Nagin Ravand
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Nagin Ravand | |
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 Ravand in 2021 | |
| Born | (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 26)[1] |
| Education | Aarhus University[2] |
| Occupation | Association football coach |
Nagin Ravand (born 16 June 1999) is a Danish-Afghan football coach.
Ravand and her family immigrated to Denmark in the early 2000s when she was three years old.[3] She spent much of her childhood in Nørresundby, where she learned to play football after friend took her to Lindholm IF at eight years old.[3]
Career
Moving to Gellerup in 2013, Ravand stated that she lacked the ability to continue playing football.[3] She started working towards creating a team for girls in the area with non-Western backgrounds.[3] At age 15, she was contacted by ACFC in Gellerup, who wanted to help her start a girls team with the club. She accepted the offer, despite no experience with coaching or knowledge of the club.[4][5] At the time, she was playing for Brabrand IF.[4] She also founded the football club Vatanspor, located in Brabrand.[6]
Ravand has received several awards for her efforts. In 2020, she was honoured with the PlanBørnefondens Pigepris for her initiatives to make football accessible for girls with different backgrounds.[7] The award was given in connection with International Day of the Girl Child by the United Nations.[8] The Swedish Embassy in Copenhagen, in 2021, awarded her the Nordic Pioneer Prize for her efforts to tackle racism and discrimination in Denmark.[9]
In September 2022, Ravand received the youth award at the annual Elle Awards.[10] In October 2022, she was one of seven girls honoured as the director for a day in charge of the Danish Football Association, which included a meeting with Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen, who was then-Minister for Culture.[6] She later joined the DBU's advisory board.[3]
Personal life
References
- ↑ "Nagin Ravand". Danske Taler (in Danish). 16 June 1999. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Nagin Ravand afholder lokal sports-festival for kvinder" [Nagin Ravand is hosting a local sports festival for women]. Gellerup.nu (in Danish). 16 September 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Garcia, Betina (26 December 2020). "Nagin på 21 har fået 40 unge piger med ikke-vestlig baggrund til fodbold" [Nagin, 21, has gotten 40 young girls with non-Western backgrounds into football]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 Weibel, Kristoffer (11 April 2019). "Pigefodbolden blomstrer mellem blokkene" [Girls football is flourishing between the housing blocks] (in Danish). DBU Jylland. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Nagin Ravand: "Kvindefodbold skal skrive historie"" [Nagin Ravand: "Women's football must make history."]. Fodbold for piger. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 Trolle, Steen (4 October 2022). "DBU-direktør for en dag: 23-årige Nagin Ravand kæmper for ligestilling i fodbold" [DBU director for a day: 23-year-old Nagin Ravand fights for equality in football]. Fodbold for piger. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ Pedersen, Maria Brus (8 March 2021). "Nagin Ravand: "Jeg kæmper for at ændre billedet af, hvordan en fodboldspiller ser ud"" [Nagin Ravand: "I'm fighting to change the image of what a football player looks like."]. Femina (in Danish). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ Herlevsen, Martin Littau (12 October 2020). "Nagin gør en kæmpe forskel for piger i Gellerup: Nu belønnes hun med pris" [Nagin is making a huge difference for girls in Gellerup: Now she is being rewarded with an award]. TV2 Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Petersen, Hans (23 September 2021). "Hædret igen og igen: Fodboldkvinde får nordisk hæder" [Honored again and again: Female footballer receives Nordic recognition]. Århus Stiftstidende (in Danish). Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "ELLE Awards 2022: Her er vinderne" [Elle Awards 2022: Here are the winners] (in Danish). Ritzau. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ Ostadian-Binai, Aram (21 April 2023). "Nagin Ravand, Imane Asry, Fatimah Gabriella og Adidaddi: Sådan fejrer vi Eid" [Nagin Ravand, Imane Asry, Fatimah Gabriella and Adidaddi: This is how we celebrate Eid]. Elle (in Danish). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ Therkelsen, Camilla (25 April 2017). "17-årige Nagin: Religiøse piger kan godt spille fodbold" [17-year-old Nagin: Religious girls can also play football]. TV2 Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 6 April 2026.
