Ekendra Singh (born 16 June 1957) is an Indian

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manager who most recently managed

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in the

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. He had also managed Manipur football team in the

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. Currently he is coach of

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Coaching career

Sporting Clube de Goa

In the summer of 2010 Singh signed with then

club

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who were just relegated from the

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after the 2009–10 season. After his first season in charge he led Sporting Goa to second place in the 2011 I-League 2nd Division final round and promotion back to the I-League.

Kenkre

On 1 January 2015, Singh was appointed as head coach of

side Kenkre, and managed the team until 31 May 2021.

References

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