Satyasagara, formerly known as K. Balagumaran, is a
Singaporean
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football
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coach
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and former footballer. He is currently the head coach of Lao club
Young Elephants.
Managerial career
Chennai City
In 2018, Satyasagara was the assistant coach of
Chennai City
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under head coach,
Akbar Nawas. On 10 December 2020, he was promoted to head coach where he signed fellow countrymen,
Iqbal Hussain from
Geylang International
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.
Young Elephants
In March 2022, Satyasagara was appointed as the head coach of
Lao League 1 side
Young Elephants. In his first season, he helped the club won the
2022 Lao League 1 with the club being undefeated in the entire season. He repeated the feat in the 2023 season
and added to that by winning the cup.
Honours
Young Elephants
*
Lao League 1:
2022
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, 2023
*
Lao FF Cup: 2022
References
Living people
1964 births
Singaporean men's footballers
Singaporean football managers
Chennai City FC managers
Singaporean people of Tamil descent
Singaporean sportspeople of Indian descent
Expatriate football managers in India
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