Raja Isa

Raja Isa bin Raja Akram Shah, better known as Raja Isa (born 1 February 1966) is a Malaysian football head coach. He is well known in Indonesia, where has coached several teams in top divisions. He is currently the head coach of Brunei Super League club Indera SC.^[1]

Raja Isa

Personal information
Full name	Raja Isa bin Raja Akram Shah
Date of birth	(1966-02-01) 1 February 1966 (age 59)
Place of birth	Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
Managerial career
Years	Team
2007–2008	Persipura Jayapura
2008–2009	PSM Makassar
2009–2010	Persiram Raja Ampat
2011–2012	PSMS Medan
2013–2014	Persijap Jepara
2015–2016	UiTM F.C.
2017	Persekam Metro FC Malang
2017–2018	Persikabo Bogor
2019–2020	PSPS Riau
2020–2023	Muktijoddha SKC
2025–	Indera SC

Career

As a coach

Raja Isa started coaching for Selangor FA youth teams but was brought to Indonesia as part of Irfan Bakti's coaching staff at Persipura Jayapura in 2007. Raja Isa and Irfan had worked together before at Melaka TMFC, as assistant head coach and head coach respectively.^[2] When Irfan returned to Malaysia later that year to coach Perlis FA, Raja Isa was promoted to the head coach position. He guided Persipura to the 2007 Copa Indonesia Final, where his team was beaten 3–0 on penalties by Sriwijaya FC after 1–1 in normal regulation time.

In 2008, after he was released by Persipura, Raja Isa was appointed as the head coach of PSM Makassar. Early in 2009, Raja Isa was appointed at another club in Indonesia, Persiram Raja Ampat. He also had a stint in PSMS Medan from 2011 to 2012.

In April 2013, he was named as new head coach of Persijap Jepara.^[3] He held this position until his contract was terminated in May 2014.^[4]

External links

• Raja Isa : Jurulatih Kelab Bola Sepak Indonesia dari Malaysia