Haryana Steelers rope in Manpreet Singh as chief coach

Among
the
most
recognizable
faces
in
the
Indian
Kabaddi
circuit,
Manpreet
has
represented
India
at
the
2002
and
2006
Asian
Games,
and
won
Gold
with
the
Indian
team
at
the
2007
Kabaddi
World
Cup.
Joining
him
in
the
Steelers
dugout
would
be
Neer
Gulia,
who
joins
as
coach.

“This
is
an
incredible
team
that
has
improved
every
season
in
the
Pro
Kabaddi
League
and
I’m
really
glad
to
join.
I
consider
myself
lucky
to
have
received
this
opportunity,
because
I’ve
lived
in
Haryana
for
a
very
long
time.
And
as
a
coach,
I
am
eager
to
bring
the
best
players
out
of
Haryana.
I’m
really
motivated
for
the
season
ahead
and
our
target
is
to
bring
the
trophy
home,”
said
Singh,
following
his
appointment.

Singh
captained
Patna
Pirates
to
their
first-ever
PKL
title
in
2016,
before
calling
time
on
an
illustrious
playing
career.
In
2017,
he
was
named
Head
Coach
of
the
newly-formed
Gujarat
Fortunegiants.
An
incredible
debut
season
saw
the
Fortunegiants
make
their
way
into
the
final,
where
they
went
down
to
Patna
Pirates.

Gulia,
who
has
been
named
Assistant
Coach,
represented
India
between
2001
and
2004,
and
was
teammate
to
Singh
in
the
2002
Asian
Games
winning
squad.
The
duo
have
worked
alongside
each
other
in
the
Gujarat
Fortune
Giants’ runners
up
campaigns
of
PKL
5
and
PKL
6.
Gulia
was
also
presented
the
Eklavya
Award
by
the
Govt
of
Gujarat
in
2003
for
his
outstanding
performances
in
sport.

“I’m
really
happy
to
join
the
Steelers
family.
We’ve
worked
together
for
Gujarat
previously,
and
we
have
a
good
feeling
about
this
team.
Haryana
is
known
for
being
a
hotbed
for
Kabaddi,
and
we’re
excited
to
see
that
it
fulfills
its
potential.
We’re
eager
to
see
the
PKL
coming
back
to
Haryana,
and
perform
better
than
we
had
in
previous
seasons,”
said
Neer
Gulia,
who
has
been
named
Assistant
Coach.

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