Tomba Singh
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wangkheirakpam Tomba Singh | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Imphal, Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club 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 | ||
| National team | |||
| 2002–2004 | India | 12 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2020- | NEROCA (Assistant Coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 March 2018 | |||
CareerEdit
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.[2]
Career statisticsEdit
InternationalEdit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India[3] | 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 |
HonoursEdit
IndividualEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "W Tomba voted footballer of the year". Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Singh, Tomba". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ "Jeje Lalpekhlua is 2016 AIFF Player of the Year". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ "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 27 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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External linksEdit
- Tomba Singh at Soccerway
- Profile at Goal.com