Nidzam Adzha
{{Short description|Malaysian footballer and coach}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Muhammad Nidzam Adzha
| image =
| fullname = Muhammad Nidzam Adzha Yusoff
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|3|11}}
| birth_place = Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
| height = {{height|meter=1.76}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Attacking midfielder, Striker
| youthyears1= 1988
| youthclubs1= Perak FA
| years1 = 1989–1992 | years2 = 1993–1998 | years3 = 1999 | years4 =2000
| clubs1 = Perak FA | clubs2 = Kedah FA | clubs3 = Kelantan FA | clubs4 = Kedah FA
| caps1= 67 | goals1 = 20 | caps2 = 51 | goals2 = 11 | caps3 = 14 | goals3 = 3 | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 1991–1995
| nationalteam1 = Malaysia
| nationalcaps1 = 24
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| manageryears1 = 2009
| managerclubs1 = Kuala Muda NAZA FC
| manageryears2 = 2010
| managerclubs2 = Perlis FA
| manageryears3 = 2011
| managerclubs3 = Sime Darby FC (Youth Coach)
| manageryears4 = 2012
| managerclubs4 = Kedah FA (Youth Coach)
| manageryears5 = 2012
| managerclubs5 = Kedah FA (Caretaker)
| manageryears6 = 2013
| managerclubs6 = Felda United F.C. (assistant)
| manageryears7 = 2014
| managerclubs7 = Felda United F.C. (Youth Coach)
| manageryears8 = 2015–2017
| managerclubs8 = Kedah FA (assistant)
| manageryears9 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs9 = Kedah FA
| manageryears10 = 2019
| managerclubs10 = Melaka United (assistant)
| manageryears11 = 2020
| managerclubs11 = Kuala Lumpur (Coach)
| manageryears12 = 2021
| managerclubs12 = Kuala Lumpur (assistant)
| club-update =
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Muhammad Nidzam Adzha Yusoff (born 11 March 1968) is a Malaysian football coach and former footballer. He is the current assistant head coach of Malaysia Super League side Kuala Lumpur FC
Playing career
He formerly played with Kedah FA, as well with Perak FA in Malaysian League (M-League).
He also playing for the national team and made his debut in 1991 Merdeka Tournament and was dropped after the World Cup qualifier in 1991. It took him three years to return into the national team but again he dropped because of injury.
He once made controversy when he leave Perak to join Kedah in 1993 season. In his first season with Kedah, he help the team to win two trophy. In 1995, he arrested on suspicion of match-fixing but the charges against him were dropped.
Career as coach
Nidzam was formerly with Perlis FA as a coach in 2010.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2010&dt=0109&pub=Kosmo&sec=Sukan&pg=su_03.htm |title=Kosmo! Online - Sukan |access-date=20 December 2011 |archive-date=10 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110082028/http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2010&dt=0109&pub=Kosmo&sec=Sukan&pg=su_03.htm |url-status=dead }} He also was an assistant coach with Kuala Muda Naza FC,[http://www.nazafc.com.my/mgt.aspx Naza FC management.]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} later becoming head coach with them in 2009.[https://archive.today/20120727015820/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/25/sports/5174767&sec=sports] Earlier, he was also an assistant coach with now defunct club, Kelantan TNB.[http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/special.asp?pr=Liga_M&tpg=Liga_Perdana.htm&pg=TNB.htm KELAB BOLASEPAK KELANTAN TNB]
In 2012 he coaches Kedah FA President's Cup U-23 squad, and also the caretaker head coach for Kedah senior squad for the first 7 games of 2012 Super League Malaysia as head coach Wan Jamak Wan Hassan is suspended by Football Association of Malaysia for the same duration for criticising refereeing decisions in a 2011 Malaysia Cup match involving Kedah.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2011&dt=1211&pub=Kosmo&sec=Sukan&pg=su_02.htm |title=Kosmo! Online - Sukan |access-date=15 December 2011 |archive-date=7 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107185700/http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2011&dt=1211&pub=Kosmo&sec=Sukan&pg=su_02.htm |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://thestaronline.com/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/12/19/north/10105505&sec=north|title=The Star | Malaysia News: National, Regional and World News|access-date=20 December 2011|archive-date=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419161011/http://thestaronline.com/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/12/19/north/10105505&sec=north|url-status=dead}} On 23 May 2017 Mohd Nidzam was officially appointed as the head coach for Kedah by the Kedah Football Association (KFA) as a replacement for former coach Tan Cheng Hoe who has since joined the Malaysia national football team as assistant coach.{{Cite web | title=Nidzam Adzha officially appointed Kedah head coach {{!}} Astro Awani | url=http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/nidzam-adzha-officially-appointed-kedah-head-coach-143738 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831083431/http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/nidzam-adzha-officially-appointed-kedah-head-coach-143738 | access-date=2025-05-25 | archive-date=2017-08-31}} He were released from his position to make way for new head coach Ramon Marcote before the start of the 2018 season, however he were reappointed by Kedah as head coach on March the same year, replacing Marcote.{{cite web|title=Nidzam Adzha to helm Kedah in Super League again|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2018/03/29/nidzam-adzha-to-helm-kedah-in-super-league-again/|date=29 March 2018|accessdate=23 April 2018|publisher=TheStar Online}}
Managerial statistics
{{updated|match played 31 October 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=5|Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win% |
| align="left"|Kedah
|align="left"|30 April 2017 |align="left"|5 November 2017 {{WDL|25|16|4|5}} | ||||
| align="left"|Kedah
|align="left"|13 April 2018 |align="left"|11 August 2018 {{WDL|19|7|6|6}} | ||||
| align="left"|Kuala Lumpur
|align="left"|2020 |align="left"|2020 {{WDL|11|6|3|2}} | ||||
| colspan="3"| Total
{{WDLtot|55|29|13|13 |
|}
Honours
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- Malaysia FA Cup : 2017
- Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2017
References
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Category:Malaysian men's footballers
Category:Malaysia men's international footballers
Category:Perlis FA State Football Team managers
Category:Footballers from Perak
Category:Malaysian people of Malay descent
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Kuala Lumpur City F.C. managers
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