Wan Rohaimi

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Wan Ismail is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Wan Rohaimi.

Wan Rohaimi

Personal information
Birth name	Wan Rohaimi bin Wan Ismail
Date of birth	(1976-05-19) 19 May 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender Striker Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Penang F.C.
Youth career
1996-1997	Kelantan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Kelantan
1999–2000	Pahang
2001–2002	Terengganu
2003–2004	Penang
2004–2005	Public Bank
2005–2006	Selangor
2006–2010	Johor
2011	Kelantan
International career‡
1999–2006	Malaysia	16	(5)
Managerial career
2012–2013	WR Soccer Kids
2013–2014	Tumpat FA
2014–2019	NFDP (Under-16)
2019–2020	Perlis F.A. (Under-19)
2020–2021	Penang F.C. (Under-21)
2021–2022	PDRM FC
2023	Kuala Lumpur City F.C. (Under-23)
2024	Kuala Lumpur City F.C. (assistant)
2024–	Penang F.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2010

Wan Rohaimi bin Wan Ismail (born 19 May 1976) is a Malaysian former footballer and professional football coach.

Football career

Known as a multi-position player as he played for defender, central midfielder and striker. Started his career as a professional football player in 1996 represented Kelantan FA President's Cup squad. Promoted in the senior team after winning the President's Cup title in that year. Then transferred to Pahang FA in 1999. Being one of the top scorers in the league and his first debut with Malaysia national football team friendly match with Arsenal in the same year. Have also represented several teams in Malaysian Football League (MFL) such as Kelantan FA, Johor FC, Terengganu FA, Selangor FA and Selangor Public Bank FC.

Represented Malaysia national football team in between 1999 and 2006, participated in national competitions including FIFA World Cup qualifier and Tiger Cup.

Coaching career

The career started by leading Tumpat FA in the middle of 2013 FAM League. ^[1] He joined National Football Development Programme of Malaysia (NFDP) coaching staff in 2014 to 2018. ^[2] Was also a former u-13 and u-15 Malaysia national team coach participating in national tours, including Iber Cup Estoril, Portugal and Costa Del Sol, Spain.

National u-16 coaching staff together with Lim Teong Kim participated AFC U-16 Championship in Kuala Lumpur 2017 before taking lead for Klang Valley Elite team in 2018. Introduced as Perlis FA Youth Cup (u-19) head coach in 2019 before the club been relegated from the Malaysian Football League due to financial problems. ^[3] Continues the career with Penang FA as President's Cup (u-21) head coach. ^[4] However, President Cup tournament was banned after 4 match due to Pandemic COVID-19, where Penang FA finished in the third places sharing 10 points with the top 2 teams. ^[5]

In March 2021, he appointed as the head coach for PDRM FC in the Malaysia Premier League after 5 matches played. ^[6] Back to 2021 season, he brought the club to a safe place from relegation. Having 7 games unbeaten since he took over the team in early April 2021. On 4 September 2022, it was announced that PDRM FC had parted ways with Wan Rohaimi. ^[7]

In 2023, He has been appointed to lead the Kuala Lumpur City F.C. u-23 for the Reserve League team that will be held under Malaysian Football League soon. ^[8] Continuous to the 2024 season, he was promoted to the senior team as assistant head coach for Miroslav Kuljanac. On 14 November 2024, Kuala Lumpur City F.C. announced the departure of Wan Rohaimi from the club after 8 months working with the senior team. ^[9] A moment later on the same day, Penang FC announced the arrival of Wan Rohaimi as the new head coach who will take charge of the Panthers until the end of the season. ^[10]

Coaching method

Has come out with modern football pattern. In 2019, WR Notebook has been introduced for the coaches to take note and make plans about football. Introduces the next book "WR Session Plan" which gives example on the football training plan together with description. Followed with "Coaching Process" as the third book on the step to be a coach. Followed then with "Teknik Asas Bolasepak" for the football players in understanding football basic things.

Books

• WR Notebook (For coaches/players to make a note or designing the tactical)
• WR Session Plan (Team planning with 4 training components for training sessions)
• WR Coaching Process (Step to be a good coaches)
• WR Teknik Asas Bolasepak (Basic technic for football for beginners)

Managerial statistics

As of match played 3 September 2022

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win%
PDRM	31 March 2021 [11]	3 September 2022 [12]	33	12	8	13	036.36
Total			33	12	8	13	036.36

Honours

Youth career

• 1996 - President Cup gold medal with Kelantan FA u-21

Senior career

• 1999 - Premier League first title with Pahang FA
• 2001 - Malaysia Cup winner with Terengganu FA
• 2002 - Charity Shield silver medal with Pahang FA
• 2003 - Charity Shield gold medal with Penang FA
• 2006 - Charity Shield silver medal with Selangor FA
• 2011 - Malaysia Super League gold medal, Charity Shield gold medal, Malaysia FA Cup silver medal with Kelantan FA

Coaching career

• 2015 - Iber Cup Costa Del Sol, Spain gold medal with NFDP Malaysia u-13
• 2016 - KPM League first place with Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil (SSBJ) u-14

International Experiences

Player

• AFC Cup: 2006 (Selangor FA), 2008/2010 (Johor Darul Ta'zim FC)
• Tiger Cup: 2004 (Malaysia national football team)
• World Cup qualifier: 2006 (Malaysia national football team)

Coach

• Iber Cup: Costa Del Sol, Spain (2015), Estoril, Portugal (2015) Malaysia national football team u-13
• ASEAN Tour: Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam (2015) Malaysia national football team u-13
• AFC Regional Festival of Football: Brunei, (2016) Malaysia national football team u-14
• AFC Cup: Malaysia, (2017) Malaysia national football team u-16
• AFF Cup: Thailand, (2017) Malaysia national football team u-15
• CP-Meiji Cup: Thailand, (2016) Malaysia national football team u-14

References

1. "Pegawai & Kakitangan Tumpat FA". Malay Wiki. 13 March 2013.
2. "AMD: Skuad Elit, Hasil Program Pembangunan Bolasepak Negara". Semuanya Bola. 19 September 2017.
3. "Wan Rohaimi terima surat tawaran kemudi pasukan piala belia perlis fa 2019". Belakang Gol. 20 October 2018.
4. "Wan Rohaimi ketua jurulatih skuad piala presiden pulau pinang 2020". Penang FA. 6 February 2020.
5. "RASMI: Saingan MPFL, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2020 Dibatalkan". Semuanya Bola. 1 June 2020.
6. "Wan Rohaimi kendali PDRM FC". Harian Metro. 31 March 2022.
7. "Wan Rohaimi sudah tidak kendalikan pdrm fc". Harimau Malaya. 5 October 2022.
8. "Wan Rohaimi perkuat skuad Kuala Lumpur City FC". Zulhelmi Zainal. 1 January 2023.
9. "Wan Rohaimi Tinggalkan Kuala Lumpur City Untuk Bersama Penang FC". Stadium Astro. 14 November 2024.
10. "Wan Rohaimi Takes Charge of Panthers". Bernama. 14 November 2024.
11. "Wan Rohaimi kendali PDRM FC". hmetro.com. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
12. "Wan Rohaimi sudah tidak kendalikan pdrm fc". Harimau Malaya. 5 October 2022.

External links

• Wan Rohaimi at National-Football-Teams.com