Ravi Kumar Punia

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Ravi Punia
Punia in November 2022
Personal information
Full name Ravi Kumar Punia
Date of birth (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Rajasthan United
Number 36
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Bharat 8 (1)
2017–2018 Xavier's United FC 9 (0)
2018–2019 Mewar FC 1 (0)
2019–2020 Vijay FC 25 (9)
2021–2022 Rajasthan United 8 (0)
2022– Jaipur United FC 5 (2)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Dadra and Nagar Haveli (W)
2021-2022 HOPS (W)
2022-2023 Haryana (W)
2022-2023 Rajasthan United (assistant)
2023-2024 HOPS (assistant)
2024 Haryana (W)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ravi Kumar Punia[1] (born 7 February 1993) is an Indian association football coach[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] and Professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He last played in the I-League for Rajasthan United. He currently works as an assistant coach for the Indian Women's League club HOPS FC.[15][16] He has also represented Haryana in Santosh Trophy.

Early and personal life

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Punia in training at the New Bengaluru Football Stadium in Karnataka, 2021.

Born in Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, Punia went to Army Public School in Hisar, and took up football through representing the school team.[17] After appearing with Army Public School, He was selected to play for the district team of Hisar. While gaining experience playing in numerous states in India, he won the inter-university football championship in 2016. Punia is married to Sweta and has a daughter named Myra.[18][19]

Punia is employed by the Ministry of Labour and Employment – Government of India in ESIC (Employees' State Insurance Corporation).[18] He also represented its association football section in all-India and public-sector tournaments.[18]

Club career

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Punia began his senior club football career in Bharat in 2016, team from Pune that went on to compete in 2014–15 season of I-League.[18] He later moved to Xavier's United in 2017 and then got an opportunity of captainship during his tenure at Jaipur's Vijay FC, alongside playing for teams including Mewar Club.[18]

Ravi Kumar being unveiled as Rajasthan United player in 2021

He made his debut for Rajasthan United FC during I-League Qualifiers 2021, later Rajasthan United FC qualified for I-League 2021–22 season.[20][21]

Honours

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Punia celebrating with the runner-up trophy at the All India Public Sector Football Championship in 2023

Player

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Rajasthan United

Manager

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Haryana

Dadra and Nagar Haveli U17

References

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  1. ^ Luiz, Brian (24 October 2021). "Featured : Haryanavi Defender Ravi Kumar Punia Qualified for I-League by Winning the Qualifiers with Rajasthan United". Futbol India. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Awareness about injuries increased with ISL: Player-turned-coach Ravi Kumar Punia on his injury-plagued career, HOPS FC stint, and women's football".
  3. ^ "Women's football nationals: Haryana pip Bengal on penalties; to meet Manipur in final". Hans India.
  4. ^ "Red-hot Manipur continues to lead in Group B, Odisha and Haryana take maiden wins in Senior Women's NFC for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy". Kampion News World.
  5. ^ "Dealt with career-ending injury, Ravi Punia rediscovers love for football as coach". Khel Now. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Women's Football: Haryana pip Bengal; to meet Manipur in final". NagalandPost.
  7. ^ "Gladys Amfobea gives HOPS FC a New-Year gift". i-League. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Haryana pip Bengal on penalties, to meet Manipur in final of Sr Women's NFC for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy". ANI.
  9. ^ "Reflections on the Indian Women's League: Improvements Galore, but how do we build up on this?". MBFT.IN.
  10. ^ "IWL 2023-24: HOPS FC get back to winning ways with victory over East Bengal". Khel Now. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Haryana pip Bengal on penalties, to meet Manipur in final of Sr Women's NFC for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy". AIFF.
  12. ^ "28th Senior Women's National Football ChampionshipBala dazzles as Manipur overwhelm Sikkim 9–2". sangaiexpress.
  13. ^ "IWL: HOPS FC defeat East Bengal". thebridge.in. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  14. ^ "गुरुग्राम : हरियाणा फुटबॉल एसोसिएशन द्वारा आगामी होने वाली जूनियर राष्ट्रीय फुटबॉल प्रतियोगिता". Indianow24 (in Hindi).
  15. ^ "Detailed squads of all I-League teams for the 2021-22 season". khelnow.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  16. ^ "राजस्‍थान यूनाइटेड फुटबाल क्‍लब के कप्‍तान अभिषेक ने कहा, अभ्‍यास के लिए भोपाल सबसे बेहतर स्‍थान". Nai Dunia (in Hindi). 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  17. ^ Shafi, Sharhan (31 October 2021). "The Story of Ravi Kumar Punia, defender from Haryana playing for Rajasthan United FC". kashmircrown.com. Srinagar: The Kashmir Crown. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  18. ^ a b c d e Stan, Joel (22 October 2021). "The Story of Ravi Kumar Punia, defender from Haryana playing for Rajasthan United FC". halfwayfootball.com. The Halfway Football. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  19. ^ "India – R. Punia – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  20. ^ Soni, Navneet (11 December 2021). "Being the first club from the state, Rajasthan United aims to leave a mark in I League". Football Counter. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  21. ^ "Dealt with career-ending injury, Ravi Punia rediscovers love for football as coach". Khel Now. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  22. ^ "I-League Qualifiers 2021: Rajasthan United crowned champions | Goal.com India". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  23. ^ Selvaraj, Jonathan (4 July 2022). "Dadra and Nagar Haveli wins U-17 women nationals with players from Haryana, Delhi". sportstar.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  24. ^ Raj, Pritish (5 July 2022). "Questions arise as Dadra & Nagar Haveli lift U-17 women's football nationals with no local player". thebridge.in. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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