Pema Dorji (footballer)

Pema Dorji (Dzongkha: དྲུང་འཚོ་པདྨ་རྡོ་རྗེ; 5 July 1985) is the Bhutanese football coach. A former international player, he made his first appearance for the Bhutan national football team in 2003.[2]

Pema Dorji
Personal information
Full name Pema Dorji[1]
Date of birth (1985-07-05) 5 July 1985[2][1]
Place of birth Bhutan[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2][1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Transport United
2005–2014 Yeedzin FC
International career
2003–2013 Bhutan 31 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2015 FC Terton
2015–2016 Bhutan
2019–2023 Bhutan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2013

Pema served as assistant coach to Japanese coach Norio Tsukitate during the first games of the Asian qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup[3] until Tsukitate's tenure ended following a dispute with the team manager on October 8, 2015.[4] Pema guided the team as interim coach in Bhutan's next match against Hong Kong on October 13, 2015.[3]

References

  1. "Bhutan - P. Dorji - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  2. Pema Dorji at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Younten Tshedup (15 October 2015). "Bhutanese coach to lead the national team in China". Kuensel. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. Younten Tshedup (9 October 2015). "Head coach Norio wanted to leave: BFF". Kuensel. Retrieved 13 March 2016.


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