Langam Chaoba Devi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Langam Chaoba Devi | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Imphal, Manipur, India | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Manipur | |||
| International career | |||
| 1994–1999 | India | ? | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2020 | KRYPHSA | ||
| 2022– | Kickstart | ||
| 2024 | India (women) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Langam Chaoba Devi (born 1 March 1973) is an Indian football coach and former footballer from Manipur. She took up coaching and served as the assistant coach of the Indian women's team.[2][3][4] She currently serves as the head coach of the club Kickstart in the Indian Women's League.[5][6][7] She also served as the head coach of the India women's football team in 2024.[8][9]
Early life
[edit]Chaoba from Naoremthong Laishram Leikai, Imphal is a coach with the Youth Affairs and Sports department, Manipur. Her parents are Langam Angou and Kumudini. She is the youngest of the six siblings.[10] Her parents were reluctant to let Chaoba play the game and they came to know about her football only when they saw her name in the newspapers after she got selected for the Manipur. She did her schooling in Kebol Girls High School and later went to the Manipur University.
Chaoba passed the NIS Coaching Diploma from SAI Kolkata and in 2014, she completed the AFC 'A ' certificate.[11]
Career
[edit]- 1990: She took part in the 9th Dana Cup International Women's Football Championship at Denmark.[10]
- 1997: She was part of the Indian women's team at the 11th Asian Women's football championship at Ghuangzhou.
- 1998: She was part of the team at the 13th Asian Games at Bangkok.
- 1999: She captained the Indian women's team that played 12th Asian Women Football Championship at Philippines.
References
[edit]- ^ "IOA finalises 22 disciplines for Asiad". The Indian Express. 11 November 1998. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "AIFF wants Langam Chaoba Devi as national team scout : 21st jun22 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Chaoba Devi turns attention to FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup". www.business-standard.com. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (26 April 2019). "Chaoba Devi: We have seen unpolished diamonds among junior girls". Sportstar. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "IWL: Gokulam complete inevitable title hat-trick in style". ESPN. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Reporter, I. S. N. (11 May 2023). "Kickstart FC holds former Champions for a goalless draw in their sixth group-stage match of the IWL". www.indiansportsnews.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Indian Women's League: We are really happy with our performance, says Kickstart FC owner Laxman Bhattarai - Articles". ZEE5. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "India to participate in Turkish Women's Cup 2024 in Alanya". the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ PTI. "AIFF technical committee recommends L Chaoba Devi as head coach of Indian women's team". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ a b Dunn, Carrie (2016), "Introduction: The Women's World Cup", Football and the Women’s World Cup: Organisation, Media and Fandom, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 1–4, doi:10.1057/9781137567338_1, ISBN 978-1-349-84954-3, retrieved 20 September 2023
- ^ "Eleven candidates pass AFC A certificate course". The Times of India. 8 July 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1973 births
- Living people
- Indian women's footballers
- India women's international footballers
- Footballers from Imphal
- Sportswomen from Manipur
- Women's association football defenders
- Indian women's football managers
- Indian football coaches
- India women's national football team managers
- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for India