Chetan Ghimire
{{short description|Nepalese footballer}}
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| fullname = Chetan Ghimire
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|2|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Janakpurdham, Nepal
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| position = Striker
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| clubs1 = Nepal Police Club
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Chetan Ghimire ({{langx|ne|चेतन घिमिरे}}; born 3 February 1988) is a Nepali former professional footballer who played as a striker for Nepal Police Club and the Nepal national team. He is the current assistant coach of Nepal.
Club career
Chetan Ghimire joined Nepal Police Club in 2007 and he has spent his entire career playing for them.
However, in early 2013 he tore his ACL for the second time in his career in a match against Nepal Army Club, and since May 2013 has been considering retirement;{{cite web |title=Chetan Ghimire is in mood to retire from football |url=http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=13911 |publisher=goalnepal |date=27 May 2013 |accessdate=3 May 2014 |archive-date=5 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005005741/http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=13911 |url-status=dead }} he retired after the 2013–14 season concluded.
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International career
Having previously played for Nepal B, Ghimire made his debut for the senior Nepal team on 26 March 2009 during a 0–0 draw against Palestine during 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification.
He would then feature for all three group stage matches of the 2009 SAFF Championship as Nepal finished third in Group A and failed to qualify for the semi-finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/11930/Maldives_Nepal.html|title=Nepal Squad|access-date=13 November 2021}}
After not being included in the Nepal squad for almost four years, Ghimire played his final match for Nepal on 2 March 2013 during a 6–0 win against Northern Mariana Islands during 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification,{{cite web |url=http://www.nepalifootball.com/l-news/114-afc-challenge-cup/1465-afc-challenge-cup-qualifiers-jack-stefanowski-announces-23-man-nepalese-squad-for-afc-challenge-cup-group-d-qualifiers.html |title=AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers: Jack Stefanowski announces 23 man Nepalese squad for AFC Challenge Cup Group D qualifiers |publisher=Nepalifootball.com |accessdate=2013-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010403/http://www.nepalifootball.com/l-news/114-afc-challenge-cup/1465-afc-challenge-cup-qualifiers-jack-stefanowski-announces-23-man-nepalese-squad-for-afc-challenge-cup-group-d-qualifiers.html# |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }} in which he entered the match in the 64th minute.Asian Football Confederation. [http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-challenge-2014-cup-schedule-results.html?fixtureid=7268&stageid=284&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary "Nepal 6-0 Northern Mariana"]. 2 March 2013. Retrieved on 2 June 2013.
He wore the 44 number jersey for the national team.
Managerial career
Ghimire is currently the assistant coach of the Nepal national team.
References
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Category:Nepalese men's footballers
Category:Nepal men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Nepal Police Club footballers
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