Chokey Nima (born on 10 October 1975) is a former Bhutanese international footballer and also was the head coach the Bhutan national football team. He played for the national team for 12 years.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chokey Nima | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1975[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990 - 2001 | Phuensym FC | 10 | (52) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1994 - 1997 | Bhutan | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Bhutan | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 March 2015 | |||
Chokey Nima led Bhutan in the first round of the AFC qualifiers of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Bhutan had to face Sri Lanka in a two-legged match to determine which team would advance to the second round. Nima won both matches against Sri Lanka. He would not coach the national team at the second round of the qualifiers as he was only head coach in an interim capacity. Japanese coach, Norio Tsukitate succeeded him as head coach of the national team.[3][4]
Statistics edit
Managerial edit
- As of 12 March 2015.
| Nat | Team | from | to | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | ||||
|
Bhutan | March 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
References edit
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ Montague, James (12 March 2015). "A Moment Atop the World for Bhutan's Last-Ranked Team". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ Deurden, John (18 March 2015). "Bhutan hoping to parlay World Cup qualifying success into lasting stability". ESPN FC. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "A veteran called for World Cup". Kuensel. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
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