L. Nandakumar Singh

Leimapokpam Nandakumar Singh (born 1 March 1960) is an Indian football manager.^[1][2] He is currently the head coach of I-League club TRAU.^[3][4]

L. Nandakumar Singh

Personal information
Full name	Leimapokpam Nandakumar Singh
Date of birth	(1960-03-01) 1 March 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Manipur, India
Team information
Current team	TRAU (head coach)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2012–2014	Royal Wahingdoh (assistant)
2014	Royal Wahingdoh
2017–2019	TRAU
2019	TRAU (technical director)
2019–	TRAU

Coaching career

He started his professional career with Royal Wahingdoh as an assistant of German coach Volker Hofferbert.^[5][6][7] In 2014, he achieve promotion to I-League with the club as head coach.^[8][9] In 2017, he appointed as the head coach of second division club TRAU^[10] and in 2019, he achieved promotion with the club.^[11] He later became appointed as the technical director of the club and after the dismissal of the head coach he return to the head coach position. In 2022, his club TRAU faced NEROCA in "Imphal Derby" in Group-C opener during the 131st edition of Durand Cup,^[12][13] where they tasted a 3–1 defeat.^[14][15]

Honours

Manager

Royal Wahingdoh

• I-League 2nd Division: 2014

TRAU

• I-League 2nd Division: 2018–19^[16]

References

1. "Foreign coach to hone football skills – Stephen David Darby to conduct residential course in Imphal to groom new talent". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
2. Media Team, AIFF (5 March 2023). "TRAU aim for full points vs relegated Mumbai Kenkre". i-league.org. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
3. PTI. "I-League: In-form TRAU runs into city rival NEROCA". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
4. Media Team, AIFF (12 March 2023). "Champions RoundGlass Punjab end season in style, hit half-century of points". i-league.org. Panchkula. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
5. Chaudhuri, Arunava (26 June 2012). "Royal Wahingdoh appoint German Volker Hofferbert as new coach". sportskeeda.com. Shillong: Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
6. W. Lyngdoh, Andrew (23 June 2012). "German coach for Wahingdoh". telegraphindia.com. Kolkata: The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
7. "Royal Wahingdoh FC appoint German coach Volker Hofferbert as head coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
8. "Royal flush for Wahingdoh". theshillongtimes.com. Shillong: The Shillong Times. 12 April 2014. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
9. Punnakkattu Daniel, Chris (10 April 2014). "Royal Wahingdoh and Bhawanipore clash in 2nd Division title decider". cpdfootball.de. Shillong. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
10. "TRAU gear up for Second Division League : 17th mar18 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
11. "TRAU F.C." Durand Cup. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
12. Mohamed, Azhar (18 August 2022). "Durand Cup 2022: NEROCA FC vs TRAU FC preview, prediction and more". www.sportskeeda.com. Imphal, Manipur: Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
13. TAT Correspondent, 5:31 AM (18 August 2022). "Rajnath Singh to attend opening match of Manipur edition of Durand cup today". assamtribune.com. Imphal, Manipur: The Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
14. Leivon, Jimmy (17 August 2022). "Durand Cup: Ahead of Manipur derby between TRAU and Neroca, state government declares half holiday". indianexpressews.com. Imphal, Manipur: The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
15. "Highlights Durand Cup, NFC 3-1 TRAU: Neroca beats TRAU FC 3-1 in the Imphal Derby | Full Time! Neroca beats TRAU FC with a two-goal margin of victory". sportstar.thehindu.com. Imphal, Manipur: Sportstar. 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
16. Saha, Aniket (8 January 2021). "I-League 2020-21 Team Profile: TRAU FC". footballexpress.in. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

External links

• L. Nandakumar Singh at WorldFootball.net