Devan a/l E. Kuppusamy, better known as K. Devan (born 12 April 1961 in

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) is a Malaysian

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. He is the Head Coach of Malaysia Super League club

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...

As a player

K. Devan born in

is a former

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player of Negeri Sembilan FA from 1980s. Before that, he also played with PB Negeri Sembilan Indians in Malaysia FAM Cup and reached the final in 1980.

As a coach

K. Devan officially started his coaching career in 2004 with his former team Negeri Sembilan FA. He won the 2005-06 Malaysia Super League championship with Negeri Sembilan, as well as guiding the team to the 2006

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final and 2006

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semi-final. He then coaches

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in 2007, and in 2008 coaches

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where he led the team to the Malaysia Premier League championship that year. In 2009, he was signed as

Selangor FA Selangor Football Club (Malay: ''Kelab Bola Sepak Selangor''), commonly referred to as Selangor F.C. is a Malaysian professional football club based in the city of Shah Alam, Selangor, that currently competes in the Malaysia Super League, the ...

team manager and head coach. He held the roles until his resignation as head coach in September 2011. Under his guidance,

became the

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champion in 2009. He was appointed as head coach of

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for the

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season, however he resigned in April 2012 after series of poor results in the league. In early 2013, Devan was appointed as head coach of

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but was replaced by Azuan Zain in June 2013, with Felda United in poor form and in danger of being relegated with only 4 games remaining. Devan later was named as the new head coach of Penang FA, a team newly promoted to

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, in October 2013. In November 2014,

announced that Devan will take over the Malaysia Premier League club for the 2015 season. On 5 December 2015,

Kelantan FA Kelantan Football Club ( ms, Kelab Bola Sepak Kelantan) is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. The club plays in the Malaysia Super League, the top tier of Malaysian football since 2023. Founded in 1946, the ...

has unveiled K. Devan as their new head coach. After an unsatisfactory performance shown by the team in the league, he decided to resign on 10 May 2016 citing personal reasons. He was replaced as Kelantan FA head coach by

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. In December 2017,

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announced that Devan will take over the position as head coach of the Malaysia Premier League club for the 2018 season. Devan has already overseen the team as interim head coach when he was appointed as technical director in June 2017.

Coaching statistics

Honours

Managerial

;NS Chempaka Fc * Malaysia Premier League (1):2000 ;Negeri Sembilan *

(1):2003 * Malaysia Super League (1): 2005-06 * Malaysia Premier League (1): 2021 ;Kuala Muda * Malaysia Premier League (1): 2007-08 ;Selangor * Malaysia Super League (2): 2009, 2010 *

(1): 2009 *

Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting ...

(2): 2009, 2010

Individual

; National Football Awards *Best Coach Award : 2005-06,

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References

External links

K. Devan's profileK.Devan Interview. Kelab e-Penyokong Bola Sepak N9. (N9FUTBOL.COM)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Devan, K. 1961 births Living people Malaysian people of Indian descent Malaysian footballers Negeri Sembilan FA players Malaysian football managers People from Selangor Association footballers not categorized by position