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| Full name | Rajinder Singh Chauhan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Raj | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 1959 Sarih, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Field hockey | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Punjab & Sindh Bank | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team | India (1983-2007) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | Chief coach: India women's (2004) Coach: India men's (2005-2006) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Rajinder Singh Jr. is an Indian field hockey coach and player.
Birth and life[edit | edit source]
Rajinder Singh Jr. was born on 13 May 1959 in Sarih village of Indian Punjab. He started playing field hockey in his childhood and developed an interest in this game. He then joined the Punjab field hockey and was chosen as the best performer. He coached Indian field hockey from 2001–2003 and then from 2005 to 2011.[1][2]
Coaching career[edit | edit source]
- 2004: India women's national field hockey team - Chief coach.
- 2005-2006: India men's national field hockey team.
- Present: Punjab & Sindh Bank field hockey team chief coach cum sports superintendent (awarded the Best Team of India thrice).
Honours and awards[edit | edit source]
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award (Punjab, 1984)
- Dhyan Chand Award (2005)
- Dronacharya Award (2011)[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sport / field hockey : Rajinder Singh Jr. named coach till 2006 World Cup". The Hindu. 8 June 2005. Archived from the original on 11 June 2005. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ↑ Press Trust of India (26 April 2005). "Rajinder Singh (Jr) new Indian hockey coach". Express India. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - JALANDHAR PLUS". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Rajinder Singh Jr. at Olympedia
