Premier League cult hero and BBC Sport pundit Trevor Sinclair lands new coaching role almost a decade since last job

TREVOR SINCLAIR has joined India’s coaching staff for the Asian Cup.

The ex-England midfielder, 50, has linked up with former West Ham team-mate Igor Stimac, who is the manager of India, for the tournament in Qatar.

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Trevor Sinclair has joined the coaching staff with the India national team[/caption]

Sinclair played at the 2002 World Cup for the Three Lions and racked up 12 caps.

After starting out at Blackpool, he also starred for the Hammers, QPR and Manchester City in the Premier League before finishing his professional club career with Cardiff in 2008. 

Sinclair – who also had a short stint in non-league with Squires Gate aged 44 – shared the news with a selfie in his new India training kit overlooking a swimming pool.

He posted on X: “Happy New Year to you all.

“Very grateful to Igor Stimac for inviting me to join the Indian national team coaching staff for the upcoming Asian Cup. 

“I’m honoured to accept this challenge and will do my best to help the whole group.”

Sinclair and Croatian centre-back Stimac were team-mates for West Ham for two seasons between 1999 and 2001.

Stimac also played for Derby and earned 53 caps before moving into management – taking charge of Croatia before accepting the Indian job in 2019.

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India kicked off their Group B campaign against Australia on January 13.

Stimac’s side then face Uzbekistan and Syria at the group stage of the competition.

Tottenham’s South Korea captain Son Heung-min and Mo Salah of Egypt will also be representing their nations.

Sinclair does have previous coaching experience.

He was an assistant manager at Lancaster City while also being part of a football academy at Bamber Bridge.

The former winger then stepped away from the pitches when he became a pundit with the BBC and talkSPORT.

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Trevor Sinclair enjoyed five-and-a-half seasons with West Ham[/caption]

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The ex-England man in his role as a coach at Lancaster City[/caption]