Wan Rohaimi

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Wan Rohaimi
Personal information
Birth name Wan Rohaimi bin Wan Ismail
Date of birth (1976-05-19) 19 May 1976 (age 49)
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 (head coach)
Youth career
1996-1997 Kelantan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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
2014–2019 NFDP U16
2019–2020 Perlis FA
2020–2021 Penang U21
2021–2022 PDRM
2023 Kuala Lumpur City U23
2024 Kuala Lumpur City (assistant)
2024– Penang
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2012
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 December 2010

Wan Rohaimi bin Wan Ismail (born 19 May 1976) is a Malaysian former footballer and professional football coach, where he is currently the head coach at Malaysia Super League club, Penang.

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Football career

He is known as a multi-position player as he played as a defender, central midfielder and striker. He started his career as a professional football player in 1996, representing Kelantan FA President's Cup squad. He was promoted to the senior team after winning the President's Cup title in that year. He then transferred to Pahang FA in 1999. He became one of the top scorers in the league and made his debut with the Malaysia national football team in a friendly match against Arsenal that same year. He also represented several teams in Malaysian Football League (MFL) such as Kelantan FA, Johor FC, Terengganu FA, Selangor FA and Selangor Public Bank FC.

He represented the Malaysia national football team between 1999 and 2006, participating in national competitions including FIFA World Cup qualifier and Tiger Cup.

International Experiences

Player

Manager

Managerial career

His managerial 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 from 2014 to 2018. [2] He 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.

As part of the National U-16 coaching staff, alongside Lim Teong Kim, he participated in the AFC U-16 Championship in Kuala Lumpur 2017. In 2018, he took the lead for the Klang Valley Elite team. In 2019, he was introduced as the head coach for Perlis FA Youth Cup (U-19) squad, but the club later relegated from the Malaysian Football League due to financial problems. [3] He continued his career as head coach of Penang FA President's Cup (U-21). [4] However, the President's Cup tournament was suspended after four matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic, where Penang FA finished in the third place sharing 10 points with the top 2 teams. [5]

In March 2021, Wan Rohaimi was appointed as the head coach of PDRM FC in the Malaysia Premier League after five matches had already been played. [6] During the 2021 season, he brought the club to a safe place from relegation, going on a seven-game unbeaten run 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 was appointed to lead the Kuala Lumpur City F.C. U-23 for the Reserve League team that would be held under Malaysian Football League. [8] Continuing into the 2024 season, he was promoted to the senior team as assistant head coach under Miroslav Kuljanac. On 14 November 2024, Kuala Lumpur City F.C. announced the departure of Wan Rohaimi from the club after eight months working with the senior team. [9] Later that day, Penang FC announced that Wan Rohaimi would return as the new head coach, taking charge of the Panthers until the end of the season. [10]

Managerial method

Wan Rohaimi has developed a modern football pattern. In 2019, he introduced the WR Notebook for coaches to take note and make plans about football. He later released the WR Session Plan which provides examples of football training plans along with detailed descriptions. This was followed by his third book, Coaching Process, which outlines the steps to becoming a coach. He then published Teknik Asas Bolasepak, aimed at helping football players understand the basic techniques and concepts of the game.

Books

Managerial statistics

As of match played 30 August 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef.
GWDLWin%
PDRM Flag of Malaysia.svg 31 March 20214 September 20223312813036.36[ citation needed ]
Penang Flag of Malaysia.svg 14 November 2024Present217410033.33[ citation needed ]
Career Total54191223035.19

Honours

Youth career

Senior career

Managerial career

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.