Chetan Ghimire
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chetan Ghimire | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Janakpurdham, Nepal | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2014[2] | Nepal Police Club | ||
| International career | |||
| 2009–2013[2] | Nepal | 8 | (0) |
| Nepal B | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Chetan Ghimire (Nepali: चेतन घिमिरे; born 3 February 1988) is a Nepali former professional footballer who played as a striker for Nepal Police Club and the Nepal national team. He is the current assistant coach of Nepal.
Club career
[edit]Chetan Ghimire joined Nepal Police Club in 2007 and he has spent his entire career playing for them.
However, in early 2013 he tore his ACL for the second time in his career in a match against Nepal Army Club, and since May 2013 has been considering retirement;[3] he retired after the 2013–14 season concluded.[2]
International career
[edit]Having previously played for Nepal B, Ghimire made his debut for the senior Nepal team on 26 March 2009 during a 0–0 draw against Palestine during 2010 AFC Chellenge Cup qualification.[2]
He would then feature for all three group stage matches of the 2009 SAFF Championship as Nepal finished third in Group A and failed to qualify for the semi-finals.[4]
After not being included in the Nepal squad for almost four years, Ghimire played his final match for Nepal on 2 March 2013 during a 6–0 win against Northern Mariana Islands during 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification,[5] in which he entered the match in the 64th minute.[6]
He wore the 44 number jersey for the national team.
Managerial career
[edit]Ghimire is currently the assistant coach of the Nepal national team.
References
[edit]- ^ "Chetan Ghimire, goalnepal profile". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d Chetan Ghimire at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Chetan Ghimire is in mood to retire from football". goalnepal. 27 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Nepal Squad". Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers: Jack Stefanowski announces 23 man Nepalese squad for AFC Challenge Cup Group D qualifiers". Nepalifootball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ Asian Football Confederation. "Nepal 6-0 Northern Mariana". 2 March 2013. Retrieved on 2 June 2013.
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