Surinder Singh (born 12 July 1973) is an Indian football coach.[1][2]
 Singh in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 July 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Chandigarh, India | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Delhi FC (technical director) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2011–2013 | Pailan Arrows (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Minerva Punjab | ||
| 2021–2023 | Delhi FC | ||
Coaching career edit
Born in Chandigarh, Singh began his coaching with the All India Football Federation, working with the national federation's various youth teams.[3] Prior to working with the AIFF, Singh was head coach of the St. Stephen's Football Academy for 23 years, working with future India internationals such as Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Sandesh Jhingan, Anirudh Thapa, Mohammad Sajid Dhot, and Johny Chand Singh.[4] On 25 December 2011, it was announced that Singh would become the assistant coach of Pailan Arrows of the I-League.[3]
In 2015, Singh became the head coach of Minerva Punjab during the I-League 2nd Division campaign.[5] He led Minerva Punjab to second place in the league, missing promotion over Dempo.[5] In December 2016, it was announced that Minerva Punjab would gain direct-entry into the I-League and that Singh would remain head coach.[6] After the 2016–17 season, Singh was relieved of his duties as head coach.[7][8][9] In July 2023, Singh managed U13 team of Minerva Academy that went on to win Gothia Cup in Sweden.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Statistics edit
Managerial statistics (Minerva) edit
| 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 edit
- ^ Majumder, Debabrata (10 May 2016). "Kareem scores hat-trick as Minerva stay in touch with leaders Dempo after beating Lonestar Kashmir". THIF-LIVE.COM. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Neeladri (29 July 2023). "Minerva Academy treading path of Pirlo, Shearer and Ibrahimovic with Gothia Cup win". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar – The Hindu News. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ a b Lundup, Tashi (25 December 2011). "Surinder Singh selected as I-League team Pailan Arrows' assistant coach". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ Lundup, Tashi (11 July 2013). "Graduation for Chandigarh's seasoned football coach". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ a b Sen, Debayen (28 May 2016). "Dempo, Minerva eye I-League promotion in League 2 decider". ESPN. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ Sharda, Deepankar (12 December 2016). "Minerva FC to debut in 2017 I-League". Tribune India. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ Verma, Jatin (12 August 2017). "Spanish coach for Minerva". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Chandigarh: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Vasudevan, Shyam (10 November 2017). "Minerva Punjab parts ways with Spanish coach over communication barrier". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Ingale, Shreyash (12 October 2019). "Here's How 'The Warriors – Minerva Punjab' are preparing for upcoming I-League season". iftwc.com. IFTWC – Indian Football Team for World Cup. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Gothia Cup — Results: Minerva Academy FC". results.gothiacup.se. Gothenburg. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Azad, Divya (17 July 2023). "Minerva Academy's winning start in Youth World Cup". worldwisdomnews.com. Chandigarh: World Wisdom News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Minerva Academy becomes first-ever Indian club to win Gothia Cup 2023". thebridge.com. Chandigarh: The Bridge. 23 July 2023. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Gupta, Shalini (22 July 2023). "Minerva Academy become first Indian team to win Gothia Cup". khelnow.com. Khel Now News. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Minerva Academy FC made history as the first-ever Indian team to win Gothia Cup". gothiacup.se. Gothenburg. 22 July 2023. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Madhavan, Rahul (22 July 2023). "Indian football fans show overwhelming support as Minerva Academy youngsters make history on global stage". Sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.