Chetan Ghimire Explained

Chetan Ghimire
Fullname:Chetan Ghimire
Birth Date:3 February 1988
Birth Place:Janakpurdham, Nepal
Height:[1]
Position:Striker
Years1:2007–2014
Clubs1:Nepal Police Club
Nationalyears1:2009–2013
Nationalteam1:Nepal
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam2:Nepal B

Chetan Ghimire (ne|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

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;[2] he retired after the 2013–14 season concluded.

International career

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.

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.[3]

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,[4] in which he entered the match in the 64th minute.[5]

He wore the 44 number jersey for the national team.

Managerial career

Ghimire is currently the assistant coach of the Nepal national team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chetan Ghimire, goalnepal profile. 3 May 2014. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234613/http://www.goalnepal.com/player_profile.php?pid=8. dead.
  2. Web site: Chetan Ghimire is in mood to retire from football . goalnepal . 27 May 2013 . 3 May 2014 . 5 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005005741/http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=13911 . dead .
  3. Web site: Nepal Squad. 13 November 2021.
  4. Web site: AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers: Jack Stefanowski announces 23 man Nepalese squad for AFC Challenge Cup Group D qualifiers . Nepalifootball.com . 2013-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010403/http://www.nepalifootball.com/l-news/114-afc-challenge-cup/1465-afc-challenge-cup-qualifiers-jack-stefanowski-announces-23-man-nepalese-squad-for-afc-challenge-cup-group-d-qualifiers.html# . 2013-12-03 . dead .
  5. [Asian Football Confederation]