Shanmugam Venkatesh (born 23 November 1978) is an Indian football coach and former professional footballer[3] and currently, the assistant manager of East Bengal.
[4] In club football, Venkatesh appeared with Pune.
[5] He managed India U20 national team at the 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship.
[6][7][8] He guided them clinching title beating Bangladesh 5–2 in final.
[9][10][11] he also managed the team in 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification in September.