Surinder Singh (footballer)


Surinder Singh 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. 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, Mohammad Sajid Dhot, and Johny Singh. On 25 December 2011, it was announced that Singh would become the assistant coach of Pailan Arrows of the I-League.
In 2015, Singh became the head coach of Minerva Punjab during the I-League 2nd Division campaign. He led Minerva Punjab to second place in the league, missing promotion over Dempo. In December 2016, it was announced that Minerva Punjab would gain direct-entry into the I-League and that Singh would remain head coach.
After the 2016–17 season, Singh was relived of his duties as head coach.

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