Pinky Bompal Magar is an Indian former

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who played as a

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. She was elected as a member of the technical committee of the

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in September 2022.

Career

Magar was born in

Jharsuguda Jharsuguda is a city and district headquarters of Jharsuguda district of Odisha, India. It is an industrial hub, consisting mainly of metallurgical industries. It is well connected to major cities of India through the rail network, and a rece ...

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to parents Ram Bahadur Bompal Magar and Purnima Devi. She represented

and

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football teams in

Senior Women's National Football Championship Senior Women's National Football Championship is the women's football tournament which is contested by state associations and government institutions in India. The first edition was held in 1991 and is organized by the All India Football Fede ...

. Magar made her debut for India at the

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against

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and scored her first goal in the match. She represented India at the

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and the 2012 Olympics Qualifiers. She was a part of the national winning squads which played in the

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and 2012 SAFF Women's Championships. In the 2012 SAFF Women's Championship edition, she scored a hat-trick against

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Honours

India *

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Gold medal:

Orissa / Odisha *

: 2010–11, runner-up: 2007–08, 2009–10 * National Games Silver medal:

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Railways *

: 2015–16

References

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* Living people 1986 births People from Jharsuguda district Footballers from Odisha Sportswomen from Odisha Indian Gorkhas Indian women's footballers India women's international footballers Women's association football forwards South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in football {{India-women-footy-bio-stub