Raja Isa
{{Short description|Malaysian football head coach}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
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| fullname = Raja Isa bin Raja Akram Shah
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|2|1}}
| birth_place = Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
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| manageryears1 = 2007–2008
| manageryears2 = 2008–2009
| manageryears3 = 2009–2010
| manageryears4 = 2011–2012
| manageryears5 = 2013–2014
| manageryears6 = 2015–2016
| manageryears7 = 2017
| manageryears8 = 2017–2018
| manageryears9 = 2019–2020
| manageryears10 = 2020–2023
| manageryears11 = 2025–
| managerclubs1 = Persipura Jayapura
| managerclubs2 = PSM Makassar
| managerclubs3 = Persiram Raja Ampat
| managerclubs4 = PSMS Medan
| managerclubs5 = Persijap Jepara
| managerclubs6 = UiTM F.C.
| managerclubs7 = Persekam Metro FC Malang
| managerclubs8 = Persikabo Bogor
| managerclubs9 = PSPS Riau
| managerclubs10 = Muktijoddha SKC
| managerclubs11 = Indera SC
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Raja Isa bin Raja Akram Shah, better known as Raja Isa (born 1 February 1966) is a Malaysian football head coach. He is well known in Indonesia, where has coached several teams in top divisions. He is currently the head coach of Brunei Super League club Indera SC.{{Cite instagram |user=inderasc |date=13 May 2025|postid=DJmB8KASnzi |title=History in the making! Coach Raja Isa becomes the first Malaysian to lead Indera SC to the Brunei FA Cup Final!|access-date=14 May 2025}}
Career
=As a coach=
Raja Isa started coaching for Selangor FA youth teams but was brought to Indonesia as part of Irfan Bakti's coaching staff at Persipura Jayapura in 2007. Raja Isa and Irfan had worked together before at Melaka TMFC, as assistant head coach and head coach respectively.{{cite web| url = http://www.thestar.com.my/story.aspx?file=%2f2011%2f11%2f16%2fseagames%2f9908702&sec=seagames| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131219174906/http://www.thestar.com.my/story.aspx?file=%2f2011%2f11%2f16%2fseagames%2f9908702&sec=seagames| archive-date = 2013-12-19| title = Archives {{!}} The Star Online.}} When Irfan returned to Malaysia later that year to coach Perlis FA, Raja Isa was promoted to the head coach position. He guided Persipura to the 2007 Copa Indonesia Final, where his team was beaten 3–0 on penalties by Sriwijaya FC after 1–1 in normal regulation time.
In 2008, after he was released by Persipura, Raja Isa was appointed as the head coach of PSM Makassar. Early in 2009, Raja Isa was appointed at another club in Indonesia, Persiram Raja Ampat. He also had a stint in PSMS Medan from 2011 to 2012.
In April 2013, he was named as new head coach of Persijap Jepara.{{cite web| url = http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1387/nasional/2013/04/09/3889274/riono-asnan-diberhentikan-persijap-jepara-ditangani-raja-isa| title = Berita & Hasil Indonesia {{!}} Goal.com}} He held this position until his contract was terminated in May 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/id/news/persijap-jepara-tunjuk-yudi-suryata-gantikan-raja-isa |title=Persijap Jepara Tunjuk Yudi Suryata Gantikan Raja Isa {{!}} FourFourTwo |website=fourfourtwo.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911044737/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/id/news/persijap-jepara-tunjuk-yudi-suryata-gantikan-raja-isa |archive-date=2014-09-11}}
External links
- [http://mohamadisamuddin.blogspot.com/2012/01/raja-isa-jurulatih-kelab-bola-sepak.html Raja Isa : Jurulatih Kelab Bola Sepak Indonesia dari Malaysia]
- [https://archive.today/20131129224658/http://harimaumalaya.com/forum/xml.php?showtopic=2954&view=getlastpost]
- [http://www.indosport.com/sepakbola/20170627/persikabo-bogor-menunjuk-pelatih-baru-asal-malaysia]
References
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{{Indera SC squad}}
{{Persipura Jayapura managers}}
{{PSMS Medan managers}}
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Category:Malaysian football managers
Category:Malaysian expatriate football managers
Category:Expatriate football managers in Indonesia
Category:Expatriate football managers in Bangladesh
Category:Expatriate football managers in Brunei
Category:Malaysian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
Category:Malaysian expatriate sportspeople in Brunei
Category:Persipura Jayapura managers
Category:PSM Makassar managers
Category:Indonesia Super League managers
Category:Liga 2 (Indonesia) managers
Category:Bangladesh Premier League (football) managers
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