Sagar Thapa

Sagar Thapa (born 19 January 1984) is a footballer from Nepal, and was until October 2015 the captain of the national team. He made his first appearance for the Nepal national football team in 2003. Since then, Thapa has represented his country in 50 international matches which puts him behind only Bal Gopal Maharjan and Upendra Man Singh. As a Defender, he is a commanding figure in the field and has a good judgement and anticipation. His best moment for Nepal was probably the 94th-minute winner against Bangladesh in the SAFF Championship 2011, reminiscent of the goal that Ronaldinho scored against England in the 2002 World Cup. Sagar is one of the best player of Nepal in defense line. He is also a player of the year 2012 and he was awarded big gift for that. In October 2015, five members of the Nepal Football Association, including Sagar Thapa and Sandip Rai, were arrested for match fixing.He was supposed to take 5 lakhs per fixed match.

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