K. Devan

Devan a/l E. Kuppusamy,[1] better known as K. Devan (born 12 April 1961) is a Malaysian football manager. He is the Head Coach of Malaysian team Negeri Sembilan FC.

K. Devan
Personal information
Full name Devan a/l E. Kuppusamy
Date of birth (1961-04-12) 12 April 1961
Place of birth Malaysia
Club information
Current team
 Petaling Jaya City FC (Head Coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1997 Negeri Sembilan FA 163 (11)
National team‡
1981 Malaysia 11 (0)
Teams managed
2004–2006 Negeri Sembilan FA
2007 Malacca FA
2008 Kuala Muda Naza FC
2009–2011 Selangor FA
2012 Johor FC
2013 Felda United FC
2014 Penang FA
2015 Negeri Sembilan FA
2016 Kelantan FA
2017– Petaling Jaya City FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 14, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 6, 2015

As a coach

K. Devan officially started his coaching career in 2004 with his former team Negeri Sembilan FA. He won the 2005-06 Malaysia Super League championship with Negeri Sembilan, as well as guiding the team to the 2006 Malaysia Cup final and 2006 Malaysia FA Cup semi-final.

He then coaches Malacca FA in 2007, and in 2008 coaches Kuala Muda Naza FC where he led the team to the Malaysia Premier League championship that year.[2]

In 2009, he was signed as Selangor FA team manager and head coach. He held the roles until his resignation as head coach in September 2011.[3] Under his guidance, Selangor FA became the Super League champion in 2009.

He was appointed as head coach of Johor FC for the 2012 Super League Malaysia season,[4] however he resigned in April 2012 after series of poor results in the league.[5]

In early 2013, Devan was appointed as head coach of Felda United FC but was replaced by Azuan Zain in June 2013, with Felda United in poor form and in danger of being relegated with only 4 games remaining.[6] Devan later was named as the new head coach of Penang FA, a team newly promoted to 2014 Malaysia Premier League, in October 2013.[7]

In November 2014, Negeri Sembilan announced that Devan will take over the Malaysia Premier League club for the 2015 season.[8]

On 5 December 2015, Kelantan FA has unveiled K. Devan as their new head coach.[9] After an unsatisfactory performance shown by the team in the league, he decided to resign on 10 May 2016 citing personal reasons.[10] He was replaced as Kelantan FA head coach by Velizar Popov.

In December 2017, MISC-MIFA announced that Devan will take over the position as head coach of the Malaysia Premier League club for the 2018 season. Devan has already overseen the team as interim head coach when he was appointed as technical director in June 2017.[11]

Coaching statistics
As of 8 April 2016
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Selangor FA Malaysia 2009 2011 116 78 21 17 067.24
Johor F.C. Malaysia 2012 2012 17 5 4 8 029.41
Felda United F.C. Malaysia 2013 2013 30 5 7 18 016.67
Penang FA Malaysia 2014 2014 29 14 6 9 048.28
Negeri Sembilan FA Malaysia 2015 2015 25 9 8 8 036.00
Kelantan FA Malaysia December 2015 May 2016 11 4 4 3 036.36
MISC-MIFA Malaysia December 2017 0 0 0 0 !—

Honours

Managerial
NS Chempaka Fc
Negeri Sembilan
Kuala Muda
Selangor

Individual
National Football Awards
  • Best Coach Award : 2005-06, 2009

References
  1. "Super League 2012 Team Info & Players". Malaysian Super League. Malaysian Super League. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2008/5/5/sports/21150973&sec=sports
  3. "K. Devan quits as Selangor coach". Utusan Online - English Version. Utusan Melayu (M) Berhad. 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. Deol, Haresh (28 December 2011). "Devan out to show he's still got it". The Malay Mail. Malay Mail Sdn. Bhd. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012.
  5. http://football.thestar.com.my/?p=18268
  6. Nor Aziran Yunus (22 July 2013). "Azuan masih menanti penuh debar". Kosmo! Online (in Malay). Kosmo! Online. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  7. Zulhilmi Zainal (6 November 2013). "Transfer News: K. Devan takes over at Pulau Pinang". Goal. Goal.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  8. Leong, Kelvin (5 November 2014). "Sundramoorthy leaves Negeri Sembilan after one season". ESPN FC. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  9. K. Rajan (15 December 2015). "Kelantan's coaching merry-go-round picks up Devan". The Star Online. Star Media Group Berhad. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  10. Samuel, Eric (11 May 2016). "Devan steps down as Kelantan coach after bumpy ride". The Star Online. Star Media Group Berhad. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  11. "MISC-MIFA bank on coach Devan to turn fortunes around". The Star Online. Star Media Group Berhad. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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