Full name Raju Kaji Shakya Years Team Position Forward Current team Retired Height 1.83 m | Playing position Role Football player Place of birth Dharan, Nepal Name Raju Shakya | |
Date of birth (1960-07-07) July 7, 1960 (age 55) | ||
Coach raju kaji shakya starts national football academy goalnepal
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.
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- Career
- Coaching career
- Club
- National team
- Individual
- References
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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 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.
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 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. They however lost to Sikkim FA because of an extra time own goal.
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.