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Gavin Lee was on Friday named as permanent head coach of the Singapore men’s national football team.
The 35-year-old was officially unveiled at a press conference at Jalan Besar Stadium.
He is the Lions’ first Singaporean permanent head coach since V Sundramoorthy was appointed in 2016.
Earlier on Thursday, reports said that Lee had been offered the full-time role and was expected to put pen to paper.
This move comes hot on the heels of Lee leading the Singapore men’s national football team to a historic victory, which saw them qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia on merit for the first time.
Singapore’s only appearance came in 1984 when they took part automatically as hosts.
In a winner-takes-all clash earlier this month, the Lions, the colloquial name for the men’s football team, came from behind to beat Hong Kong 2-1 to seal their berth in the tournament.

At 28, Lee became the youngest head coach in Singapore Premier League history when he took the helm of BG Tampines Rovers.
He joined the national team in March 2024 as part of then-Lions head coach Tsutomu Ogura’s back room staff. Lee eventually became an assistant to the Japanese tactician.
When Ogura departed in June due to personal reasons, Lee was appointed interim head coach.
Before Lee’s appointment, a number of candidates were linked to the post, including former Tottenham Hotspur assistant coach Nick Montgomery and Jesus Casas, the former head coach of the Iraq national team.
This story was first published by CNA


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Lee secured the role following the men’s national football team’s historic Asian Cup qualification earlier this month


Lee secured the role following the men’s national football team’s historic Asian Cup qualification earlier this month.


Singapore names Gavin Lee permanent head football coach after Hong Kong win

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Lee secured the role following the men’s national football team’s historic Asian Cup qualification earlier this month

Lee secured the role following the men’s national football team’s historic Asian Cup qualification earlier this month