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Mehrajuddin Wadoo
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
Team information
Current team
 Sreenidi Deccan FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 Sporting
Medal record
 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 professional manager and former footballer.[1] [2] During his playing days, Wadoo played for clubs such as Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, 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

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Early career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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International

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Statistics accurate as of 16 December 2011.

National team Year Apps Goals
India 2005 2 1
2006 5 0
2007 4 0
2008 7 0
2009 5 0
2010 5 1
2011 4 0
Total 32 2

International goals

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Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 December 2005 Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan  Bangladesh 1–0 2–0 2005 SAFF Cup
2 7 September 2010 Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India  Namibia 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Managerial statistics

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As of 12 March 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
M W D L GF GA GD Win %
Sudeva Delhi 13 November 2021 31 August 2022 17 4 5 8 13 23 −10 023.53
Real Kashmir 7 November 2022 1 February 2023 14 5 4 5 11 12 −1 035.71
Mohammedan 21 February 2023 4 2 0 2 11 9 +2 050.00
Total 35 11 9 15 35 44 −9 031.43

Honours

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India

Chennaiyin

References

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  1. ^ Maitra, Sayantan (7 January 2017). "Jammu and Kashmir: How the CRPF helped two Indian footballers play in Spain!". ibtimes.co.in. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Wadoo to take Charge". khelnow.com.
  3. ^ Noronha, Anselm (3 July 2011). "India: FPWA President Mehrajuddin Wadoo Holds a Football Awareness Camp in Srinagar". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Mehrajuddin Wadoo profile - Goals, Passes and more". Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b Khan, Abid (17 September 2022). "Mehraj ud Din Wadoo appointed as coach of RKFC". greaterkashmir.com. Srinagar: Greater Kashmir. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  6. ^ "I-League: Former Premier League footballer Gifton Noel replaces Wadoo as Real Kashmir FC coach". ksportswatch.com. Srinagar: Kashmir Sports Watch. 7 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. ^ "I-League | Our approach will be different now, says new Real Kashmir FC coach". greaterkashmir.com. Srinagar: Greater Kashmir Network. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. ^ Sudharshan, M (21 February 2023). "Wadoo was serving as the manager of Real Kashmir until a few days back". KhelNow.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  9. ^ Tarafdar, Veronica (30 March 2023). "In the last matchday of the I-League season, teams compete for improved Super Cup qualifying ranking". footballexpress.in. Football Express India. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. ^ Media, AIFF (5 March 2023). "NEROCA FC beat Mohammedan Sporting to climb eight in I-League 2022–23". the-kickoff.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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