Thangboi Singto (born 14 June 1974) is an Indian professional football manager who is the head coach and technical director of

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...

club

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

. Born on 14 June 1974, he did his schooling from Don Bosco School, Tura, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. He was a captain of the school's football and basketball team respectively and was involved in various school and district tournaments. He went on to represent the state of Meghalaya at the National School Games (Football) competition held at Kolkata in 1989. He completed his master's degree in Physical Education from HVPM College of Physical Education, Amravati, Maharashtra. Represented Amravati University 4 (four) times in the All India University Tournaments from 1993 to 1997. He also went onto represent the state of Meghalaya in the Santosh Trophy in 1997. He joine
Sports Authority of India (SAI)
as a football coach in 2001 and was posted in SAI Guwahati, Assam till 2003. Thereafter, joined the Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, Meghalaya from 2003 to 2012.

Coaching career

Shillong Lajong: 2013–2017

Singto joined

Shillong Lajong Shillong Lajong FC (founded as Lajong SC) is an Indian professional football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya, that competes in the Shillong Premier League. The club was established in 1983 with the prime objective of improving the declining st ...

's coaching staff back in 2009 and has been here since. However, on 22 January 2013 it was officially confirmed that Singto would become the interim head coach of the club after the sacking of

Desmond Bulpin Desmond Donaldson Bulpin is a Scottish football coach and current first-team coach at EFL Championship side Millwall. He managed the Philippines national team between 2009 and 2010. He holds a UEFA A Licence, the last qualification before the U ...

from the squad. On 7 June 2017, after the 2016–17 season, Singto's contract was not renewed by Shillong Lajong and the two parted ways.

NorthEast United

a partner of Northeast United in the first ever ISL season, Singto was assistant manager of the Guwahati-based ISL team in 2014.

Kerala Blasters

On 25 June 2017, a few weeks after leaving

, Singto signed with

side Kerala Blasters as assistant coach and technical director of their youth development program. Thangboi was named as temporary Head Coach of Kerala Blasters following the departure of Rene Muelensteen in January 2018 until the arrival of

David James Dewi, Dai, Dafydd or David James may refer to: Performers *David James (actor, born 1839) (1839–1893), English stage comic and a founder of London's Vaudeville Theatre *David James (actor, born 1967) (born 1967), Australian presenter of ABC's ''P ...

Delhi Dynamos (Odisha FC)

In August 2019, Singto moved to

Delhi Dynamos Odisha Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Prior to the inaugural Indian Super League season, the club was founded ...

as assistant coach under their Spanish head coach

Josep Gombau Josep Gombau Balague (born 5 June 1976) is a Spanish professional football manager who is the current head coach of Indian Super League club Odisha. He is a former Barcelona youth team coach and has held multiple positions at the club's youth ...

. He also moved to

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...

with the club as it rebranded to Odisha FC and stayed there for a full season. During June 2020, the club announced that Thangboi Singto is no longer a part of the managerial team. He has worked with numerous India national football team players like Sandesh Jhingan, CK Vineeth, Sahal Abdul Samad, Rocus Lamare, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Pritam Kotal, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Aiborlang Khongjee, Subrata Paul, Sandeep Nandy, Renedy Singh. Some of the players who were groomed by Singto and who played and continue to play in the Indian Super League clubs are Chinglensana Singh, Vishal Kaith, Nim Dorjee Tamang, Isaac Vanlalsawma, Bipin Singh, Redeem Tlang, Pritam Singh, Samuel Lalmuanpuia, Phurba Lachenpa, Rupert Nongrum. Singto has also worked alongside some well known coaches in Indian Super League like Ricky Herbert, René Meulensteen, Nelo Vingada, Josep Gombau, David James, Manolo Márquez. Also shared training and dressing room with some world class players like Dimitar Berbatov, Wes Brown, Ian Hume, and Bartholomew Ogbeche.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Shillong Lajong *

Shillong Premier League The Shillong Premier League (currently known as Officer's Choice Blue Shillong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is a top state-level football league in Indian state of Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from San ...

: 2014, 2015, 2016 *Meghalaya Invitation Cup: 2016 *

Bodousa Cup The Bodousa Cup is an invitational football tournament in India, held across multiple venues of Assam and organised by Bodousa Sports Club annually under the supervision of Assam Football Association. The tournament was incorporated in 2009 and ...

: 2016Shillong Lajong Youngsters crowned champions of 8th Bodousa Cup in Assam!
''Arunfoot.com''. Retrieved 24 August 2021

References

External links

*
Thangboi Singto profile
at ''hyderabadfc.co.in'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Singto, Thangboi Living people People from Churachandpur district Indian football managers I-League managers Shillong Lajong FC managers 1974 births Kerala Blasters FC non-playing staff Hyderabad FC managers Indian Super League managers