Shalendra Lal

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Shalen Lal
Personal information
Full name Shailendra Lal
Date of birth (1986-07-03) 3 July 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Ba, Fiji
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Suva City
Ba Veterans team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shalen Lal (born 3 July 1986) is a Fijian footballer who has represented several Fijian football clubs. He is the current head coach of Fiji national under-17 football team. [1]

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Club career

He started his football career in Toorak with the League Club as a 19-year-old and played for Suva for 13 years winning the Fiji FACT, Battle of the Giants and National Football League titles with the team in the mid-1990s. [2]

In January 2015 he was appointed coach of Ba. [3] In January 2021 he was appointed coach of Nadi F.C. [4] He resigned from the position in November 2021. [5]

International career

Lal has assisted in multiple national team campaigns and played the head coach role for top Fiji club Ba FC in the past, but having full responsibility of a national youth team has been a totally new experience. Lal plans to continue his development as a coach and pick up his OFC A Licence as his next project, but that personal goal has been put on hold while he focuses all his energy on his young side's success at the OFC U-17 Championship. [6]

In 2014 he served as assistant coach of the Fiji national under-20 football team. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lal says selection door still open for Fiji U17 team". Fiji Times. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Shalen Lal profile". Fiji Times. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Lal to coach Ba". Fiji Times. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Karalaini Tavi (18 January 2021). "Shalen Lal is new Nadi coach". FBC News. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Shalen Lal – Why I Resigned?". Fiji Sun. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Lal honoured to lead Fiji". OFC. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Fiji Under-20 Geared Up". Fiji Sun. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2023.


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