Indian association football coach
Surinder Singh (born 12 July 1973) is an Indian football coach .[ 1] [ 2]
Coaching career
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 the U13 team of Minerva Academy that went on to win the Gothia Cup in Sweden.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Statistics
Managerial statistics (Minerva)
Team
From
To
Record
G
W
D
L
Win %
Minerva Punjab
2015
12 August 2017
36
13
11
12
0 36.11
Total
36
13
11
12
0 36.11
References
^ 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 .