Crispin Chettri Explained

Crispin Chettri
Full Name:	Crispin Chettri
Birth Date:	20 January 1975
Birth Place:	Kurseong, West Bengal, India
Youthclubs1:	Willamson Magor Football Academy
Years1:	–
Clubs1:	Mohun Bagan
Clubs2:	Tollygunge Agragami
Clubs3:	United
Nationalyears1:	1999–2000
Nationalteam1:	India U19
Currentclub:	Odisha (head coach)
Manageryears1:	2020–2021
Managerclubs1:	Mohammedan (assistant)
Manageryears2:	2021–
Managerclubs2:	Odisha (state)
Managerclubs3:	Sethu
Manageryears3:	2021–2022
Managerclubs4:	Odisha
Manageryears4:	2022–

Crispin Chettri (born 20 January 1975) is an Indian professional football manager and former footballer, who is currently the head coach of Indian Women's League club Odisha.^[1] He has also represented India at the youth level internationally.^[2]

Early life

Chettri hails from Kurseong, located in the Darjeeling district.

Chettri has represented the clubs Mohun Bagan, Tollygunge Agragami and United SC in the domestic leagues.^[2] ^[3] He represented Assam at the state level in Santosh Trophy and also later represented Bengal, Maharashtra and Sikkim.

Chettri was selected for the Indian youth team that toured Mauritius in 1999. He represented the Indian U19 team at the 2000 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers held at Sri Lanka in 2000.^[4] ^[5]

Chettri had his first coaching job as the assistant manager of the Kolkata club Mohammedan SC which was playing in the I-League.^[6]

Chettri was named the head coach of the Sethu FC for the 2021–22 Indian Women's League season. They finished as runners-up for the season behind Gokulam Kerala.^[7]

Chettri was named the head coach of the Odisha FC Women for the 2022–23 Indian Women's League season. Under his coaching, Odisha FC won their first domestic trophy Odisha Women's League in the 2022–23 season.^[8] They qualified for the 2022–23 Indian Women's League, where they finished as quarter-finalists in their debut appearance at the first tier.

Chettri led Odisha to their maiden Indian Women's League title in the 2023–24 season.^[9]

All competitive games (league, domestic and continental cups) are included.

United SC

2005^[10]

Sethu FC

Odisha FC

Odisha

Web site: Odisha FC launch women's team; Crispin Chettri named new coach. 2 July 2022. The Times of India.
Web site: Crispin Chettri . Orisports . 3 March 2024 .
Web site: Crispin Chettri appointed as coach to Mohammedan Sporting Club . The Darjeeling Chronicle . 13 November 2020 .
Web site: Indian U19 National Team at the 2000 Asian Junior Cup Qualifiers:. indianfootball.de. https://web.archive.org/web/20191028221157/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/2000asianjuniorcupq.html. 28 October 2019.
Web site: AFC Youth Championship 2000. RSSSF.
Web site: Kurseong player made coach of Mohammedan . The Telegraph . 11 November 2020 .
Web site: Invincible Gokulam Kerala FC pip Sethu FC to win the IWL 2021-22 title . Sportskeeda . 26 May 2022 .
Web site: Odisha FC crowned OWL champions; ECoR runners-up . Orisports.com . 21 December 2022. 21 December 2022.
News: Odisha FC take home the IWL trophy with stunning ease. i-league.org. I-League. 24 March 2024. 24 March 2024.
Web site: PTI. Aug 29, 2005. Eveready edge out Bada Jagarini Football News - Times of India. 20 December 2021. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. https://web.archive.org/web/20211220154033/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/eveready-edge-out-bada-jagarini/articleshow/1213691.cms. 20 December 2021. en.
Web site: National Games 2022, October 10 HIGHLIGHTS: Manipur wins women’s football gold; Tamil Nadu tops Group A in men’s volleyball . Sportstar . 10 October 2022 .