crowned by victory in the Nehru Cup in August 2007. The following year India suffered a huge loss when Maldives defeated them at the final of SAFF Championship 2008, despite a 100% record in the group stage, including a victory over the Maldives. However, Houghton led India to the AFC Challenge Cup title as they beat Tajikistan 4–1 in August 2008, which gave India a berth at the Asian cup 2011 in Doha. He also oversaw the Indian team to its second consecutive Nehru Cup trophy win in 2009. He resigned in 2010 after not being able to reach a new contract deal. He later confirmed that his contract had been renewed until 2013, but hinted that he might review his decision after the 2011 Asian Cup. At the Asian Cup, India, the lowest-ranked team in the tournament, lost all of their three group matches as predicted. Despite this, India's football authorities expressed disappointment over the national team's performance and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) technical committee urged the executive committee to sack Houghton. On 23 April 2011, Bob Houghton tendered his immediate resignation as the India national team coach, which the AIFF accepted. Houghton's last assignment as Indian coach was the AFC Challenge Cup 2012 qualifiers in Malaysia, where India topped Group B which included Pakistan, Chinese Taipei and Turkmenistan. Honours Manager Malmö FF Allsvenskan: 1974, 1975, 1977 Svenska Cupen: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1979–80 India AFC Challenge Cup: 2008 SAFF Championship runner-up: 2008 Nehru Cup: 2007, 2009 Al-Ittihad Saudi Federation Cup: 1987 References External links FC Zürich stats 1949 births Living people English footballers Fulham F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Hastings United F.C. (1948) players Hastings United F.C. (1948) managers English football managers English expatriate football managers Malmö FF managers Bristol City F.C. managers Toronto Blizzard managers Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. managers Örgryte IS managers North American Soccer League (1968–1984) coaches Colorado Rapids coaches China national football team managers India national football team managers Uzbekistan national football team managers FC Zürich managers Expatriate football managers in Greece Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Sweden Guangzhou City F.C. managers 2011 AFC Asian Cup managers Maidstone United F.C. (1897) players Ittihad FC managers Expatriate football managers in China Major League Soccer coaches Association football midfielders English expatriate sportspeople in China English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden English expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia English expatriate sportspeople