Chokey Nima

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Chokey Nima
Personal information
Full name Chokey Nima
Date of birth (1975-10-10) 10 October 1975 (age 46)[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990 - 2001 Phuensym FC 10 (52)
National team‡
1994 - 1997 Bhutan
Teams managed
2015 Bhutan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 March 2015

Chokey Nima (born in 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]

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 will advance in 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[]

Managerial[]

As of 12 March 2015.
Nat Team from to Record
Games Wins Draws Losses Win %
Bhutan Bhutan March 2015 2 2 0 0 100.00
Total 2 2 0 0 100.00

References[]

  1. ^ FIFA.com
  2. ^ Montague, James (12 March 2015). "A Moment Atop the World for Bhutan's Last-Ranked Team". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ^ Deurden, John (18 March 2015). "Bhutan hoping to parlay World Cup qualifying success into lasting stability". ESPN FC. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  4. ^ "A veteran called for World Cup". Kuensel. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.


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