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
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 | 36.11 | ||
| Total | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 36.11 | ||||