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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maniama/l Pachaiappan | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-10-06)6 October 1968 (age 56)[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 U19 | ||
| 2007–2008 | Selangor U21 | ||
| 2009–2015 | Selangor (assistant coach) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Petaling Jaya Rangers | ||
| 2017–2018 | Selangor | ||
| 2019–2020 | Malaysia U16 | ||
| 2020–2022 | Petaling Jaya City | ||
| 2023 | Harini | ||
| 2024– | PDRM | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Maniama/l Pachaiappan (born 6 October 1968) is a formerMalaysianfootball player andhead coach. He is currently coachingMalaysia Super League clubPDRM.
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Petaling Jaya Rangers |  | 30 March 2016 | 31 October 2016 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 043.75 |
| Selangor | | 26 December 2016 | 18 March 2018 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 040.54 |
| Petaling Jaya City | | 1 February 2021 | 30 November 2022 | 66 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 025.76 |
| Harini | | 10 January 2023 | 31 December 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 000.00 |
| PDRM | | 6 April 2024 | 21 February 2025 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 026.92 |
| Career Total | 149 | 46 | 45 | 58 | 030.87 | |||
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]
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 andIrfan Bakti Abu Salim resigned in mid-2011 and 2013.
On 30 March 2016, Maniam became the coach ofAirAsia, replacingMohd Nidzam Jamil for theMalaysia FAM Cup club.
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]