Sukhwinder Singh (football manager)

Sukhwinder Singh
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-06-07) 7 June 1949
Place of birth Fatehpur Khurd, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1973 JCT
1971–1981 Punjab Police
1974–1978 BSF
1978–1985 JCT
International career
1975–1977 India
Managerial career
1995–2001 JCT
1999–2001 India
2002–2011 Pailan Arrows
2005 India
2007–2011 JCT
2011–2012 India U23
2011–2012 Churchill Brothers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sukhwinder Singh is an Indian football manager and a former international footballer. He was the coach of the India U-23 side and formerly of the Pailan Arrows of the I-League.

After completing his coaching course from National Institute of Sports in Patiala, Singh was appointed chief coach of JCT on 1 July 1992. He also served as deputy general manager and joint secretary of the Phagwara-based club. In 2020, Singh became the third Indian to receive Major Dhyan Chand Award.