Maniam a/l Pachaiappan (born 6 October 1968) is a former

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player and coach. He is the Head coach for

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club

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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

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resigned in mid-2011 and 2013.

AirAsia FC

On 30 March 2016, Maniam became the coach of AirAsia FC, replacing

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for the

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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 *

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: 1991, 1997 *

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: 1995, 1996, 1997

Coach / Assistant coach

;Selangor *Youth Cup:

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: 2006 *President's Cup:

: 2008 * Charity Shield: 2009, 2010 *

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References

{{Selangor F.C. managers 1968 births Living people Malaysia men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Malaysian men's footballers Malaysian people of Tamil descent Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia Footballers from Selangor