 The President,Ram Nath Kovind presenting theArjuna Award to Bembem Devi, 29 August 2017. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bembem Devi Oinam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1980-04-04)4 April 1980 (age 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Imphal,Manipur, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 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
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bembem Devi Oinam (Meitei:Oinam Bembem Devi, born 4 April 1980) is an Indian football coach and former footballer fromManipur.[2] In 2017, she was honoured with theArjuna Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.[3] She was nicknamed theDurga 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 awardPadma Shri 2020.[5][6]
Devi began her career as a footballer in 1988 when she began training at the United Pioneers Club in Imphal.[1] In 1991, she was selected to represent theManipur U-13 team in the sub-junior football tournament. Her performances in the tournament seeham was signed up by Yawa Singjamei Leishangthem Lekai club, and two years later, by the Social Union Nascent (SUN) Club.[7]
At the national level, Devi is a regular member of theManipur state football team for woman since the year 1993. She has been appointed the captain of her state team since the 32nd National Games held inHyderabad, where she led her state to victory.[7]
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In the match against defending champions Sun hotels and resorts, Bembem scored in both halves to help New Radiant WSC to a comfortable 4–0 win, securing them a spot in the semi-finals against Sun Hotels and Resorts. In the semi-finals, they defeated Sun hotels and resorts 5–1 and entered the final. The Final match was held on 21 June 2014 between New Radiant SC and Maldives National Defence Force. Bembem Devi scored in 9th and 26th minute of the match, to help New Radiant WSC achieve a historic 5–1 win over MNDF to win the league.[7]
Bembem Devi ended up as the top scorer of thetournament with 6 goals in just 3 matches. She also provided 4 assists and she was awarded the Player of The Tournament for her excellent performances.[7]
At the age of 15, Bembem made her international debut againstGuam in the Asian Women's Championships.
The turning point in her career came at the 1996Asian Games, where the Indian national team were drawn in a group alongsideJapan and neighboursNepal. They lost to Japan 1-0 and won against Nepal 1-0 to progress from the group with Japan. In round 2 they would be drawn in a tough group alongside the national teams ofUzbekistan,Turkmenistan andNorth Korea. They lost all their matches but by then Oinam Bemben Devi had announced her arrival at the national stage.[7]
Before the 1997 AFC Cup inChina, the Indian eve's team were sent toGermany for a month-long camp, where the national team players were trained by German coaches and played against German oppositions. The camp proved vital as the Indian team won 3-0 againstHong-Kong,Japan the top ranked team in women’ s football, defeated India 1-0 and in their final group game encounter India thrashedGuam 10-0.[7]
She was given the armband of the Indian contingent in the AFC qualifying competition, held inThailand in 2003. She was the captain of the Indian team that emerged winners at the 11thSouth Asian Games held inBangladesh, in 2010 and the2012 SAFF Women's Championship held inSri Lanka in the year 2012.[7]
She played her last game on 15 February against Nepal, at the 12th South Asian Games in Shillong.[8] She finished her international career with 82 caps.[9]
| Appearances and Goals by year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Years | Caps | Goals |
| 1995–2007 | ||
| 2010 | 10 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 12 |
Devi was appointed as manager ofEastern Sporting Union in 2017Indian Women's League final rounds. She also became the first manager ofIndian Women's League history to claim the tournament title also as a player. In 2018, she was assigned as the assistant coach for the India U17 women's team.[10]
In the2018–19 Indian Women's League season, she managedManipur Police Sports Club.
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Eastern Sporting Union
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New Radiant WSC[12]
Eastern Sporting Union
Manipur
Padma Shri:2020
