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Singapore Seeks New National Football Coach as Search Intensifies
After the resignation of Tsutomu Ogura on June 24, the Singapore National Football Team finds itself without a permanent coach. The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has been conducting interviews for the top coaching job, with a shortlist of five finalists now being considered.
Among the key candidates are former Tottenham Hotspur assistant coach Nick Montgomery, who has been spotted in Singapore for talks about the position. Montgomery spent most of his playing career at Sheffield United and has coaching experience with Scottish Premiership club Hibernian and Australian A-League side Central Coast Mariners. Before joining Tottenham Hotspur, he was the head coach of Hibernian, and he left Tottenham Hotspur, an English Premier League side, in June. During his time at Tottenham Hotspur, Montgomery won the Europa League.
Another candidate is the mystery Spaniard, whose identity remains undisclosed. He has also been interviewed for the position.
Fabio Cannavaro, the Italian World Cup and Ballon d'Or-winning defender, is another contender with coaching experience in Asia, including the China national team and clubs in China and Saudi Arabia. Harry Kewell, former Liverpool and Australia star, with coaching experience including J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos and assistant work at Celtic, is also in the running. Mano Polking is another reported candidate mentioned alongside the above names.
Assistant coach Gavin Lee is currently serving as the interim head coach during this process. The hunt for a new national football head coach in Singapore has intensified, with the team looking for its fourth coach in six years.
The FAS initially shortlisted 16 candidates, then selected 10 for interviews, and has now cut the list down to these 5 finalists, although the full official list remains partially undisclosed. Tsutomu Ogura resigned due to personal reasons, and Gavin Lee has stepped in as caretaker coach for the Singapore national football team. The Singapore national football team is currently being led by assistant coach Gavin Lee as caretaker.
The Singapore National Football Team is actively searching for a new coach, with the European league's premier competitions such as the Premier League in mind, as evidenced by the interviews with former Tottenham Hotspur assistant coach Nick Montgomery, who has experience with English Premier League sides. Another promising candidate for the position is Fabio Cannavaro, who has a proven track record in Asia and coaching experience with teams in China and Saudi Arabia, making him a potentially valuable asset to the Singaporean team.
