Maniam Pachaiappan

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.

Managerial statistics

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.

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.

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