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Shyam
Thapa ready for ANFA
Could
he be best person for Nepalese Youth Teams?
By: Dinesh Thapa
football_nepal@yahoo.com
ANFA is all set to sign Shyam Thapa as the coach for youth
teams of Nepal. Shyam Thapa is expected to be in Nepal
at the end of May. ANFA said that the initial
contract will be for four years and Thapa will be given
charge of Under 20 and Under 17 footballers.
In an email interview Shyam Thapa said that he was always
ready to work with ANFA. Praising Ganesh Thapa as an
impressive and talented footballer of his time, Shyam
Thapa said, He knows how to raise the standard of
football. He has got good links with AFC and FIFA
which will definitely help in developing football in
Nepal.
Thapa is
an
Indian footballer of Nepali origin and believes that
political non interference and motivation are the
keys in the development of the sport.
He was member of Indian National football team
that won the bronze medal at the Asian Games held in Bangkok in
1970. His last Asian Games was in Tehran in 1974. He
came to Nepal to participate in Tribhuwan Challenge
Shield in 1977 and helped found Boys Union Clubs, which at present is
in the Martyr's League A
division.
Shyam Thapa Fact File:
| Name: |
Shyam
Thapa |
| Date
of Birth: |
1948 |
| Birth
Place: |
Varsha,
Gulmi District, Nepal |
| Coaching Qualification: |
Football Coaching Diploma from FA England in 1987 |
| Coaching Experience: |
1. East Bengal (1985 1990)
2. Indian National Youth Team 1988
3. Since 1991 he is Technical Director of
Football Academy of Williamson Magor Tea Company
in Kolkata. |
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Playing Experience: |
1. Played for Indian National Team
from 1970 1978
2. East Bengal Club (1966)
3. Gurkha Brigade Team (1967 1968)
4. Mafatlal, Mumbai (1971 1973)
5. East Bengal (1974 1976)
6. Mohan Bagan (1977 1983)
7. East Bengal 1984 |
By: Dinesh Thapa
football_nepal@yahoo.com
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