Pema Dorji (footballer)
Pema Dorji (born 5 July 1985) is the Bhutanese football manager. A former international player, he made his first appearance for the Bhutan national football team in 2005.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pema Dorji | ||
| Date of birth | July 5, 1985[1] | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Yeedzin FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Transport United | ||
| 2005–2014 | Yeedzin FC | ||
| National team | |||
| 2009–2013 | Bhutan | 11 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014–2015 | F.C. Terton | ||
| 2015–2016 | Bhutan | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Pema served as assistant coach to Japanese coach Norio Tsukitate during the first games of the Second Round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup[2] until Tsukitate tenure ended following a dispute with the team manager during the Bhutan-Maldives World Cup qualifiers match in October 8, 2015.[3] Pema guided the team as interim coach in Bhutan's next match against Hong Kong in October 13, 2015.[2]
References
- Pema Dorji at National-Football-Teams.com
- Younten Tshedup (15 October 2015). "Bhutanese coach to lead the national team in China". Kuensel. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- Younten Tshedup (9 October 2015). "Head coach Norio wanted to leave: BFF". Kuensel. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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