Tomba Singh

In this Meitei name, the family name is Wangkheirakpam and the given name is Tomba. "Singh" is a name suffix.

Wangkheirakpam Tomba Singh (born 3 April 1982 in Imphal, Manipur) is an Indian former footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1] He is the current assistant coach of the I-League club NEROCA.^[2]

Tomba Singh

Personal information
Full name	Wangkheirakpam Tomba Singh
Date of birth	(1982-04-03) 3 April 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Imphal, Manipur, India
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	NEROCA (assistant coach)
Youth career
1998–1999	USA Club Manipur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2002	Air India
2002–2004	Salgaocar	35	(3)
2004–2007	Mohun Bagan
2007–2008	East Bengal
2011–2012	Salgaocar
2012–2013	Churchill Brothers	14	(0)
2013–2014	→ Rangdajied (on loan)	15	(1)
2014–2015	Bharat	4	(0)
2016	NEROCA
2016–	Southern Samity
2018	TRAU
International career
2002	India U23
2002–2004	India	12	(1)
Managerial career
2020–	NEROCA (assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2018

Career

Tomba began his footballing career with YWC, Thambalkhong in the junior level before his steep climb to the senior division. After donning colours of ESU, Wangkhei and USA, Khurai Tomba also played a major role in the State team lifting the Under-19 national Football championship held at Imphal where the hosts defeated Sikkim 4–1 in the final.

Catching the eye of talent hunters at the Under-19 championship Tomba started playing for Air India since 1998 before moving to Salgaocar.^[3]

Career statistics

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India[4]	2002	2	0
	2003	5	0
	2004	5	1
	Total	12	1

Honours

India U23

• LG Cup: 2002^[5]

India

• Afro-Asian Games silver medal: 2003^[6]

Maharashtra

• Santosh Trophy: 1999–2000^[7]

Manipur

• Santosh Trophy: 2002–03^[8]

Individual

• AIFF Player of the Year: 2003^[9][10][11]

References

1. Shukla, Abhishek (7 July 2018). "I-League 2010/11 final standings". indianfooty.com. Indian Footy. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
2. "NEROCA name former India midfielder W. Tomba Singh as new assistant coach!". arunfoot.com. 15 July 2020. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
3. "W Tomba voted footballer of the year". e-pao.net. Imphal: E-PAO. The Sangai Express. 10 January 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
4. "Singh, Tomba". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
5. "Ho Chi Minh City Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
6. Chaudhuri, Arunava; Stokkermans, Karel (2001). "Afro-Asian Games 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
7. "Maharashtra snares Kerala in its den". The Hindu. 24 April 2000. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
8. Das Sharma, Amitabha (6 November 2002). "Manipur is champion". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
9. "AIFF PLAYER OF THE YEAR — FROM STARTING". Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
10. "Jeje Lalpekhlua is 2016 AIFF Player of the Year". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
11. "All India Football Federation Awards: Sunil Chhetri and Bala Devi win Player of the Year Trophy". India Today. 14 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

External links

• Tomba Singh at Soccerway
• Profile at Goal.com