About K. Rajagopal (footballer)
Datuk Rajagopal s/o Krishnasamy (Tamil: கி.ராஜகோபால்; born 10 July 1956) is a Malaysian football pundit, manager and former player. He led the Malaysia national team to the 2009 SEA Games gold medal and 2010 AFF Championship. == Managerial statistics == As of match played 17 September 2019 == Managerial career == === Beginnings as coach === Rajagopal started his coaching career in 1990 with PKNS He also had stints as a club coach with Selangor FA and Kelantan FA. === Malaysia === He was appointed coach for the young Malaysia U20 team from 2004 until 2006, and the Malaysia under-19 (known as Harimau Muda A) from 2007 to 2009. Under his guidance, Harimau Muda A became the Premier League champion in 2009. Since July 2009, he has been the head coach for both the Harimau Muda and Malaysia senior teams, taking over from B. Sathianathan. His first game was a 3–0 win against Singapore and a 5–0 win against Zimbabwe. Rajagopal is best known for guiding Malaysia's under-23 side to its first gold medal in 20 years at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Laos, where the team defeated Vietnam 1–0 in the final on 17 December after earlier knocking out 8-time defending champions, Thailand in the group stage. After the victory, Rajagopal earned the nickname "King Gopal". In July 2009, Rajagopal coached Malaysia in two games against English champions Manchester United, lost in both matches 0–1 and 2–3. Rajagopal also led the national football team to win the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, the first time Malaysia won the championship since its inception in 1996.
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