Fousiya Mampatta

Fousiya Mampatta
Personal information
Full name Fousiya Mampatta
Date of birth 1968
Place of birth Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Date of death 25 February 2021(2021-02-25) (aged 52–53)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kerala
Managerial career
2005–2006 Kerala
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fousiya Mampatta (1968 – 19 February 2021) was an Indian woman football player, coach, athlete and manager. She is one of the earliest female footballers from Kerala and was the first woman coach from the state.[1] She had a coaching career for more than 17 years.[2] Fousiya is considered as one of the women to promote footballing culture among the women in Kerala and was known as the Ambassador of Football in Malabar.[3] Other than being a footballer and weightlifter, she was also a part of the hockey and volleyball team of Kerala.[4]

  1. ^ "Kerala's first woman football coach Fousiya passes away". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Kerala's first female footballer and coach Fousiya passes away | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ^ "ഫുട്ബോൾ പരിശീലക ഫൗസിയ മാമ്പറ്റ നിര്യാതയായി | Kerala | Deshabhimani | Friday 19 Feb 2021". www.deshabhimani.com. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ^ "I am... Fousiya M - Football coach". The Hindu. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2021.