Ravi Kumar Punia Explained

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

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

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]

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

Player

Rajasthan United

• I-League Qualifiers: 2021^[22]

Manager

Haryana

• Senior Women's National Football Championship runner-up: 2023–24

Dadra and Nagar Haveli U17

• Junior Girl's National Football Championship: 2022^{[23] [24]}

External links

• Ravi Punia at ESPN
  • Ravi Punia at Everything for Football
• Ravi Punia at Eurosport
  • Ravi Punia at Mackolik
• Ravi Punia at Soccer Stats 247

Notes and References

1. Web site: Featured : Haryanavi Defender Ravi Kumar Punia Qualified for I-League by Winning the Qualifiers with Rajasthan United.. 2021-12-21. Futbol India. en. 26 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126160147/https://www.futbolindia.in/2021/10/Ravi-kumar-punia.html. 24 October 2021. Brian. Luiz.
2. Web site: 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. Web site: Women's football nationals: Haryana pip Bengal on penalties; to meet Manipur in final. Hans India . en.
4. Web site: 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 . en.
5. Web site: Dealt with career-ending injury, Ravi Punia rediscovers love for football as coach . 2024-02-20 . Khel Now . en.
6. Web site: Women's Football: Haryana pip Bengal; to meet Manipur in final. NagalandPost . en.
7. Web site: Gladys Amfobea gives HOPS FC a New-Year gift . 2024-01-04 . i-League . en.
8. Web site: Haryana pip Bengal on penalties, to meet Manipur in final of Sr Women's NFC for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy . ANI . en.
9. Web site: Reflections on the Indian Women's League: Improvements Galore, but how do we build up on this?. MBFT.IN . en.
10. Web site: IWL 2023-24: HOPS FC get back to winning ways with victory over East Bengal . 2024-02-20 . Khel Now . en.
11. Web site: Haryana pip Bengal on penalties, to meet Manipur in final of Sr Women's NFC for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy . AIFF . en.
12. Web site: 28th Senior Women's National Football ChampionshipBala dazzles as Manipur overwhelm Sikkim 9–2 . sangaiexpress . en.
13. Web site: IWL: HOPS FC defeat East Bengal . 2024-02-20 . thebridge.in . en.
14. Web site: गुरुग्राम : हरियाणा फुटबॉल एसोसिएशन द्वारा आगामी होने वाली जूनियर राष्ट्रीय फुटबॉल प्रतियोगिता. Indianow24. hi.
15. Web site: Detailed squads of all I-League teams for the 2021-22 season . 2023-03-30 . khelnow.com . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211225142903/https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2021-22-all-teams-squads . live .
16. Web site: 2022-02-25 . राजस्‍थान यूनाइटेड फुटबाल क्‍लब के कप्‍तान अभिषेक ने कहा, अभ्‍यास के लिए भोपाल सबसे बेहतर स्‍थान . 2023-03-30 . Nai Dunia . hi . 30 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330070719/https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/bhopal-rajasthan-united-football-club-captain-abhishek-said-bhopal-is-the-best-place-to-practice-7320726 .
17. Web site: Sharhan. Shafi. 31 October 2021. The Story of Ravi Kumar Punia, defender from Haryana playing for Rajasthan United FC. Srinagar. 21 December 2021. kashmircrown.com. The Kashmir Crown. en-US. 26 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126160143/https://www.kashmircrown.com/the-story-of-ravi-kumar-punia-defender-from-haryana-playing-for-rajasthan-united-fc/.
18. Web site: The Story of Ravi Kumar Punia, defender from Haryana playing for Rajasthan United FC. halfwayfootball.com. The Halfway Football. 2021-12-21. en-US. 26 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126161645/https://halfwayfootball.com/the-story-of-ravi-kumar-punia-defender-rajasthan-united-fc/. 22 October 2021. Joel. Stan.
19. Web site: India – R. Punia – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway. 2022-01-27. int.soccerway.com. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127160347/https://int.soccerway.com/players/ravi-kumar-punia/810607/.
20. Web site: Soni. Navneet. 2021-12-11. Being the first club from the state, Rajasthan United aims to leave a mark in I League. 2021-12-21. Football Counter. en-US. 21 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221115844/https://www.footballcounter.com/2021/being-the-first-club-from-the-state-rajasthan-united-aims-to-leave-a-mark-in-i-league/. live.
21. Web site: Dealt with career-ending injury, Ravi Punia rediscovers love for football as coach . 2024-02-20 . Khel Now . en.
22. Web site: I-League Qualifiers 2021: Rajasthan United crowned champions Goal.com India . 2023-03-30 . www.goal.com . en-IN . 30 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330065412/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-qualifiers-2021-rajasthan-united-crowned-champions/1t9n2qopxvljb1oiuflvxtfcc1 .
23. Web site: Selvaraj . Jonathan . 2022-07-04 . Dadra and Nagar Haveli wins U-17 women nationals with players from Haryana, Delhi . 2023-03-30 . sportstar.thehindu.com . en . 30 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330065408/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-u17-women-national-champions-players-from-haryana-delhi/article38508756.ece . live .
24. Web site: Raj . Pritish . 2022-07-05 . Questions arise as Dadra & Nagar Haveli lift U-17 women's football nationals with no local player . 2023-03-30 . thebridge.in . en . 30 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330065419/https://thebridge.in/football/dadra-nagar-haveli-players-missing-from-underdog-teams-football-nationals-win-32991 . live .