Full name Rajinder Singh Chauhan Sport Field hockey Residence Jalandhar Country India Weight 76 kg | Nationality Indian Role Field Hockey player Nickname(s) Raj Name Rajinder Jr. | |
Born May 13, 1959 (age 64) ( 1959-05-13 ) Sarih, Nakodar Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) (2008) Awards Arjuna Award for Hockey, Dhyan Chand Award for Hockey | ||
Sir Rajinder Singh Jr.(Punjabi: ਰਾਜਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ,Urdu: راجندر سنگہ) Best Known as Rajinder Sir by field hockey players, is field hockey Coach and player of Indian field hockey.
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Birth and life
Rajinder Singh Singh was born on 13 May 1959 in Srih village of Indian Punjab. He started field hockey in his childhood and developed an interest in this game. He then joined Punjab field hockey and was chosen as best performer and given Dronacharya award too. He coached Indian field hockey from 2001–2003 and then from 2005 to 2011.
At present
He is Punjab & Sindh Bank Chief Coach Cum Sports superintendent for Men's 11 field hockey team (3 times awarded Best Team of India)
Coaching career
Best students
Baldip Saini, Sanjiv Kumar, Gurvinder Chand, Raj Pal, Sarabjit
References
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