Renedy Singh

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P. Renedy Singh
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Singh as manager of East Bengal in 2022
Personal information
Full name Potsangbam Renedy Singh [1]
Date of birth (1979-06-20) 20 June 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth Imphal, Manipur, India [1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bengaluru FC
(head coach) [2]
Youth career
1997–2000 East Bengal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2000 East Bengal FC 75 (7)
2000–2004 Mohun Bagan AC 44 (1)
2004–2005 Chirag United SC 31 (1)
2005–2008 JCT FC 43 (1)
2008–2010 East Bengal FC 45 (10)
2011–2012 United Sikkim 21 (2)
2012–2013 Shillong Lajong 2 (0)
2014–2015 Kerala Blasters FC 4 (0)
2015 → CSKA Sofia (loan) 0 (0)
Total265(22)
International career
2000-2002 India U23
1998–2011 India 72 (12)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Pune City (assistant)
2019–2020 NEROCA
2020–2022 East Bengal (assistant)
2022–2023 East Bengal (interim)
2023–2025 Bengaluru (assistant)
2025–2026 Bengaluru (interim)
2026– Bengaluru
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Potsangbam Renedy Singh, simply known as Renedy Singh (born 20 June 1979), is an Indian professional football coach and former football midfielder. [3] He is currently the head coach of Indian Super League club Bengaluru. [2]

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Singh was elected president of the Football Players' Association of India in 2014. [4]

Club career

Like many other Indian internationals, Renedy is a graduate of the Tata Football Academy in Jamshedpur. He spent six years there before signing his first professional contract with Kolkata giants East Bengal in 1997. Renedy's performances from midfield with the Red and Gold brigade quickly earned him his first senior international cap in 1999, when he was only 20. [5]

By 2000, Renedy established himself as one of the best freekick takers in the country and was signed by Mohun Bagan. The midfielder played an influential role in their 2001-02 National League triumph. Injuries led to a dip in his form, leading to his departure from Mohun Bagan in 2004. He subsequently joined Chirag United (then known as Everyday) who were not in the top flight.

After a season at Chirag United, Renedy joined JCT FC in 2005. Renedy and Sunil Chhetri were prominent figures in the JCT squad, and played a key role in helping the finish second and third in National Football League 2006-2007 and I-League 2007–08. [6]

Renedy joined East Bengal for the second time in his career in 2008, but was never a regular because of injuries and lack of match fitness. However, he was able to play a big role in a number of Kolkata derbies, by providing assists with his set-piece delivery.[ citation needed ] While at East Bengal in 2009, his team-mate Sunil Chhetri claimed that Renedy was "the best midfielder in the country" and was also "the most under-rated". [7]

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Singh in training in 2008

After a forgettable 2010 season with East Bengal, he was released by the club. After representing India in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, he agreed a contract with Baichung Bhutia's club United Sikkim FC in the I-League 2nd Division.

On 16 January 2011, Renedy signed for Shillong Lajong of the I-League. [8] In 2012, Singh went on to attend trial with Norwegian Eliteserien club Tromsø IL. [9]

On 27 February 2015, he joined Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia on loan from Kerala Blasters, [10] [11] being the first Indian to sign for a Bulgarian club. [12] However, he did not make any official appearances for the team, which was facing serious financial difficulties at the time. [13]

International career

Renedy was a regular for India from 1998 until 2011, as his ability to cross the ball with both feet made him a valuable asset. [14] [15] [16] He appeared in the 2002 World Cup Qualifiers, where the Indian team defeated teams like the UAE, Brunei and Yemen. India secured 11 points from 6 matches (the same as Yemen), but finished behind them due to an inferior goal difference. [17]

He was a vital part of the Indian team that won the Nehru Cup International Football Tournament 2007 and also the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup. Renedy set up both Indian goals against Bahrain in the 2011 Asian Cup in an eventual 5-2 loss. [18]

Managerial history

On 12 March 2019, Singh was appointed manager of I-League club NEROCA. [19] He later went on to become interim manager of Indian Super League club East Bengal for 2021–22 season.

After his stint at East Bengal, Bengaluru FC roped in Renedy as their new assistant coach. [20] Following the departure of Gerard Zaragoza on 14 November 2025, Renedy was announced as interim coach of the club. Eventually, on 14 January 2026, Bengaluru announced Renedy as the club's head coach for the 2025-26 season. [2]

Honours

East Bengal

Mohun Bagan

JCT Mills

United Sikkim

India

India U23

Manipur

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Potsangbam Renedy Singh". IndianFootball.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 https://x.com/bengalurufc/status/2013937294944678318
  3. ↑ "Football-crazy Manipur gets ready to host Indian team for first time". sportstar.thehindu.com. Imphal: Sportstar. Press Trust of India. 21 March 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Renedy Singh elected president of FPAI". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Kolkata: The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Renedy Potsangbam Singh - International Appearances". www.rsssf.org.
  6. ↑ "JCT Football Club: The Pride Of Punjab". thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. 29 November 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  7. ↑ https://www.news18.com/news/football/renedy-most-under-rated-indian-player-sunil-chhetri-309756.html
  8. ↑ "Shillong Lajong sign Renedy Singh". Times of India. Times of India. 16 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  9. ↑ Ghoshal, Amoy (15 November 2012). "Not expecting a farewell match from AIFF – Renedy Singh". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  10. ↑ Dixit, Puranjay. Ranked: All male Indian footballers to play outside Asia Archived 5 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine Sportskeeda. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Renedy Singh joins CSKA Sofia on loan". The Hindu. 1 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Renedy Singh joins CSKA Sofia". Goal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Dimitrov, Ivaylo (23 April 2020). "Ел Пистолеро, Лудия и синът на Джордж Уеа — каква екзотика!". topsport.bg. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  14. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Singh, Renedy". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  15. ↑ Sudeep Pakrashi (7 May 2009). "Renedy, Dhorasoo join hands to focus on North-East". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  16. ↑ Dey, Subrata. "India – Record International Players". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  17. ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian Senior Team at the 2002 World Cup Qualifiers". indianfootball.de. Indian Football. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "Bahrain 5-2 India (14 Jan, 2011) Final Score - ESPN (IN)". ESPN.
  19. ↑ "Renedy Singh joins NEROCA FC as head coach". khelnow.com. 12 March 2019. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "Bengaluru FC appoint Renedy Singh as assistant coach on three-year contract". www.indiansuperleague.com. 13 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "Bagan retain Gold Cup". NDTV Sports. 25 February 2007. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  22. ↑ "11th National Football League 2007". Rediff. Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  23. ↑ "The AIFF". Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  24. ↑ "The AIFF". Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  25. ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Stokkermans, Karel (2001). "Afro-Asian Games 2003". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  26. ↑ "Ho Chi Minh City Cups". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  27. ↑ Das Sharma, Amitabha (6 November 2002). "Manipur is champion". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.

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