Beston Chambeshi

Beston Chambeshi
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-04-04) 4 April 1960 (age 66)
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position 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.[citation needed]

He represented Zambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Coaching career

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

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 "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.