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Maniam Pachaiappan
Malaysian association football player and coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maniam a/l Pachaiappan (born 6 October 1968) is a former Malaysian football player and head coach. He is currently coaching Malaysia Super League club PDRM.
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Managerial statistics
- As of 21 February 2025
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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 (now known as Petaling Jaya Rangers)
On 30 March 2016, Maniam became the coach of AirAsia, 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
- Malaysia FA Cup: 1991, 1997
- Malaysia Cup: 1995, 1996, 1997
Coach / Assistant coach
- Selangor
- Youth Cup: Champions: 2006
- President's Cup: Champions: 2008
- Charity Shield: 2009, 2010
- Malaysia Super League: 2009, 2010
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2009
- Malaysia Cup: 2015
References
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