Tsering Dhundup
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Mundgod, India | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007– | Tibet | ||
| † Appearances (goals) | |||
Tsering Dhundup (born 21 February 1982) is a Tibetan football player and political activist from Dehradun. The midfielder plays for the Tibet national football team since 2007. Dhundup is top scorer since the 6-0 victory of Tibet against Delhi XI on 4 August 2007 as from the foundation of the Tibetan team in 1999.
Dhundup is spokesperson of the Tibetan Youth Congress.[1] In February 2008, Dhundup was arrested at the UN funded Tibetan Reception Centre in Kathmandu. He was held in a cell by the Nepalese immigration department before being handed back to the Chinese authorities at the Tibet-Nepal border at Tatopani on February. Exiled Tibetans and supporters have demanded his release.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Quickfire protest catches police off guard. Mumbai Newsline
- ↑ "Tibet activists protest against China’s influence onto Nepal". Phayul.com. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
- TNFA, team 2007
- (French) Shaolin Soccer Foot au Tibet, team 2008
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