Gouramangi Singh

Gouramangi Singh Moirangthem (born 25 January 1986) is a retired Indian professional footballer who is currently the first team coach of I-League 2nd Division side Bengaluru United.

Gouramangi Singh
Personal information
Full name Gouramangi Singh Moirangthem
Date of birth (1986-01-25) 25 January 1986
Place of birth Imphal, Manipur, India
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
TFA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Mohun Bagan
2005–2006 Mahindra United
2006–2007 Sporting Goa
2007–2012 Churchill Brothers
2012–2013 Prayag United 22 (0)
2013–2014 Rangdajied United 16 (0)
2014–2015 Chennaiyin 11 (0)
2015 → Bharat (loan) 19 (0)
2015–2016 Pune City 20 (0)
2017 DSK Shivajians 9 (1)
2017–2018 NEROCA 12 (0)
National team‡
2006–2013 India 70 (7)
Teams managed
2019– Bengaluru United (first team coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:59, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2013

Club career

A product of the Tata Football Academy, he has plied his trade with many clubs in the country including Dempo SC and Churchill Brothers. While at Dempo, Singh won the Federation Cup and the National Football League. Gouramangi is one of the tallest players in the Indian national team and possesses an ability to head the ball strongly especially in set piece situations and is also effective in tackling.[1]

Over the course of his professional career, Singh has won nearly every club trophy in India including the National Football League (which was replaced by the I-League) and the Federation Cup with Mahindra United in 2005/2006 & the I-League in 2009. Singh was also voted best defender in the I-League for the 2008/09 season.[2]

In 2010, Gouramangi was called upon by Melbourne Heart[3] for a trial, which despite reportedly impressing Heart staff, was unsuccessful. It was mutually decided that Gouramangi would not get first opportunities in presence of other stars.[4]

Churchill Brothers

Gouramangi joined Churchill Brothers from Sporting Clube De Goa in the year 2007-08 I league season and remained with the club until 2013. He won 1 league, two IFA Shields and Two Durand Cups during his five years with Churchill brothers.

Rangdajied United

On 20 November 2013, despite earlier rejecting ISL signed players, Rangdajied United F.C. of the I-League agreed to sign Gouramangi on as well as Subrata Pal, Sandesh Jhingan, Manandeep Singh, and Tomba Singh.[5]

He made his debut in the I-League on 22 November 2013 against Shillong Lajong F.C. at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong in which he played the whole match as Rangdajied drew the match 1–1.[6]

Chennai

In the fall of 2014 Gouramangi singh joined Chennaiyin FC in the inaugural season of Indian Super League,[7][8] joining the likes of Marco Materazzi.[9]

Bharat FC

Gouramangi Singh signed with newly formed Bharat FC for the 2014-2015 I-League[10][11] He was the captain of the team.

FC Pune City

On 21 March 2015 FC Pune City announced that they had signed Gouramangi Singh for the 2015 Indian Super League season.[12]

International career

Gouramangi first rose to prominence when he captained the winning Indian team (Under 18) at the Ian Rush Trophy in 2003. He came through the youth set up of All India Football Federation (AIFF), Gouramangi was part of the U-17 Indian squad participating in the 2002 AFC U-17 Championship, Abu Dhabi. He was also part of the U-20 Indian squad participating in the 2004 Asian Youth Championship, Malaysia. He played in the Olympic qualifiers for the Indian U-23 team where his defending allowed India to earn an unlikely 1–1 draw with the Iraq U-23 team. Gouramangi made his debut for India against Hong Kong on 18 February 2006. In May 2006, he was named in the final 23-man Indian squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and made his World Cup debut in India's second group match on 14 June 2006 in a 1–3 loss to Germany. On 20 June 2006, Gouramangi scored his first ever World Cup goal against New Zealand.[13] Gouramangi was also an important part of the victorious India team at the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup.[14] After joining the national team in 2006, he has been a vital player in coach Houghton's side.[1] On 28 July 2011 Singh scored an important goal for India in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the United Arab Emirates but it did not help as India were knocked out 5–2 on aggregate. Singh nodded home from a Clifford Miranda free kick with rival goalkeeper Ngome Lawrence out of his line. He scored his 7th goal for India in Final of 2012 Nehru Cup against Cameroon.

International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 June 2006Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany New Zealand1–01–22006 FIFA World Cup
27 June 2008Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives Maldives1–01–02008 SAFF Cup
311 June 2008Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives Bhutan2–12–12008 SAFF Cup
426 August 2009Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi, India Sri Lanka2–13–12009 Nehru Cup
514 January 2011Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Bahrain1–12–52011 AFC Asian Cup
628 July 2011Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India United Arab Emirates2–22–22014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
72 September 2012Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India Cameroon1–02–22012 Nehru Cup

International statistics
As of 9 April 2015[15][16]
India national team
YearAppsGoals
200641
200710
2008132
200961
201090
2011162
2012111
2013100
Total707

Coaching career

Bengaluru United

On 26 December 2019 it was announced that Gouramangi would join Bengaluru United as head coach of the club's side.[17]

Honors

Individual

Club
  • National League Champions 2004-05 (Dempo SC) ; 2005–06 (Mahindra United)
  • I-League 2008-09 Champions
  • Federation Cup Champions 2004-05 (Dempo SC) ; 2005–06 (Mahindra United)

India

Personal life

Gouramangi Singh hails from the small village of Awang Sekmai, a 17 kilometers north of Imphal and comes from a modest background.

Salary

Gouramangi is notable for being one of India's highest paid footballers and even sportspeople. While at Churchill Brothers Singh made Rs.1 crore playing in the 2012-2013 season.[19] Playing for Prayag United Singh earned an impressive Rs. 1.05 crore from his club.[20] During the 2014 Indian Super League Gouramangi, along with Subrata Pal and Syed Rahim Nabi where the most valuable players of the league making Rs. 80 lakhs each.[21]

References
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  4. "Heart Pass on Singh Star – Australia News – Australian FourFourTwo – The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com. 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  5. "Rangdajied Bolster Their Squad With National Stars". I-League. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  6. "Shillong Lajong vs. Rangdajied United 1–1". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  7. Ashish Shetty. "Gouramangi Moirangthem: I want to give my best in the ISL". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  8. Anselm Noronha (22 June 2014). "Gouramangi Moirangthem: I want to comeback into the national team". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  9. "Fans accord Marco Materazzi a warm welcome". ISL. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  10. Anselm Noronha (23 December 2014). "Bharat FC sign six players from Indian Super League". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  11. "Gouramangi Singh is Bharat FC's latest catch". The Hindu. 25 December 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  12. Bajaj, Aditya (21 March 2015). "FC Pune City sign Gouramangi Singh". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  13. "Sport : India clinches Nehru Cup". The Hindu. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  14. "All The Latest Results, Live Scores, Match Reports And Much More From AFC Challenge Cup". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  15. Dey, Subrata. "Gouramangi Singh - International Appearances". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  16. "Gouramangi Singh". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  17. Achal, Ashwin. "Gouramangi Singh takes up coaching role at FC Bengaluru United". Sportstar. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  18. Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  19. "The Rs 1 crore boys". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  20. Kaushik Deka (8 September 2012). "Rural Rockstars: Gouramangi Singh". India Today. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  21. Mihir Vasavda (10 October 2014). "Indian players to earn more than foreign imports in Indian Super League". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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