Shanti Mullick is an Indian former women's footballer who played as a forward for the India women's national football team. Mullick is the first Indian women's footballer to receive the

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, the second-highest Indian sports award.

Career

Football

Mullick was born in

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and her father was also a footballer who served in the military. Mullick represented India at the

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s where the team reached the finals twice and finished as runners-up in the

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editions. She played for the national team managed by legendary Sushil Bhattacharya. Her team also finished in third place in the

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edition. She captained the Indian team between 1981 and 1983. Mullick was the first women's footballer to score a hat-trick for India in a 5–0 victory over Singapore in the 1981 AFC Women's Championship. Following her retirement, she runs a football academy and coaches youth women's footballers.

Field hockey

Mullick also played field hockey from 1986 to 1994 while posted at Eastern Railway.

Honours

Player

India *

runner-up:

; third place:

Manager

Bengal *

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: 1996–97

Individual

References

Bibliography

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: Soccer and Society (2005).
The gendered kick: Women's soccer in twentieth century India, Soccer & Society
', 6:2–3, 270–284, DOI: 10.1080/14660970500106469. Living people 1964 births Footballers from Kolkata Sportswomen from West Bengal Indian women's footballers India women's international footballers Women's association football forwards Recipients of the Arjuna Award Indian football coaches {{India-women-footy-bio-stub