Chaminda Steinwall

Chaminda Steinwall
Personal information
Full name Chaminda Neil Steinwall
Date of birth (1969-09-15) 15 September 1969
Place of birth Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Center-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Air Force
Renown
International career
1989–1996 Sri Lanka
Managerial career
2010 Sri lanka Women
2022 Sri lanka Women
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chaminda Steinwall (born 15 September 1969) is a Sri Lankan former football player and manager. He represented the Sri Lanka national team from 1989 to 1996.

Club career

Steinwall represented both Renown SC and the Sri Lanka Air Force.[2] He captained Renown to the Bristol Cup in 1994–95, scoring in a 2–0 victory against Ratnam SC in the final. He also won the tournament's Golden Boot Award.[3]

International career

Steinwall represented the Sri Lanka national team from 1989 to 1996.[1] He notably missed the 1995 SAARC Gold Cup due to injury, and was replaced by Mohamed Amanulla.[4]

Coaching career

In 2015, Steinwall served as the Acting Technical Director of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka.[5]

Steinwall managed the Sri Lanka women's national team in both the 2010 SAFF Women's Championship and 2022 SAFF Women's Championship.[6][7]

Personal life

His younger brother Dudley Lincoln Steinwall is also a former Sri Lanka national team player.[8]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Sri Lanka's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
List of international goals scored by Steinwall[1]
1.26 December 1993Mirpur Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Maldives2–03–11993 South Asian Games
2.3–1
3.21 June 1996Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman   Nepal1–02–01996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4.26 September 1996Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar Philippines1–03–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Renown

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chaminda Steinwall". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Kit Premier League soccer championships : Ratnam remains on top". archives.dailynews.lk. 14 September 2005. Archived from the original on 24 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Sri Lanka Cup 1994/95". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Fernando, Leslie (8 December 2007). "1995 - when Sri Lanka won the SAARC Gold Cup". archives.dailynews.lk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "FIFA Women's Football coaching course". thepapare.com. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "SAFF Women's Football". yumpu.com. NewsLanka. 13 September 2022. p. 23. Archived from the original on 24 August 2026. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "Nepal storm into semis as group winners". kathmandupost.com. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 24 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "20-member Lankan team for World Cup qualifier". Daily News. 22 March 1993. p. 15.