Bentla D'Coth (born 29 May 1969) is a

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and former footballer from

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. She is the first woman to be an international football referee from

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.First woman to be an international football referee from south Asia

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* Living people 1969 births Indian women's footballers India women's international footballers Indian football referees Women association football referees Footballers from Kerala Sportswomen from Kerala Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for India Women's association football midfielders Indian football coaches Articles created or expanded during Women's History Month (India) - 2014 {{India-women-footy-bio-stub