Beston Chambeshi

Beston Chambeshi
Personal information
Date of birth	4 April 1960 (age 64)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	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.^[2]

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

He coached Zambian club side Power Dynamos from 2012 to 2013.^[2] He became manager of the Zambian under-20 team in 2017,^[2] and managed them at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[3] He combined his role with that of club side Nkana, and he won the 2017 FAZ Coach of the Year Award.^[4]

In May 2018, following the resignation of Wedson Nyirenda, he was appointed interim manager of the Zambian senior team.^[5] He was replaced by Belgian manager Sven Vandenbroeck in July 2018.^[6]

In July 2021, Chambeshi was appointed manager of Zambia, replacing Milutin Sredojević.^[7]

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

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