Rupak Raj Sharma

Sharma made his domestic football debut with Boys Union Club, and captained the Nepal national football team for 11 years from 1974 till 1985. He also played for Shree Panch Mahendra Club. == Refereeing career ==

After retiring as player, Sharma turned to refereeing, becoming the first Nepali to get a FIFA referee license in 1986. == Death ==

Sharma acted as the head referee of the match between Pakistani club Wohaib and Club Valencia from Maldives in the return leg of the 1992–93 Asian Club Championship held at the Railway Stadium in Lahore on 27 September 1992. The next day, upon on the way home from Pakistan after the match, Sharma died along with the other three assistant referees of the match, Shyam Shrestha, Roshan Kumar Shrestha and Hira Ratna Bajracharya, in the PIA Flight 268 crash which crashed in the Bhattedanda, Nepal. == Legacy ==

During his playing years, Rupak Raj Sharma received the Best Player award in 1981. The All Nepal Football Association also set up an annual award called Rupak Memorial Award, which has been honouring football personalities in memory of his name. In 2013, the Nepal Post issued six new postage stamps honouring five different Nepali personalities including Sharma. == References ==