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

As of match played 15 February 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Petaling Jaya Rangers Malaysia 30 March 2016 31 October 2016 16 7 7 2 043.75
Selangor Malaysia 26 December 2016 18 March 2018 37 15 8 14 040.54
Petaling Jaya City Malaysia 1 February 2021 30 November 2022 66 17 21 28 025.76
Harini Malaysia 10 January 2023 31 December 2023 4 0 0 4 000.00
PDRM Malaysia 6 April 2024 Present 26 7 9 10 026.92
Career Total 149 46 45 58 030.87

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

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.
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