Narendra Man Singh

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| full_name =

| birth_date = 1958

| death_date = 27 November 2009

| birth_place = Kathmandu, Nepal

| position = Forward

| clubs1 = Ranipokhari Corner

| years1 = 1974

| years2 = 1975-1982

| clubs2 = Sankata Boys SC

| years3 = 1982-1986

| clubs3 = Mafatlal Mills Bombay

| years4 = 1982-1990

| clubs4 = Mahindra & Mahindra Bombay

| years5 = 1990-2000

| clubs5 = Sankata Boys SC

| nationalyears1 = 1982

| nationalteam1 = Nepal

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalcaps1 = 4

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Narendra Man Singh ({{langx|ne|नरेन्द्र मान सिंह}}; 1958 – 27 November 2009) was a Nepalese footballer. A forward, was the first Nepali player to play professional football in India, and played for the Nepal national team in the 1982 Asian Games. He played nearly eight years for the two Indian sides Mafatlal Group and Mahindra United.{{cite news |title=Former footballer Singh passes away |url=http://archives.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=12241 |work=Republica |date=27 November 2009 |accessdate=9 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111033/http://archives.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=12241 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/89063/Narendra_Man_Singh.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Man Singh, Narendra|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=28 January 2022|archive-date=24 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224145621/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/89063/Narendra_Man_Singh.html|website=National Football Teams |url-status=live }}

Biography

= Early life and education =

Narendra Man Singh was born in Kathmandu, Nepal. A gifted man with a passion for football, he was a kind hearted person. He was the son of Dwarika Man Singh. He had six siblings. The eldest of the siblings Surrendra Man Singh died at an early age and the youngest male sibling Yogendra Man Singh died as an infant. With his passion for football him and his younger sibling Birendra Man Singh became the Nations pride as they got the opportunity to represent our Nation in the field of International football.

= Career =

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= Marriage and children =

Singh was married and had a son.

= Death and afterward =

He died of jaundice on 27 November 2009.

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