Langam Chaoba Devi
{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1973)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Meitei name|Langam|Chaoba|Devi}}
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| fullname = Langam Chaoba Devi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|3|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Imphal, Manipur, India
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| position = Defender{{cite web |title=IOA finalises 22 disciplines for Asiad |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/ioa-finalises-22-disciplines-for-asiad/lite/ |publisher=The Indian Express |access-date=20 November 2020 |date=11 November 1998}}
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| clubs1 = Manipur
| nationalyears1 = 1994–1999
| nationalteam1 = India
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| manageryears1 = 2017–2020
| managerclubs1 = KRYPHSA
| manageryears2 = 2022–
| managerclubs2 = Kickstart
| manageryears3 = 2024
| managerclubs3 = India (women)
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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.{{Cite web |title=AIFF wants Langam Chaoba Devi as national team scout : 21st jun22 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport7..210622.jun22 |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=e-pao.net}}{{Cite web |date=2019-04-26 |title=Chaoba Devi turns attention to FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/chaoba-devi-turns-attention-to-fifa-u-17-women-s-world-cup-119042601215_1.html |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=www.business-standard.com}}{{Cite web |date=2019-04-26 |title=Chaoba Devi: We have seen unpolished diamonds among junior girls |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/football-indian-women-national-team-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-2020-maymol-rocky-aiff-chaoba-devi/article26955103.ece |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Sportstar |language=en}} She currently serves as the head coach of the club Kickstart in the Indian Women's League.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-21 |title=IWL: Gokulam complete inevitable title hat-trick in style |url=https://www.espn.in/football/story/_/id/37699229/iwl-indian-womens-league-2023-gokulam-kerala-win-final-hat-trick-titles-5-0-win-kickstart |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=ESPN |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-11 |title=Kickstart FC holds former Champions for a goalless draw in their sixth group-stage match of the IWL |url=http://www.indiansportsnews.com/football-news/48461-kickstart-fc-holds-former-champions-for-a-goalless-draw-in-their-sixth-group-stage-match-of-the-iwl |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=www.indiansportsnews.com |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-26 |title=Indian Women's League: We are really happy with our performance, says Kickstart FC owner Laxman Bhattarai - Articles |url=https://www.zee5.com/articles/indian-womens-league-we-are-really-happy-with-our-performance-says-kickstart-fc-owner-laxman-bhattarai |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=ZEE5 |language=en}} She also served as the head coach of the India women's football team in 2024.{{cite web |title=India to participate in Turkish Women's Cup 2024 in Alanya |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-to-participate-in-turkish-womens-cup-2024-in-alanya |website=the-aiff.com |access-date=2 February 2024 }}{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=AIFF technical committee recommends L Chaoba Devi as head coach of Indian women's team |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/aiff-technical-committee-recommends-l-chaoba-devi-as-head-coach-of-indian-womens-team-2864197 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}
Early life
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.{{Citation |last=Dunn |first=Carrie |title=Introduction: The Women's World Cup |date=2016 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137567338_1 |work=Football and the Women’s World Cup: Organisation, Media and Fandom |pages=1–4 |access-date=2023-09-20 |place=London |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK |doi=10.1057/9781137567338_1 |isbn=978-1-349-84954-3}} 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.{{Cite news |date=2014-07-08 |title=Eleven candidates pass AFC A certificate course |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/eleven-candidates-pass-afc-a-certificate-course/articleshow/38012390.cms |access-date=2023-09-20 |issn=0971-8257}}
Career
- 1990: She took part in the 9th Dana Cup International Women's Football Championship at Denmark.
- 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
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External links
- [https://www.the-aiff.com/coaches/profile/2017JAN207 AIFF profile]
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Category:Indian women's footballers
Category:India women's international footballers
Category:Footballers from Imphal
Category:Sportswomen from Manipur
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:Indian women's football managers
Category:Indian football coaches
Category:India women's national football team managers