Oinam Bembem Devi

In this Meitei name, the family name is Oinam and the given name is Bembem. "Devi" is a name suffix.

Bembem Devi
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award to Bembem Devi, August 29, 2017.
Personal information
Full name Oinam Bembem Devi
Date of birth (1980-04-04) 4 April 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Imphal, Manipur, India
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)[1]
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 82 (18)
Managerial career
2016–2018 Eastern Sporting Union
2018 India Women U17 (assistant)
2019– Manipur Police
2021– Manipur Women
Medal record
Representing  India
SAFF Women's Championship
Winner 2010 Bangladesh
Winner 2012 Sri Lanka
Winner 2014 Pakistan
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Bangladesh Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 India Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oinam Bembem Devi (born 4 April 1980) is an Indian football coach and former footballer from Manipur.[2] In 2017, she was honoured with the Arjuna Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.[3] She was nicknamed the Durga of Indian Football and is currently involved in spreading awareness about Women's football in India.[4]

Oinam Bembem Devi is the recipient of India's highly prestigious award Padma Shri 2020.[5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lm1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Media Team, AIFF (15 August 2022). "Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments". www.the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. ^ Joy Tirkey (22 August 2017). "I Dedicate My Arjuna Award To The Women Of India: Bembem Devi". Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  4. ^ "WOMEN'S FOOTBALL STAR OINAM BEMBEM DEVI WINS ARJUNA AWARD". 20 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Padma Awards 2020 Announced". pib.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. ^ The Hindu Net Desk (26 January 2020). "Full list of 2020 Padma awardees". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.