FULL NAME: Gitanjali Khuntia
GENDER: Female
DATE OF BIRTH: 6 June (Year not known)
PARENTS: Father (Dhirendra Khuntia), Mother (Minati Khuntia)
HOME ADDRESS: Cuttack, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Not known
PROFESSION: Government employee
TYPE OF PLAYER: Not known
ROLE IN FOOTBALL: Player-turned-coach
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Rising Students Club, Sports Odisha and Nita Football Academy
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Not known
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Football Association of Odisha, India Women

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS COACH:
*     She was the coach of the Odisha women beach soccer team that won the Gold medal in the 1st Khelo India Beach Games 2025 at Ghoghla Beach in Diu on 23 May 2025.
*     She was the Coach of the 22-member Odisha Women Football Team that won the Silver medal in the 38th National Games at Indira Gandhi International Sports Complex in Haldwani, Uttarakhand on 6 February 2025.
*     She was the Head Coach of the Odisha team that won the Silver medal in the 29th Senior Women National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy (Final Round) at RKM Ashram Ground in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh on 23 Dec 2024.
*     She was coach of the Odisha U-21 women team that won bronze medal at the 3rd Khelo India Youth Games in Guwahati, Assam on 22 January, 2020.
*     She was the manager of the Rising Students Club that won the title in the 2nd Indian Women’s League (IWL), held at Shillong, Meghalaya from March 27 to April 14, 2018.
*     She was the head coach of the Odisha team that finished runners-up in the Junior Girls National Football Championship, held at Cuttack from July 26 to August 10, 2017.
*     She was the head coach of the Cuttack-based Rising Students Club that finished runners-up in the 1st Indian Women’s League, held at Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi from Jan 28 to Feb 14, 2017.
*     Successfully completed AFC B License Coaching Course, which was held in Punjab in 2016.
*     She was the coach of the Odisha team that reached semifinals in the Junior (U-19) Women National Football Championship, held at Cuttack from July 1 to 17, 2016.
*     She was the coach of Odisha team that emerged champion in the Sub-junior Girls National Football Championship, held at Cuttack from Jan 17 to Feb 2, 2016.
*     She was coach of the Odisha team that finished runners-up in the Junior Women National Football Championship, held in Goa from October 5 to 21, 2015.
*     Helped Odisha women football team win gold medal in the 34th National Games at Ranchi in Jharkhand in 2011.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     On 14 September 2025, she was appointed as a member of the State Senior Women Selection Committee by the Football Association of Odisha.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 23 July 2012
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 14 September 2025