Fousiya Mampatta
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fousiya Mampatta | ||
| Date of birth | 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Kozhikode, Kerala, India | ||
| Date of death | 19 February 2021 (aged 52–53) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kerala | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Kerala | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fousiya Mampatta (1968 – 19 February 2021) was an Indian woman football player, coach, athlete and manager. She is one of the earliest female footballers from Kerala and was the first woman coach from the state.[1] She had a coaching career for more than 17 years.[2] Fousiya is considered as one of the women to promote footballing culture among the women in Kerala and was known as the Ambassador of Football in Malabar.[3] Other than being a footballer and weightlifter, she was also a part of the hockey and volleyball team of Kerala.[4]
At first, she participated in weightlifting, before switching to other games. She had won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the South India championship. Fousiya was also a member of the district handball team and the field hockey team. She was also a participant in Judo and had won bronze medal at state level.[5]
Fousiya played as a goalkeeper and represented Kerala at the National Games and the Junior Girls' National Football Championship.[6]
Coaching career
In 2003, she returned to Nadakkavu Government school, this time as a foot coach appointed by the Kerala sports council. In 2005, Fousiya coached the Kerala senior women's team which finished third in the national senior women's championship held in Manipur. In 2006, Kerala women's team coached under her finished as the runners-up in the senior national championship held in Odisha.[7] In 2008, six of the players from Nadakkavu school became a part of Under-14 Kerala team. Among them, team captain Nikhila was later selected into the national team. In 2009, the number of players selected from Nadakkavu into the state team increased into seven out of which one was later selected into national team.[8]