Kharga Basnet (born 28 February 1956), also known as Khare Basnet, is a retired

Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , ...

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coach and player who coached the Bhutan national team and also served as the general secretary of the

Bhutan Football Federation The Bhutan Football Federation (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྐང་རིལ་ཚོགས་སྡེ) is the governing body of football in Bhutan, controlling Bhutan national football team, Bhutan women's national football team and Bhutan ...

Playing career

In 1980, Basnet was contracted by Bangladeshi club Mohammedan SC, and played two games in the Super League round of the

Dhaka First Division Football League Dhaka Senior Division Football League (), or the First Division Football League, is the third tier football league in Bangladesh. Until 2006, it was the top-tier league of the country. It was established in 1948 as part of the Dhaka League, while ...

for the eventual champions.

Post-playing career

He served in various positions in the

, among others, was the general secretary of the federation. He coached Bhutan national team until 2008. Basnet has retired from Bhutan Football Federation.

Career statistics

Honours

Mohammedan SC * Dhaka First Division League: 1980

References

External links

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at Soccerpunter.com 1956 births Living people Bhutanese people of Nepalese descent Bhutanese men's footballers Bhutan men's international footballers Bhutanese football managers Bhutan national football team managers Place of birth missing (living people) Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh Bhutanese expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh {{Bhutan-footy-bio-stub