Beston Chambeshi

Beston Chambeshi
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-04-04) 4 April 1960
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Nkana
International career
1988 Zambia Olympics
Managerial career
2012–2013 Power Dynamos
2017 Nkana
2017–2021 Zambia U20
2018 Zambia (interim)
2021–2022 Zambia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Playing career

Chambeshi played club football for Nkana.

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

Coaching career

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

In May 2018, following the resignation of Wedson Nyirenda, he was appointed interim manager of the Zambian senior team.[4] He was replaced by Belgian manager Sven Vandenbroeck in July 2018.[5]

In July 2021, Chambeshi was appointed manager of Zambia, replacing Milutin Sredojević.[6]

References

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


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