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{{Short description|First woman from Kerala to hold the AFC A licence}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Priya P.V.
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| years1 = 1997–2009
| clubs1 = [[Kerala football team|Kerala State Football Team]]
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| manageryears1 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs1 = [[India women's national under-17 football team|India Under-14]]
| manageryears2 = 2019–
| managerclubs2 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala FC]]
| currentclub = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala FC]] (Head coach)
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'''Priya P.V.''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Association football|football]] coach and former player who is currently managing [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)]] in the [[Indian Women's League]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=IWL-winning football coach joins call centre to help people during lockdown|url=https://www.asianage.com/amp/sports/football/150420/iwl-winning-football-coach-joins-call-centre-to-help-people-during-lockdown.html|access-date=2020-12-27|website=www.asianage.com}}</ref> She is the first woman coach from [[Kerala]] to hold the [[AFC Professional Coaching Diploma|AFC A-licence]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Priya PV, a trailblazer who keeps a low profile - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/priya-pv-a-trailblazer-who-keeps-a-low-profile/articleshow/74164379.cms|access-date=2020-12-27|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> In 2020, she led Gokulam Kerala (women) to their maiden Indian Women's League title, which is the top-tier league of women football in India.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sudarshan|first=N.|date=2020-02-14|title=Hero Indian Women's League: Gokulam Kerala FC wins maiden title|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/gokulam-kerala-fc-is-champion/article30824012.ece|access-date=2020-12-27|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Early life and playing career==
Priya P.V. was born in [[Kannur|Vengara, Madayi, Kannur]]. She was introduced to football by her father at a very young age.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ആലുങ്ങല്‍|first=സജ്‌ന|title=ഈ വിജയം പ്രചോദനം, പെണ്‍കുട്ടികളെ ഗ്രൗണ്ടിലേക്ക് വിടാന്‍ ഇനി രക്ഷിതാക്കള്‍ മടിക്കില്ല|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/sports/interview/priya-pv-gokulam-women-team-coach-national-women-league-winner-interview-1.4531400|access-date=2020-12-27|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref> She got selected for the Kerala team in 1997 and went on to play for them till 2009, after which she retired from playing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Football coach turns volunteer to help during COVID-19 crisis - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/football-coach-turns-volunteer-to-help-during-covid-19-crisis/articleshow/75157664.cms|access-date=2020-12-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== Coaching career ==
After getting a masters in physical education from [[University of Calicut|Calicut University]], she later took a
diploma in coaching from the [[INSEP|National Institute of Sport, Patiala]]. In 2007, she acquired the AFC-C license. Her first achievement as a coach came in 2012 as she led the under-14 India women team to win the AFC under-14 Championship. The team again got the title in 2013 under Priya's stewardship.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Das|first=Ria|date=2020-04-20|title=Football Coach Priya PV Joins Kerala's Fight Against Coronavirus|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/football-coach-priya-pv-kerala-coronavirus/|access-date=2020-12-28|website=SheThePeople TV|language=en-US}}</ref> Later, she became the first women from Kerala to get the AFC-A license in coaching. In 2020, she led [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala (women)]] to claim their first ever [[Indian Women's League]] title.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gokulam women give Kerala football what none of its men's team ever could - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/gokulam-women-give-kerala-football-what-none-of-its-mens-team-ever-could/articleshow/74142044.cms|access-date=2020-12-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kerala]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Women's association footballers not categorized by position]]

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