Surinder Singh (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 July 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Chandigarh, India | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2011–2013 | Pailan Arrows (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Minerva Punjab | ||
Surinder Singh (born 12 July 1973) is a former Indian football player and was last the head coach of Indian I-League side Minerva Punjab.
Coaching career
Born in Chandigarh, Singh began his coaching with the All India Football Federation, working with the national federation's various youth teams.[1] Prior to working with the AIFF, Singh was head coach of the St. Stephen's Football Academy for 16 years, working with future India internationals such as Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Sandesh Jhingan, Anirudh Thapa, Mohammad Sajid Dhot, and Johny Chand Singh.[2] On 25 December 2011, it was announced that Singh would become the assistant coach of Pailan Arrows of the I-League.[1]
In 2015, Singh became the head coach of Minerva Punjab during the I-League 2nd Division campaign.[3] He led Minerva Punjab to second place in the league, missing promotion over Dempo.[3] In December 2016, it was announced that Minerva Punjab would gain direct-entry into the I-League and that Singh would remain head coach.[4]
After the 2016–17 season, Singh was relived of his duties as head coach. 2017-19 Surinder Singh was appointed as Technical Director of Minerva FC.[5]
Statistics
Managerial statistics
- As of 12 August 2017.
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Minerva Punjab | 2015 | 12 August 2017 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 36.11 | ||
| Total | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 36.11 | ||||
References
- ^ a b Lundup, Tashi (25 December 2011). "Surinder Singh selected as I-League team Pailan Arrows' assistant coach". Indian Express. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ Lundup, Tashi (11 July 2013). "Graduation for Chandigarh's seasoned football coach". Indian Express. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ a b Sen, Debayen (28 May 2016). "Dempo, Minerva eye I-League promotion in League 2 decider". ESPN. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ Sharda, Deepankar (12 December 2016). "Minerva FC to debut in 2017 I-League". Tribune India. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ Verma, Jatin (12 August 2017). "Spanish coach for Minerva". Times of India. Retrieved 12 August 2017.