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Beston Chambeshi

Beston Chambeshi

Zambian football coach and former player

Beston Chambeshi (born 4 April 1960) is a Zambian football coach and former player.

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Playing career

Chambeshi played club football for Nkana.[2]

He represented Zambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

Coaching career

He coached Zambian club side Power Dynamos from 2012 to 2013.[2] He became manager of the Zambian under-20 team in 2017,[2] and managed them at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3] He combined his role with that of club side Nkana, and he won the 2017 FAZ Coach of the Year Award.[4]

In May 2018, following the resignation of Wedson Nyirenda, he was appointed interim manager of the Zambian senior team.[5] He was replaced by Belgian manager Sven Vandenbroeck in July 2018.[6]

In July 2021, Chambeshi was appointed manager of Zambia, replacing Milutin Sredojević.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Profile". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. [3]
    Beston Chambeshi – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. [4]
    "Beston Chambeshi wins 2017 FAZ Coach of the Year Award". Lusaka Times. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. [5]
    Kennedy Gondwe (24 May 2018). "Zambia national coach Wedson Nyirenda resigns". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. [6]
    Kennedy Gondwe (6 July 2018). "Zambia name Belgian Sven Vandenbroeck as new coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Chambeshi appointed new Zambia coach to replace Sredojevic". Goal. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.


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