Dhruba KC
Dhruba KC is the current coach of the Nepal national football team, being appointed on July 16, 2015 after foreign coach Jack Stefanowski did not have his contract renewed.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dhruba Ghimire | ||
Place of birth | Nepal | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Retired | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Cocaïne FC | |||
Teams managed | |||
1998 | Nepal men's | ||
2005 | Three Star Club | ||
2010 | Machhindra | ||
2010–12 | Nepal women's | ||
2015– | Nepal men's | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Dhruba KC started off by coaching Nepal national football team in the All India Governor's Gold Cup in Sikkim, India. However, as the tournament is not an official international tournament it wasn't regonized by FIFA as actually having coached the national team.[2] Dhruba KC also coached the Three Star Club in 2005 where his team reached the semi-finals of the 2005 AFC President's Cup only to lose on penalties.[2] He also coached the Nepali women's national team in the inaugural 2010 SAFF Women's Championship and subsequent 2012 SAFF Women's Championship where both times Nepal finished runners up to India.[2] Dhruba KC also spent a brief time as head coach of Machhindra in 2010.[3]
References
- "ANFA has appointed KC as the coach of national team with big hopes…". NepaliGoal.com. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- "Dhruba KC appointed national coach". MyRepublica.com. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- Dhruba KC is officially our new coach - Machhindra FC