Satyasagara

{{Short description|Singaporean football manager (born 1965)}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Use British English|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Satyasagara | full_name = Satyasagara | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|7|2}} | birth_place = Singapore | currentclub = [[Kirivong Sok Sen Chey F.C.|Kirivong Sok Sen Chey]] (head coach) | manageryears1 = 2011 | managerclubs1 = [[Tampines Rovers|Tampines Rovers]] (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2012 | managerclubs2 = [[Gombak United F.C.|Gombak United]] | manageryears3 = 2013 | managerclubs3 = [[LionsXII|LionsXII]] (assistant) | manageryears4 = 2013 | managerclubs4 = [[Singapore national under-23 football team|Singapore U23]] (assistant) | manageryears5 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs5 = [[Negeri Sembilan FC|Negeri Sembilan]] (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs6 = [[Hougang United F.C.|Hougang United]] | manageryears7 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs7 = [[Singapore women's national football team|Singapore Women]] | manageryears8 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs8 = [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]] (assistant) | manageryears9 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs9 = [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]] | manageryears10 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs10 = [[Young Elephants FC|Young Elephants]] | managerclubs11 = [[Kirivong Sok Sen Chey F.C.|Kirivong Sok Sen Chey]] | manageryears11 = 2025– }}

'''Satyasagara''', formerly known as K. Balagumaran,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-singaporean-coaches-left-stranded-in-india-as-country-still-in-lockdown |title=Football: Singaporean coaches left stranded in India as country still in coronavirus lockdown |date=25 April 2020 |publisher=The Straits Times }}</ref> is a Singaporean [[association football|football]] coach and former footballer where he is currently the head coach of [[Cambodian Premier League]] club [[Kirivong Sok Sen Chey F.C.|Kirivong Sok Sen Chey]]

==Managerial career==

=== Gombak United === Satyasagara started his first managerial career with [[S.League]] club [[Gombak United FC|Gombak United]] in January 2012. He left the club at the end of the season following Gombak United dissolvement.

==== Working with V.Sudramoorthy ==== In 2013, Satyasagara joined [[V. Sundramoorthy]] as his assistant with [[LionsXII]] and also the [[Singapore national under-23 football team|Singapore U23]] side. In 2014, Satyasagara followed V.Sundramoorthy working under him at [[2014 Malaysia Premier League|Malaysia Premier League]] club [[Negeri Sembilan FC|Negeri Sembilan]].

=== Hougang United === On 2 November 2015, Satyasagara became the head coach of [[Hougang United FC|Hougang United]].

=== Singapore Women === On 8 August 2017, Satyasagara was announced as the head coach of the [[Singapore women's national football team|Singapore Women national team]]. However, he left the squad on 22 October 2018.

=== Chennai City === In 2018, Satyasagara was the assistant coach of [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]] under head coach, [[Akbar Nawas]]. On 10 December 2020, he was promoted to head coach where he signed fellow countrymen, [[Iqbal Hussain]] from [[Geylang International FC|Geylang International]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Chennai City FC name Satyasagara as new head coach |agency=Press Trust of India |language=en |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/chennai-city-fc-name-satyasagara-as-new-head-coach/articleshow/79662657.cms |access-date=2022-09-17 |archive-date=10 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210114608/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/chennai-city-fc-name-satyasagara-as-new-head-coach/articleshow/79662657.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pandab |first1=Manas Ranjan |title=I- League 2020-21: Chennai City FC First Kit Unveiled |url=https://footballexpress.in/i-league-2021-chennai-city-first-kit-unveiled/ |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=footballexpress.in |date=8 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117011519/https://footballexpress.in/i-league-2021-chennai-city-first-kit-unveiled/|archive-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>

=== Young Elephants === In March 2022, Satyasagara was appointed as the head coach of [[Lao League|Lao League 1]] side [[Young Elephant F.C.|Young Elephants]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=Deepanraj Ganesan |date=2022-06-26 |title=Football: S'porean businessman Jason Lim finds success with Laos football club |language=en |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-sporean-businessman-jason-lim-finds-success-with-laos-football-club |access-date=2022-09-17 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171701/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-sporean-businessman-jason-lim-finds-success-with-laos-football-club |url-status=live }}</ref> In his first season, he helped the club won the [[2020 Lao League 1|2022 Lao League 1]] with the club being undefeated in the entire season. He repeated the feat in the 2023 season<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/singaporean-coach-masterminds-two-unbeaten-seasons-with-young-elephants-in-lao-league-1 |title=Singaporean coach masterminds two unbeaten seasons with Young Elephants in Lao League 1 |date=11 July 2023 }}</ref> and added to that by winning the cup. Satyasagara left the club at the end of 2023 after his contract with the club ended.

=== Kirivong Sok Sen Chey === On 20 January 2025, Satyasagara sign with [[Cambodian Premier League]] club [[Kirivong Sok Sen Chey F.C.|Kirivong Sok Sen Chey]].

== Honours == '''Young Elephants''' * [[Lao Premier League|Lao League 1]]: [[2022 Lao League|2022]], 2023 * [[Lao FF Cup]]: 2022

==References== {{reflist}}

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