Wangkhem Khogen Singh is a former
Indian
football
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player and current
head coach of
I-League club
NEROCA. He was head coach of
I-League side,
Minerva Punjab, whom he led to the
2017–18 title.
Playing career
Born in
Manipur, Singh has played for a variety of clubs including
Air India,
Salgaocar
Salgaocar Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco, Goa, that competes in the Goa Professional League. They have also played in the I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. Founded in 1956, the clu ...
,
Mumbai, and
Tollygunge Agragami
Tollygunge Agragami Football Club is an Indian professional Association football, football club based in Tollygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1943, the club primarily competes in the Calcutta Football League, Calcutta Premier Division L ...
.
Coaching career
Minerva Punjab: 2017–2018
Prior to the start of the
2017–18 I-League
The 2017–18 I-League was the 11th season of the I-League. Aizawl were the defending champions. NEROCA entered as the promoted team from the 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division. The season began on 25 November 2017.
Teams
All India Football Feder ...
season, Singh was appointed head coach of
Minerva Punjab.
By the end of the campaign, Singh had led the club to their first ever national league title in only their second season in India's top flight.
Despite the success however, Singh left the club on 22 May 2018 after being told he would be demoted to a youth coaching role.
NEROCA FC: 2021–present
In July 2021, He is appointed as the head coach of inleague club
NEROCA for the upcoming season. In 2022, he guided NEROCA in "Imphal Derby" at the Group-C opener during the
131st edition of
Durand Cup, clinching a thrilling 3–1 win.
Statistics
Managerial statistics
.
Honours
;Minerva Punjab
*
I-League:
2017-18
References
Living people
People from Manipur
Air India FC players
Salgaocar FC players
Association football defenders
National Football League (India) players
Indian footballers
Footballers from Manipur
Indian football managers
RoundGlass Punjab FC managers
I-League managers
Year of birth missing (living people)
NEROCA FC managers
Tollygunge Agragami FC players
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