Ekendra Singh

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Ekendra Singh
Personal information
Full name Soibam Ekendra Singh
Date of birth (1957-06-16) 16 June 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Manipur, India
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2010–2013 Sporting Goa
2014 United Sikkim
2015–2021 Kenkre

Ekendra Singh (born 16 June 1957) is an Indian football manager [1] who most recently managed Kenkre FC in the I-League 2nd Division. He had also managed Manipur football team in the Santosh Trophy. [2] Currently he is coach of Oil India FC. [3]

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Coaching career

Sporting Clube de Goa

In the summer of 2010 Singh signed with then I-League 2nd Division club Sporting Clube de Goa who were just relegated from the I-League after the 2009–10 season. After his first season in charge he led Sporting Goa to second place in the 2011 I-League 2nd Division final round and promotion back to the I-League.[ citation needed ]

Kenkre

On 1 January 2015, Singh was appointed as head coach of I-League 2nd Division side Kenkre, and managed the team until 31 May 2021. [4] [5]

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References

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  2. "Manipur coach". telegraphindia.com. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. "Ekendra selcted as coach of OIL Football team". E - Pao. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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