Bal Gopal Maharjan
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| Date of birth | 28 August 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lalitpur, Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Church Boys United (head coach) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Brothers Union[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Brothers Union | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Three Star Club[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Manang Marshyangdi Club | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Nepal U-16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Nepal U-20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Brothers Union | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Nepal (assistant)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Nepal U23[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Nepal (interim)[5] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Nepal (interim) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Kathmandu Rayzrs[6] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Church Boys United | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bal Gopal Maharjan (Nepali: बाल गोपाल महर्जन, born 28 August 1975) is a Nepali former professional footballer and current head coach.[5] He was in the squad which won the historic 1993 South Asian Games gold. After his retirement, Bal Gopal has been coaching different club and national Nepali teams.[7]
His major achievement during his playing career was the 1993 South Asian Games gold medal. From 1991 to 1993, he played for Bangladeshi club Brothers Union. He also appeared with Indian side Mahindra United in 2001–02.[8] After retirement, he started managerial career with Three Star Club.
Maharjan led the national team to victory in the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship and again in 2016 Bangabandhu Cup. On 1 June 2016, Bal Gopal was appointed manager of Brothers Union on a three-month contract,[9] thus becoming the first Nepali to lead a top-tier club in another country.[10]
On 10 June 2018, he was appointed as the assistant coach of Nepal national football team under head coach Koji Gyotoku ahead of 2018 Asian Games.
On 25 August 2018, he was appointed as the interim head coach of the national team from Koji Gyotoku, after the Japanese was entangled into visa issues.[11]
On 8 September 2018, Nepal defeated hosts Bangladesh 2–0 to enter the semifinals of 2018 SAFF Championship.[12] He also won 2021 Three Nations Cup defeating Bangladesh.[13][14][15]
Statistics
- As of March 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
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| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Nepal | 1 January 2016 | 31 January 2016 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | |
| Brothers Union | 1 June 2016 | 20 August 2016 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Nepal (Caretaker) | 25 August 2018 | 31 December 2018 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.3 | |
| Nepal (Caretaker) | 26 October 2020 | 9 December 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Nepal | 10 December 2020 | 4 April 2021 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 | |
| Total | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30.4 | — | ||