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Bal Gopal Maharjan (Nepali: बाल गोपाल महर्जन) is a retired Nepali football player who most recently was coaching the Nepal men's national team.[5] He was in the squad which won the historic 1993 SAG gold. After his retirement from football Bal Gopal has been busy coaching different age level Nepalese teams.[7]

Bal Gopal Maharjan

Personal information
Full name	Bal Gopal Maharjan
Place of birth	Lalitpur, Nepal
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1993	Brothers Union[1]
National team
1993	Nepal
Teams managed
2006–2010	Three Star Club[2]
2010–2011	Manang Marshyangdi Club
2012–2014	Nepal U-16
2015–2016	Nepal U-20
2016	Nepal
2016	Brothers Union
2018	Nepal (assistant)[3]
2018–2020	Nepal U23[4]
2018–2018	Nepal (interim)[5]
2020–2020	Nepal (interim)
2020–2021	Nepal
2021	Kathmandu Rayzrs F.C.[6][circular reference]
Honours    Nepal[1] South Asian Games 1993 Bangladesh U23 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

His major achievement during his playing career was the 1993 South Asian Games gold medal. From 1991 to 1993, he played for Bangladeshi club Brothers Union. After retirement, he started his coaching career with Three Star Club of Nepal.

Maharjan led the national team to victory in the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship and again in 2016 Bangabandhu Cup.

On 1 June 2016, Bal Gopal was appointed head coach of Brothers Union on a three-month contract,[8] thus became the first Nepali to coach a top-tier football club in another country.[9]

On 10 June 2018, he was appointed as the assistant coach of Nepal national football team under head coach Koji Gyotoku ahead of 2018 Asian Games.

On 25 August 2018, he was appointed as the interim head coach of the national team. Maharjan takes over from head coach Koji Gyotoku after the Japanese national was entangled into visa issues.[10]

On 8 September 2018, Nepal defeated hosts Bangladesh 2–0 to enter the semifinals of 2018 SAFF Championship and Bal Gopal Maharjan became the first Nepalese coach to lead Nepal to SAFF semifinals.[11]

He also managed Nepal, that won 2021 Three Nations Cup defeating Bangladesh.[12][13][14]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 29 March 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Nepal	1 January 2016	31 January 2016	6	4	2	0	066.7
Brothers Union	1 June 2016	20 August 2016	6	0	5	1	000.0
Nepal (Caretaker)	25 August 2018	31 December 2018	6	2	0	4	033.3
Nepal (Caretaker)	26 October 2020	9 December 2020	2	0	1	1	000.0
Nepal	10 December 2020	4 April 2021	3	1	2	0	033.3
Total			23	7	10	6	030.4	—

Honours

Player

Brothers Union[8]

• Bangladesh Federation Cup (1): 1991

Nepal[15]

• SAG Football (1): 1993

Manager

Nepal U20

• SAFF U-19 Championship (1): 2015

Nepal

• Bangabandhu Cup (1): 2016
• Three Nations Cup (1): 2021

Nepal U23

• South Asian Games (1): 2019[16]

See also

• All Nepal Football Association
• Nepal women's national football team
• Nepal national under-17 football team
• Nepal national under-20 football team
• Nepal national under-23 football team

References

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