Raju Kaji Shakya

Raju Shakya
Personal information
Full name Raju Kaji Shakya
Date of birth (1960-07-07) July 7, 1960
Place of birth Dharan, Nepal
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Retired
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1986–88 Victoria SC – (–)
1996–97 Easton End Club – (–)
National team
1981–97 Nepal – (–)
Teams managed
2004 Nepal u-14
2012-13 Machhindra
2012-13 Nepal u-20
2013-14 Nepal (Caretaker)
2014-2015 Three Star Club
2015- Manang Marshyangdi Club

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Raju Kaji Shakya (Nepali: राजुकाजी शाक्य) is a former captain and coach of the Nepal national football team. He was born in July 1960 in Dharan, Nepal.

Career

Shakya started playing Professional football from 1975. His international career involved playing for the Nepal national football team from 1981 to 1997, where he served as captain from 1981–1997. Also, he has played professional football in Bangladesh league.

In 1987, Shakya led Nepal in three notable international friendlies, against USSR and East Germany in 1987 and West Germany in 1989.

Coaching career

From 1991 to 1993, Shakya attended Futuro (a FIFA-accredited coaching course) as part of the Coca-Cola World Football Development Programme in Nepal. In 1998, he later gained an FA international coaching B-licence accredited by UEFA in England. 4 years later, Shakya gained further qualification with the AFC coaching C-licence in Nepal.

Shakya began coaching the Nepal national football team's U-14 squad for the 2004 AFC U-14 Football Festival. After this, Shakya attended a short-term course for football coaching accredited by the German NOC and German Football Association in Nepal (2004). Finally, 4 years later Shakya gained an international C-licence from the Japan Football Association in 2008.

In May of 2013 Shakya extended his contract with Machhindra Football Club to continue as head coach so that he would remain in charge for the rest of the season.[1]

In 2013, Shakya was appointed as the interim coach for Nepal national football team, until Jack Stefanowski was re-instated as head coach.

In October of 2014 Shakya was appointed head coach of Three Star Club, which he took as defending champions to the 35th edition of the Governor's Gold Cup as defending champions.[2] They however lost to Sikkim FA because of an extra time own goal.[3]

In January 2015 Shakya was appointed head coach of Manang Marshyangdi Club replacing Nabin Neupane. Neupane wasn't sacked but rather will now act as Shakya's assistant coach for the upcoming 2014-15 Nepal Redbull national league.[4][5]

Honours

Club

National team

Individual

References

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See also



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