Mohd Nidzam bin Jamil (born 15 April 1980) is a former Malaysian footballer. He is also a former member of the Malaysia national team. His present position as the head coach of Malaysia Super League club Selangor.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohd Nidzam bin Jamil | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Selangor (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Selangor F.C.cSelangor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Selangor | ||
| 2005–2006 | PKNS | ||
| 2006–2007 | Negeri Sembilan | ||
| 2007–2008 | Proton | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2001 | Malaysia U-23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Malaysia | 4 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2013 | SPA | ||
| 2014 | SPA (technical director) | ||
| 2015 | AirAsia | ||
| 2016–2017 | Malaysian University | ||
| 2017–2018 | FELDA United (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2020 | FELDA United | ||
| 2022–2024 | Selangor (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Selangor | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 22, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 December 2015 | |||
Playing career
editHe spend his majority professional career at Selangor F.A. He has started his career in football at the age of 18 in President Cup squad. He also played with PKNS, Negeri Sembilan FA and Proton.
Due to injuries and multiple operations on his ankle and knees, he decided to stop playing at the age of 28 and started to concentrate in coaching arena.
International career
editNidzam has played for Malaysia national team, and the Malaysia under-23 team. Both teams he played for were then under the charge of Allan Harris.
He scored his only international goal in the 2002 Tiger Cup competition, a penalty against Laos in the group stage.[3]
Coaching career
editSPA
editAt the age of 32, Nidzam is one of the youngest coach that has won the senior national level championship title in Malaysia as a coach, for SPA in the 2012 Malaysia FAM League. Also in 2012 Malaysia FA Cup tournament, he guided the team to the quarter-final, where SPA has become the first team from FAM League to reach this stage so far.
Air Asia
editNidzam also have coached AirAsia in the FAM League and guided Malaysia University Football team in 29th World University Games Summer Universiade at Taipei 2017.
FELDA United
editIn 2017, he was appointed as assistant head coach of FELDA United[4] After B. Sathianathan leaves his post as the team's head coach in November 2018, Nidzam were promoted to head coach position on 12 October 2018.[5][6]
Selangor
editAfter 18 years later on 22 November 2021, Nidzam officially returned to his "home" again and appointed as assistant coach for Michael Feichtenbeiner.[7]
On 9 August 2022, Selangor announced that the management and Michael Feichtenbeiner have mutually agreed to let go of his position as the head coach of the club and continue the football development project as sporting director which he has held since 2020.[8] In the meantime, the head coach responsibilities will be taken up by Nidzam as the club interim head coach for the remainder of the 2022 season.[9] Nidzam was then moved to assistant head coach after Selangor have appointed Tan Cheng Hoe as the club new head coach.
In the 2024–25 season, Nidzam was appointed as the club new head coach after Tan Cheng Hoe left his post to joined Thai League 1 side Police Tero. In his first season in charge of the club, Nidzam guided the team all the way to the 2024 Malaysia FA Cup Final.
Personal life
editNidzam also appeared in Malaysia satellite TV channel Astro Arena as football pundit or as guest commentator in their Malaysian football league programmes. His late brother Zaid Jamil was also a footballer and had represented Selangor and Malaysia.
In 2018, his football life has been featured in a Digi Hari Raya short clip called Niat or Nawaitu. The clip features the life of Nidzam Jamil and his late brother
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 December 2002 | Bishan Stadium, Singapore |  Laos |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2002 Tiger Cup |
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 31 July 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win% | |||
| Felda United | 12 November 2018[10] | 15 November 2020 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 21.74 |
| Selangor (interim) | 9 August 2022[11] | 23 September 2022 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20.00 |
| Selangor | 16 March 2024[12] | Present | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 60.00 |
| Total | 61 | 17 | 16 | 28 | 27.87 | ||
Honours
editPlayer
editSelangor
- Malaysia Cup: 2002[13]
- Malaysia Charity Shield: 2002[14]
Manager
editSPA F.C.
References
edit- ^ "Official Announcement: Selangor FC Head Coach Status". Selangor FC.de. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Nidzam Jamil Kembali Sebagai Penolong Ketua Jurulatih Pasukan Pertama".
- ^ "HARIAN UMUM SUARA MERDEKA". www.suaramerdeka.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Nidzam Jamil mampu bantu tingkatakan prestasi The Fighters | Astro Awani".
- ^ "Nidzam pengendali baharu the Fighters". 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Felda United drop key players due to lack of funds".
- ^ "Nidzam Jamil Kembali Sebagai Penolong Ketua Jurulatih Pasukan Pertama".
- ^ "Official Announcement: Selangor FC Head Coach Status". Selangor FC.de. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Official Announcement: Selangor FC Head Coach Status". Selangor FC.de. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "nidzam-jamil dilantik sebagai jurulatih baharu felda united". Semuanya Bola. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Official Announcement: Selangor FC Head Coach Status". Selangor FC.de. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Official Announcement: Selangor FC Head Coach Status". Selangor FC.de. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Malaysia 2002 - RSSSF
- ^ Malaysia 2002 - RSSSF
External links
edit- Mohd Nidzam Jamil at National-Football-Teams.com