Gouramangi Singh

Gouramangi Singh

Personal information
Full name	Moirangthem Gouramangi Singh
Date of birth	January 25, 1986 (1986-01-25)
Place of birth	Imphal, India
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Churchill Brothers
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2005	Dempo	40	(1)
2005–2006	Mahindra United	40	(2)
2006–2007	Sporting Clube De Goa	39	(0)
2007–	Churchill Brothers	21	(0)
National team
2006–	India	52	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 24, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Moirangthem Gouramangi Singh is an Indian professional association football player who plays as a centre back for I-League team Churchill Brothers.

Club career

A product of the Tata Football Academy, he has plied his trade with many clubs in the country including Dempo SC and is currently playing for Churchill Brothers. While at Dempo, Singh won the Federation Cup and the National Football League. Gouramangi is one of the tallest players in the Indian national team and possesses an ability to head the ball strongly especially in set piece situations and is also effective in tackling.

Over the course of his professional career, Singh has won nearly every club trophy in India including the National Football League (which was replaced by the I-League) & the Federation Cup with Mahindra United in 2005/2006 & the I-League in 2009. Singh was also voted best defender in the I-League for the 2008/09 season.

In 2010, Gouramangi was called upon by Melbourne Heart for a trial, which despite reportedly impressing Heart staff, was unsuccessful. It was mutually decided that Gouramangi would not get first opportunities in presence of other stars.

Churchill Brothers

Singh started the 2010-11 I-League season with Churchill Brothers SC on January 29 2011.

International career

Gouramangi first rose to prominence when he captained the winning Indian team (Under 18) at the Ian Rush Trophy in 2003. He played in the Olympic qualifiers for the Indian U-23 team where his defending allowed India to earn an unlikely 1-1 draw with the Iraq U-23 team. In 2006, Singh made his debut for India and was a vital member of the Indian team that won the Nehru Cup International Football Tournament 2007 beating Syria. He was also an important part of the victorious India team at the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup. After joining the national team in 2007, Gouramangi has been a vital player in coach Houghton's side. On July 28 2011 Singh scored an important goal for India in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the United Arab Emirates but it did not help as India were knocked out 5-2 on aggregate.

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 June 2008	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives	Maldives	1-0	1-0	2008 SAFF Cup
2	11 June 2008	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives	Bhutan	2–1	2–1	2008 SAFF Cup
3	26 August 2009	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi, India	Sri Lanka	2-1	3-1	2009 Nehru Cup
4	14 January 2011	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Bahrain	1–1	2–5	2011 AFC Asian Cup
5	28 July 2011	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India	United Arab Emirates	2-2	2-2	2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

International

Statistics accurate as of 16 December 2011.

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India	2006	1	0
	2007	5	0
	2008	12	2
	2009	6	1
	2010	8	0
	2011	19	2
	Total	51	5

Honors

Player

• AIFF Player of the year 2010
• I-League best defender of the season 2008-09

Club

• I-League 2008-09 Champions

International

India

• SAFF Cup (2): 2005, 2011

External links

• Gouramangi Singh – FIFA competition record