Simon Alexander McMenemy (born 6 December 1977) is a Scottish football manager. Previously, he had spells as manager of Bhayangkara, Maldivian side New Radiant, Indonesia Super League club Pelita Bandung Raya, Mitra Kukar in Indonesia, Đồng Tâm Long An in Vietnam, Loyola Meralco Sparks in Philippines, the Philippines national team and the Indonesia national team.[1][2][3]
 McMenemy in stadium | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Alexander McMenemy | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Worthing | |||
| Haywards Heath | |||
| Burgess Hill | |||
| Kajaanin Haka | |||
| University of South Alabama | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Worthing (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Philippines | ||
| 2011 | Đồng Tâm Long An | ||
| 2011–2012 | Mitra Kukar | ||
| 2013 | Pelita Bandung Raya | ||
| 2014 | New Radiant | ||
| 2014–2016 | Loyola Meralco Sparks | ||
| 2017–2018 | Bhayangkara | ||
| 2019 | Indonesia | ||
| 2023 | Visakha | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He rejoined Bhayangkara in 2021 as technical director[4]
His first job in football was for Brighton & Hove Albion as a development officer.[5] McMenemy then worked for sportswear giant Nike.[5] He was the assistant coach of English non-League football side Worthing before moving on to management.[5] Previously, he applied for the Clyde vacancy in his native Scotland in 2014 but lost out to Barry Ferguson.[5]
Coaching career
editHaywards Heath Town
editMcMenemy started his career in coaching as manager of Sussex County League club Haywards Heath Town.[6]
Philippines
editThrough Chris Greatwich, one of his former players at club Lewes, McMenemy heard about the vacant coaching job in the Philippines. Five weeks after applying, he received an offer from the Philippine Football Federation, the governing body of football in the country, to coach the Philippines national team.[7]
After an undefeated group campaign, one win and two draws, the Philippines qualified second in the group to face the Indonesia national team in the semi-finals. The team was eventually defeated 2–0 on aggregate with Indonesia's Cristian Gonzáles scoring a goal in each leg of the semi-final. Both the home and away legs were held in Indonesia as the Philippines didn't have a stadium that met the international standard set by AFF.[8]
The win of the Philippines over the Vietnam national football team during the group phase of the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup was ranked as one of the "Top 10 soccer stories of 2010" by columnist Georgina Turner of American sports magazine Sports Illustrated.[9]
McMenemy left the Philippines in January 2011 and was replaced by German manager Michael Weiß.[10]
Loyola Meralco Sparks
editOn 26 August 2014, McMenemy was named head coach of the Loyola Meralco Sparks of the United Football League, replacing Vince Santos, who led the team to the 2013 Cup title but was unable to win the more prestigious UFL league titles in the past two years.[11]
On 31 January 2015, McMenemy won his first silverware as a professional coach and as a Sparks manager.[12] In December 2016, Loyola announced that McMenemy had left the club.[13]
Bhayangkara
editIndonesian club Bhayangkara appointed McMenemy to lead the club as its head coach on 23 December 2016. Bhayangkara won the Indonesian Liga 1 on that moment.[14][15]
Indonesia
editOn 20 December 2018, McMenemy was appointed by the Football Association of Indonesia as the head coach of the national team, replacing Bima Sakti.[3] PSSI decided to sack McMenemy on 6 November 2019 over the national team's deteriorating performance during 2022 World Cup qualification, shortly after Indonesia was awarded hosting rights for the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[16]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 5 December 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Philippines | 28 August 2010 | 31 December 2010 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20.00 | |
| New Radiant | 13 March 2014 | 10 May 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Loyola | 26 August 2014 | 31 December 2016 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 67.74 | |
| Bhayangkara | 1 January 2017 | 31 December 2018 | 68 | 37 | 10 | 21 | 54.41 | |
| Indonesia | 1 January 2019 | 14 November 2019 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 28.57 | |
| Visakha | 31 December 2022 | 5 December 2023 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 53.85 | |
| Total | 125 | 67 | 16 | 42 | 53.60 | |||
Honours
editLoyola Meralco Sparks
Bhayangkara
Individual
References
edit- ^ "McMenemy hoping football can thrill the Manilans". ESPN Soccernet. 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 16 October 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "The best British coach you've never heard of?" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b "PSSI Tunjuk Simon McMenemy Jadi Pelatih Timnas Indonesia". detik.com (in Indonesian). 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Simon McMenemy Officially Re-joins Bhayangkara Solo FC". Neutral News. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "I don't think there's anything in Scottish football that'd intimidate me'". Press & Journal. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Topic: Simon Mcmenemy". Usapang Football. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ "Simon McMenemy is the new PHL national team head coach". Filipino Football. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ "Press statement from AFF – Confirmed venues for knock-out stages". AFFSuzukiCup.com. 9 December 2010. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010.
- ^ "Top 10 soccer stories of 2010". Sports Illustrated Online. 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Macca's reign as Philippines coach ends". Worthing Herald. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "Simon McMenemy, architect of Azkals' miracle run, to coach Loyola in the UFL". PH Sports Yahoo. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Loyola Meralco Sparks bag PFF-Smart National Title". Rappler. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "McMenemy leaves Meralco Sparks". Manila Bulletin. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Simon McMenemy Pelatih Anyar Bhayangkara FC" (in Indonesian). Goal Indonesia. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ Setiawan, Massy (27 December 2016). "Simon McMenemy, Sosok yang Ideal untuk Menangani Youngsters Bhayangkara FC" [Simon McMenemy, ideal for Bhayangkara FC's Youngsters]. Okezone.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ Ramadani Saputra (6 November 2019). "PSSI fires national team coach McMenemy over 'unsatisfactory performance'". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 11 November 2019.