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20.00 | ||
| Total | 66 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 42.42 | ||||
Honours
[edit]Managerial
[edit]NEROCA
Individual
References
[edit]- ↑ Banerjee, Ritabrata (17 August 2017). "NEROCA FC sign Gourmangi Singh and Fabien Vorbe". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "U20 I-League: Champions Pune FC sign off on all-win note, down Prayag Utd 3–1". punefc.com. Pune, Maharashtra: Pune Football Club. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ↑ "I-League". Indian Football. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Pune FC add Gift and goalkeeping coach Glen to team staff". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ "I-League: Aizawl FC snap up Gift Raikhan from NEROCA FC". goal.com. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ↑ "Gift Raikhan as Head Coach". Aizawl FC (official Facebook page). 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ↑ "Delightful Neroca Desperate To Break Second Division Jinx". i-league.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- 1 2 "I-League 2017–18: Minerva Punjab presented with winners' trophy; NEROCA's Gift Raikhan named season's best coach". firstpost.com. Chandigarh: The FirstPost News. Press Trust of India. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Ingale, Shreyash (4 July 2019). "NEROCA set to appoint Gift Raikhan as head coach for upcoming I League season". iftwc.com. Indian Football Team for World Cup. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2022.