Maniam Pachaiappan

Maniam a/l Pachaiappan (born 6 October 1968) is a former Malaysian football player and coach. He is the Head coach for Malaysia M3 League club Harini.

P. Maniam
Personal information
Full name Maniam a/l Pachaiappan
Date of birth (1968-10-06) 6 October 1968[1]
Place of birth Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1987–1990 Selangor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1998 Selangor 64 (21)
International career
1992–1998 Malaysia 26 (4)
Managerial career
2005–2007 Selangor U-19
2007–2008 Selangor U-21
2009–2015 Selangor (assistant coach)
2016–2017 AirAsia
2017–2018 Selangor
2019–2020 Malaysia U-16
2021–2022 Petaling Jaya City
2023– Harini
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Selangor

Born in Selangor, Maniam started his career at Selangor, playing with the youth team in 1987.

In 1991, Maniam was the only key member of the squad, and helped his team to win Malaysia FA Cup, after beating Perak in the final by 1–0.[2]

Coach career

Selangor

After guiding Selangor to win the 2006 Youth Cup and 2008 President Cup, Maniam, has been the assistant coach for the Selangor Super League squad for seven seasons from 2009 to 2015.

During the period, Maniam had twice been appointed a caretaker coach while two former coaches, K. Devan and Irfan Bakti Abu Salim resigned in mid-2011 and 2013.

AirAsia FC

On 30 March 2016, Maniam became the coach of AirAsia FC, replacing Mohd Nidzam Jamil for the Malaysia FAM Cup club.

Return to Selangor

On 26 December 2016, Maniam returned to Selangor and been appointed as a new coach after signing a one-year contract with the club.[3]

Honours

Player
Selangor

Coach / Assistant coach
Selangor

References
  1. "Birth date". faselangor.wordpress.
  2. "Sejarah Selangor 1991". chedinsphere. 30 November 2016.
  3. Zainal, Zulhilmi (26 December 2016). "P. Maniam appointed as head coach by beleaguered Selangor". goal.com. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.