Lalit Thapa is an Indian football coach and former professional

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who is the current goalkeeping coach of

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side Mohammedan SC.

Club career

Thapa joined Churchill Brothers in 2010. Thapa was critical in

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2013-14 season, especially in a game against S.C. Goa and the 3-1 win in the Federation's final also against Goa. After it was announced that the Churchill Brothers would not take part in the

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Thapa says it is likely that he will join another team in the ISL or IMG. On the AIFF's decision to suspend Churchill Brothers from the league Thapa says "I really don't know what to say bout Churchill Brothers not being in I-League There are a lot of players who are contracted with the club," he said." Then he joined

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later. In July 2015 Thapa was drafted to play for

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in the

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International career

Although born in India Thapa is of Nepalese descent and thus eligible to play for either

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Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

, although he has not made a senior appearance for either team.

Personal life

Thapa is a

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. His favorite team is

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Honours

Individual * 2016 Manipur State League Best Player

References

External links

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Goal.com Profile
1984 births Living people Footballers from Manipur Indian Gorkhas Indian men's footballers Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Sporting Clube de Goa players FC Pune City players I-League players Men's association football goalkeepers {{India-footy-bio-stub