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

Muhammad Nidzam Adzha
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Nidzam Adzha Yusoff
Date of birth (1968-03-11) 11 March 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Striker
Youth career
1988 Perak FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Perak FA 67 (20)
1993–1998 Kedah FA 51 (11)
1999 Kelantan FA 14 (3)
2000 Kedah FA 11 (2)
International career
1991–1995 Malaysia 24 (3)
Managerial career
2009 Kuala Muda NAZA FC
2010 Perlis FA
2011 Sime Darby FC (Youth Coach)
2012 Kedah FA (Youth Coach)
2012 Kedah FA (Caretaker)
2013 Felda United F.C. (assistant)
2014 Felda United F.C. (Youth Coach)
2015–2017 Kedah FA (assistant)
2017–2018 Kedah FA
2019 Melaka United (assistant)
2020 Kuala Lumpur (Coach)
2021 Kuala Lumpur (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career as player

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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

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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

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As of match played 31 October 2020
Team From To Record
G W D L Win%
Kedah 30 April 2017 5 November 2017 25 16 4 5 064.00
Kedah 13 April 2018 11 August 2018 19 7 6 6 036.84
Kuala Lumpur 2020 2020 11 6 3 2 054.55
Total 55 29 13 13 052.73

Honours

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Coach

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Club

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Kedah FA

References

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  1. ^ "Kosmo! Online - Sukan". Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  2. ^ Naza FC management.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/25/sports/5174767&sec=sports[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ KELAB BOLASEPAK KELANTAN TNB
  5. ^ "Kosmo! Online - Sukan". Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  6. ^ "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. ^ "Nidzam Adzha to helm Kedah in Super League again". TheStar Online. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.