Nidzam Adzha Explained

Muhammad Nidzam Adzha
Fullname:Muhammad Nidzam Adzha Yusoff
Birth Date:1968 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
Position:Attacking midfielder, Striker
Youthyears1:1988
Youthclubs1:Perak FA
Years1:1989–1992
Years2:1993–1998
Years3:1999
Years4:2000
Clubs4:Kedah FA
Caps1:67
Goals1:20
Caps2:51
Goals2:11
Caps3:14
Goals3:3
Caps4:11
Goals4:2
Nationalyears1:1991–1995
Nationalteam1:Malaysia
Nationalcaps1:24
Nationalgoals1:3
Manageryears1:2009
Managerclubs1:Kuala Muda NAZA FC
Manageryears2:2010
Managerclubs2:Perlis FA
Manageryears3:2011
Managerclubs3:Sime Darby FC (Youth Coach)
Manageryears4:2012
Managerclubs4:Kedah FA (Youth Coach)
Manageryears5:2012
Managerclubs5:Kedah FA (Caretaker)
Manageryears6:2013
Managerclubs6:Felda United F.C. (assistant)
Manageryears7:2014
Managerclubs7:Felda United F.C. (Youth Coach)
Manageryears8:2015–2017
Managerclubs8:Kedah FA (assistant)
Manageryears9:2017–2018
Manageryears10:2019
Managerclubs10:Melaka United (assistant)
Manageryears11:2020
Managerclubs11:Kuala Lumpur (Coach)
Manageryears12:2021
Managerclubs12:Kuala Lumpur (assistant)

Muhammad Nidzam Adzha Yusoff (born 11 March 1968) is a Malaysian football coach and former footballer. He is the current assistant head coach of Malaysia Super League side Kuala Lumpur FC

Career as player

He formerly played with Kedah FA, as well with Perak FA in Malaysian League (M-League).

He also playing for the national team and made his debut in 1991 Merdeka Tournament and was dropped after the World Cup qualifier in 1991. It took him three years to return into the national team but again he dropped because of injury.

He once made controversy when he leave Perak to join Kedah in 1993 season. In his first season with Kedah, he help the team to win two trophy. In 1995, he arrested on suspicion of match-fixing but the charges against him were dropped.

Career as coach

Nidzam was formerly with Perlis FA as a coach in 2010.[1] He also was an assistant coach with Kuala Muda Naza FC,[2] later becoming head coach with them in 2009.[3] Earlier, he was also an assistant coach with now defunct club, Kelantan TNB.[4]

In 2012 he coaches Kedah FA President's Cup U-23 squad, and also the caretaker head coach for Kedah senior squad for the first 7 games of 2012 Super League Malaysia as head coach Wan Jamak Wan Hassan is suspended by Football Association of Malaysia for the same duration for criticising refereeing decisions in a 2011 Malaysia Cup match involving Kedah.[5] [6] On 23 May 2017 Mohd Nidzam was officially appointed as the head coach for Kedah by the Kedah Football Association (KFA) as a replacement for former coach Tan Cheng Hoe who has since joined the Malaysia national football team as assistant coach.[7] He were released from his position to make way for new head coach Ramon Marcote before the start of the 2018 season, however he were reappointed by Kedah as head coach on March the same year, replacing Marcote.[8]

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin%
Kedah30 April 20175 November 2017
Kedah13 April 201811 August 2018
Kuala Lumpur20202020
Total

Honours

Club

Kedah FA

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kosmo! Online - Sukan . 20 December 2011 . 10 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100110082028/http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2010&dt=0109&pub=Kosmo&sec=Sukan&pg=su_03.htm . dead .
  2. http://www.nazafc.com.my/mgt.aspx Naza FC management.
  3. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/25/sports/5174767&sec=sports{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  4. http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/special.asp?pr=Liga_M&tpg=Liga_Perdana.htm&pg=TNB.htm KELAB BOLASEPAK KELANTAN TNB
  5. Web site: Kosmo! Online - Sukan . 15 December 2011 . 7 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120107185700/http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2011&dt=1211&pub=Kosmo&sec=Sukan&pg=su_02.htm . dead .
  6. Web site: The Star | Malaysia News: National, Regional and World News.
  7. http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/nidzam-adzha-officially-appointed-kedah-head-coach-143738
  8. Web site: Nidzam Adzha to helm Kedah in Super League again. 29 March 2018. 23 April 2018. TheStar Online.