Amoolya Venkatesh

Early life 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.

Playing career 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. She was part of the team at the 2014 Asian Games.

She won in 2010 the Ekalavya Award, an award by the Government of Karnataka for the outstanding performance in sports.

Coaching career Amoolya was appointed the head coach of the Karnataka women's team for the 2022–23 Senior Women's National Football Championship season.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 1. 13 December 2010 Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh 18–0 2010 SAFF Women's Championship 2. 20 December 2010 Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh 8–0 2010 SAFF Women's Championship

Honours

India SAFF Championship: 2010 South Asian Games Gold medal: 2010