Oinam Bembem Devi
Oinam Bembem Devi (born 4 April 1980) is a retired Indian footballer from Imphal, Manipur. In 2017, she was honoured with the Arjuna Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. She was nicknamed the Durga of Indian Football and is currently involved in spreading awareness about Women's football in India.
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The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award to Bembem Devi, August 29, 2017. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Oinam Bembem Devi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Imphal, Manipur, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manipur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | New Radiant | 3 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Eastern Sporting Union | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2016 | India | 85 | (32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Eastern Sporting Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | India Women's U-17 (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Manipur Police Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Manipur Women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oinam Bembem Devi is the recipient of India's highly prestigious award Padma Shri 2020.
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