Rajinder Singh Jr. is an Indian

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coach and player.

Birth and life

Rajinder Singh Jr. was born on 13 May 1959 in Sarih village of Indian

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

. He started playing field hockey in his childhood and developed an interest in this game. He then joined the Punjab field hockey and was chosen as the best performer. He coached Indian field hockey from 2001–2003 and then from 2005 to 2011.

Coaching career

*2004:

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- Chief coach. *2005-2006:

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. *Present: Punjab & Sindh Bank field hockey team chief coach cum sports superintendent (awarded the Best Team of India thrice).

Honours and awards

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award The Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award, is an award given by the Government of Punjab for excellence and achievement in the service of Punjab in the field of Sport. This can be at the Olympic level, World Championship level, national and other internat ...

(Punjab, 1984) *

Dhyan Chand Award The Major Dhyan Chand Award, officially known as Major Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games, is the lifetime achievement sporting honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after hockey wizard Major Dhyan ...

(2005) *

Dronacharya Award The Dronacharya Award, officially known as Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games, is sports coaching honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after Drona, often referred as "Dronacharya" or "Guru Drona", a ch ...

(2011)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Rajinder, Jr. Indian sports coaches Indian Sikhs Field hockey players from Jalandhar Living people 1959 births Field hockey players from Punjab, India Indian male field hockey players Recipients of the Dronacharya Award Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for India Recipients of the Arjuna Award Recipients of the Dhyan Chand Award Field hockey players at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games medalists in field hockey