Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 April 1960 | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) [1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Nkana | |||
National team | |||
1988 | Zambia Olympics | ||
Teams managed | |||
2012–2013 | Power Dynamos | ||
2017 | Nkana | ||
2017–2021 | Zambia U20 | ||
2018 | Zambia (interim) | ||
2021–2022 | Zambia | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Beston Chambeshi (born 4 April 1960) is a Zambian football coach and former player.
Chambeshi played club football for Nkana. [2]
He represented Zambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]
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]
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