Gouramangi Singh Moirangthem (born 25 January 1986) is an Indian former professional

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. He is currently the assistant coach of

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club Goa.

Club career

A product of the

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, he has plied his trade with many clubs in the country, including

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and

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. While at Dempo, Singh won the Federation Cup and the

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. Gouramangi is one of the tallest players in the India national team and possesses an ability to head the ball strongly especially in set piece situations and is also effective in tackling.
Over the course of his professional career, Singh has won nearly every club trophy in India, including the

(which was replaced by the

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) and the Federation Cup with

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in 2005/2006 & the

in 2009. Singh was also voted the best defender in the I-League for the 2008/09 season. In 2010, Gouramangi was called upon by

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for a trial, which despite reportedly impressing Heart staff, was unsuccessful. It was mutually decided that Gouramangi would not get first opportunities in presence of other stars.

Churchill Brothers

Gouramangi joined Churchill Brothers from Sporting Clube De Goa in the year 2007-08 I league season and remained with the club until 2013. He won 1 league, two IFA Shields and Two Durand Cups during his five years with Churchill brothers.

Rangdajied United

On 20 November 2013, despite earlier rejecting ISL signed players,

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of the

agreed to sign Gouramangi on as well as

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, and

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. He made his debut in the

on 22 November 2013 against

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at the

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in which he played the whole match as Rangdajied drew the match 1–1.

Chennai

In the fall of 2014 Gouramangi singh joined

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in the inaugural season of

, joining the likes of

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Bharat FC

Gouramangi Singh signed with newly formed

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for the 2014–15

He was the captain of the team.

FC Pune City

On 21 March 2015

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announced that they had signed Gouramangi Singh for the

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NEROCA

In 2017, he signed with NEROCA.

International career

Gouramangi first rose to prominence when he captained the winning Indian team (Under 18) at the Ian Rush Trophy in 2003. He came through the youth set up of All India Football Federation (AIFF), Gouramangi was part of the U-17 Indian squad participating in the

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, Abu Dhabi. He was also part of the U-20 Indian squad participating in the

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, Netherlands. He played in the Olympic qualifiers for the Indian U-23 team, where his defending allowed India to earn an unlikely 1–1 draw with the Iraq U-23 team. On 18 April 2006, Gouramangi was surprisingly added to India's preliminary squad for the

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in Germany, the only uncapped player to be chosen by senior team manager

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, scoring through a penalty in an eventual 1–2 loss. He played a vital part of the Indian team that won the

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. Gouramangi also played an important part of the victorious India team at the

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. After joining the national team in 2006, he has been a vital player in coach Houghton's side. On 28 July 2011 Singh scored a significant goal for India in the

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qualifier against the

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but it did not help as India were knocked out 5–2 on aggregate. Singh nodded home from a

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free kick with rival goalkeeper Ngome Lawrence out of his line. He scored his 7th goal for

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in Final of

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against

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International goals

International statistics

Coaching career

Bengaluru United

On 26 December 2019 it was announced that Gouramangi would join Bengaluru United as head coach of the club's side.

FC Goa

On 13 July 2022 he was appointed as a First-team assistant coach of

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club

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Honours

India *

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; runner-up:

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* Nehru Cup:

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India U20 *

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Silver medal:

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Club * National League Champions 2004-05 (Dempo SC) ; 2005–06 (Mahindra United) *

I-League 2008-09 The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional Association football, football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across th ...

Champions * Federation Cup Champions 2004-05 (Dempo SC) ; 2005–06 (Mahindra United) Individual * AIFF Player of the Year: 2010 * I-League Best Defender of the 2008–09 season.

Personal life

Gouramangi Singh hails from the small village of Awang Sekmai, a 17 kilometers north of

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and comes from a modest background.

Salary

Gouramangi is notable for being one of India's highest paid footballers and even sportspeople. While at

Singh made Rs.1

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playing in the 2012–13 season. Playing for Prayag United Singh earned an impressive Rs. 1.05 crore from his club. During the

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Gouramangi, along with

and

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where the most valuable players of the league making Rs. 80 lakhs each.

References

External links

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Gauramangi Singh
at RSSSF
Gouramangi Singh
at Goal.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Gouramangi 1986 births Living people Indian footballers India international footballers India youth international footballers Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Meitei people 2011 AFC Asian Cup players I-League players Mahindra United FC players Rangdajied United F.C. players Bharat FC players DSK Shivajians FC players People from Imphal West district Footballers from Manipur Indian Super League players Chennaiyin FC players FC Pune City players NEROCA FC players Association football central defenders Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for India South Asian Games silver medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in football