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{{short description|Indian football manager and former footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gift Raikhan
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|5|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mapao Zingtun, [[Manipur]], India
| height = 
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Left back]]
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1999–2000
| clubs1 = [[Bengal Mumbai FC|Bengal Mumbai]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2000–2002
| clubs2 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2002–2004
| clubs3 = [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|HAL]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2004–2006
| clubs4 = [[Indian Bank Recreational Club|Indian Bank]]
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2005–2006
| clubs5 = → [[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]] (loan)
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| years6 = 2006
| clubs6 = → [[Bharat Earth Movers|BEML]] (loan)
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
| years7 = 2007
| clubs7 = [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
| caps7 =
| goals7 =
| pcupdate =
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| ntupdate =
| manageryears1 = 2015–2018
| managerclubs1 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| manageryears2 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs2 = [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
| manageryears3 = 2019
| managerclubs3 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]] (Technical Director)
| manageryears4 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs4 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
}}

'''Gift Raikhan''' (born 25 May 1981) is an Indian retired [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)#Full-back|left back]], and the current [[Manager (association football)|manager]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Ritabrata|last=Banerjee|url=https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/i-league-neroca-fc-sign-gouramangi-singh-fabien-vorbe/1lmm79solquku1w439c84rqzl1|title=NEROCA FC sign Gourmangi Singh and Fabien Vorbe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512060206/https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/i-league-neroca-fc-sign-gouramangi-singh-fabien-vorbe/1lmm79solquku1w439c84rqzl1|archive-date=12 May 2021|website=Goal.com|date=17 August 2017|access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref>

==Playing career==
During a playing career which spanned six seasons, Raikhan played for BMFC, [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]], [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|HAL]], [[Indian Bank Recreational Club|Indian Bank]], [[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]], [[Bharat Earth Movers|BEML]], and [[Pune F.C.|Pune]].<ref name=PFCU202012Champions>{{cite web|title=U20 I-League: Champions Pune FC sign off on all-win note, down Prayag Utd 3-1|url=http://punefc.com/?news=u20-i-league-champions-pune-fc-sign-off-on-all-win-note-down-prayag-utd-3-1|work=Pune Football Club|accessdate=28 July 2012}}</ref> He even played in the [[I-League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=I-League |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/ileague/01_0_news.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130206150342/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/ileague/01_0_news.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 February 2013 |work=Indian Football |accessdate=28 July 2012 }}</ref>

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.<ref name=PFCU202012Champions/>

==Coaching career==
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.<ref name=PFCU202012Champions/> 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.<ref name=PFCU202012Champions/>

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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pune FC add Gift and goalkeeping coach Glen to team staff|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-16/i-league/42113225_1_coach-mike-snoei-head-coach-division-i-league|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233514/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-16/i-league/42113225_1_coach-mike-snoei-head-coach-division-i-league|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 December 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref>

In June 2018, [[Aizawl F.C.]] announced signing of Raikhan from [[NEROCA F.C.]] as head coach for [[2018–19 I-League]].<ref name="newcoach">{{cite web|title=I-League: Aizawl FC snap up Gift Raikhan from NEROCA FC |url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-aizawl-fc-gift-raikhan-neroca-fc/o0pjpx2q7j9u1gly9637qoydn|access-date=6 June 2018 |publisher=goal.com|date=6 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="newcoach1">{{cite web|title=Gift Raikhan as Head Coach |url=https://www.facebook.com/aizawl.fc/photos/a.529274597138062.1073741827.521405447924977/1899124690153039/?type=3|access-date=6 June 2018 |publisher=Aizawl FC (official Facebook page)|date=6 June 2018}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|8 December 2018}}.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan=2! width=150|Team
!rowspan=2! width=120|From
!rowspan=2! width=120|To
!colspan=7|Record
|-
!width=40|G
!width=40|W
!width=40|D
!width=40|L
!width=50|Win %
|-

|align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA FC]]
|align=left|{{nobreak|2015}}
|align=left|{{nobreak|2018}}
{{WDL|34|20|8|6}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|align=left|{{nobreak|2018}}
|align=left|{{nobreak|2019}}
{{WDL|11|2|3|6}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA FC]]
|align=left|{{nobreak|2019}}
|align=left|{{nobreak|2021}}
{{WDL|16|5|3|8}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|61|27|14|20}}
|}
{{notelist-ua}}

==Honours==
===Managerial===

;NEROCA
*[[I-League 2nd Division]] (1): [[2016–17 I-League 2nd Division|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/2nd-division-league/delightful-neroca-desperate-to-break-second-division-jinx/|title=Delightful Neroca Desperate To Break Second Division Jinx|website=i-league.org|access-date=18 April 2021|archive-date=24 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924184509/http://i-league.org/2nd-division-league/delightful-neroca-desperate-to-break-second-division-jinx/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[I-League]] Runners-up (1): [[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Minerva Punjab presented with winners' trophy; NEROCA's Gift Raikhan named season's best coach|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/i-league-2017-18-minerva-punjab-presented-with-winners-trophy-nerocas-gift-raikhan-named-seasons-best-coach-4401551.html|access-date=13 April 2018|work=FirstPost|date=22 March 2018}}</ref>

===Individual===
# Best Coach of [[2017–18 I-League]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{I-League managers}}{{Aizawl F.C. managers}}{{Gokulam Kerala FC managers}}{{NEROCA F.C. managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raikhan, Gift}}
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:Association football defenders]]
[[Category:Aizawl FC managers]]
[[Category:Gokulam Kerala FC managers]]
[[Category:NEROCA FC managers]]
[[Category:Bengal Mumbai FC players]]

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