Pema Dorji (Dzongkha: དྲུང་འཚོ་པདྨ་རྡོ་རྗེ; 5 July 1985) is the Bhutanese football manager. A former international player, he made his first appearance for the Bhutan national football team in 2005.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pema Dorji[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1985-07-05) 5 July 1985 (age 37)[2][1] | ||
Place of birth | Bhutan[1] | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2][1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Yeedzin FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2007 | Transport United | ||
2005–2014 | Yeedzin FC | ||
National team | |||
2009–2013 | Bhutan | 11 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2014–2015 | FC Terton | ||
2015–2016 | Bhutan | ||
2019– | Bhutan | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Pema served as assistant coach to Japanese coach Norio Tsukitate during the first games of the Second Round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup[3] until Tsukitate tenure ended following a dispute with the team manager during the Bhutan-Maldives World Cup qualifiers match 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]
Bhutan national football team – managers | |
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