K. Devan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Devan a/l E. Kuppusamy | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melaka (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1989 | Negeri Sembilan FA | 163 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 1981 | Malaysia | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1995 | Negeri Sembilan Indian | ||
| 1996–1999 | NS Chempaka | ||
| 2001–2002 | Negeri Sembilan U-23 | ||
| 2003–2006 | Negeri Sembilan FA | ||
| 2007 | Malacca FA | ||
| 2008 | Kuala Muda Naza | ||
| 2009–2011 | Selangor FA | ||
| 2012 | Johor FC | ||
| 2013 | Felda United | ||
| 2014 | Penang FA | ||
| 2015 | Negeri Sembilan FA | ||
| 2016 | Kelantan FA | ||
| 2017–2020 | Petaling Jaya City | ||
| 2021–2023 | Negeri Sembilan | ||
| 2024– | Melaka | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Devan a/l E. Kuppusamy (born 12 April 1961) simply known as K. Devan, is a Malaysian footballer and head coach.[1][2] He is currently the head coach of Malaysia Super League club Melaka. K. Devan has spent his entire playing career in Negeri Sembilan.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]K. Devan born in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan is a former centre-back player of Negeri Sembilan FA from 1980s.[3] Before that, he also played with PB Negeri Sembilan Indians in Malaysia FAM Cup and reached the final in 1980.[4]
Managerial career
[edit | edit source]Negeri Sembilan FA
[edit | edit source]K. Devan officially started his coaching career in 2004 with his former team Negeri Sembilan FA. He won the 2005-06 Malaysia Super League championship with Negeri Sembilan, as well as guiding the team to the 2006 Malaysia Cup final and 2006 Malaysia FA Cup semi-final.
Malacca FA
[edit | edit source]K. Devan then coaches Malacca FA in 2007
Kuala Muda Naza
[edit | edit source]In 2008, K. Devan coaches Kuala Muda Naza where he led the team to the Malaysia Premier League championship that year.[5]
Selangor FA
[edit | edit source]In 2009, K. Devan was signed as Selangor FA team manager and head coach. He held the roles until his resignation as head coach in September 2011.[6] Under his guidance, Selangor FA became the Malaysia Super League champion in 2009, 2010 and also won 2009 Malaysia FA Cup.[7]
Johor FC
[edit | edit source]K. Devan was appointed as head coach of Johor FC for the 2012 Malaysia Super League season,[8] however he resigned in April 2012 after series of poor results in the league.[9]
Felda United
[edit | edit source]In early 2013, K. Devan was appointed as head coach of Felda United but was replaced by Azuan Zain in June 2013, with Felda United in poor form and in danger of being relegated with only four games remaining.[10] Devan later was named as the new head coach of Penang FA, a team newly promoted to 2014 Malaysia Premier League, in October 2013.[11]
Negeri Sembilan FA
[edit | edit source]In November 2014, Negeri Sembilan announced that K. Devan will take over the 2nd tier Malaysia Premier League club for the 2015 season.[12]
Kelantan FA
[edit | edit source]On 5 December 2015, Kelantan FA has unveiled K. Devan as their new head coach.[13] After an unsatisfactory performance shown by the team in the league, he decided to resign on 10 May 2016 citing personal reasons.[14] He was replaced as Kelantan FA head coach by Velizar Popov.
Petaling Jaya City
[edit | edit source]In December 2017, MISC-MIFA announced that Devan will take over the position as head coach of the Malaysia Premier League club for the 2018 season. Devan has already overseen the team as interim head coach when he was appointed as technical director in June 2017.[15] On 16 January 2019, the club was rebranded to Petaling Jaya City in which he kept his job as head coach at the club.
Third spell at Negeri Sembilan
[edit | edit source]In January 2021, K. Devan was appointed as head coach in his third spell at Negeri Sembilan where he was tasked to guide the team to promotion in which he won the 2021 Malaysia Premier League title with the club and guided them back to the Malaysia Super League.
Melaka
[edit | edit source]In 2024, Negeri Sembilan didn't renewed his contract and thus he left the club cementing his place as a legendary figure at Negeri Sembilan. On 6 March 2024, Malaysia M3 League club Melaka took the chance to sign K. Devan as their head coach.
Managerial statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 19 December 2025
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Selangor | Malaysia | 1 January 2009 | 30 September 2011 | 116 | 78 | 21 | 17 | 67.24 | |
| Johor | Malaysia | 1 January 2012 | 30 April 2012 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 29.41 | |
| Felda United | Malaysia | 1 January 2013 | 30 June 2013 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 16.67 | |
| Penang | Malaysia | 1 October 2013 | 31 October 2014 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 48.28 | |
| Negeri Sembilan | Malaysia | 5 November 2014 | 31 October 2015 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36.00 | |
| Kelantan | Malaysia | 5 December 2015 | 10 May 2016 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33.33 | |
| Petaling Jaya City | Malaysia | 30 June 2017 | 31 December 2020 | 69 | 26 | 15 | 28 | 37.68 | |
| Negeri Sembilan | Malaysia | 1 January 2021 | 31 December 2023 | 81 | 35 | 21 | 25 | 43.21 | |
| Melaka | Malaysia | 6 March 2024 | Present | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 52.27 | |
| Career Total | 423 | 199 | 96 | 128 | 47.04 | ||||
Honours
[edit | edit source]Managerial
[edit | edit source]NS Chempaka
[edit | edit source]Negeri Sembilan
[edit | edit source]- Malaysia FA Cup (1): 2003
- Malaysia Super League (1): 2005-06
- Malaysia Premier League (1): 2021
Kuala Muda Naza
[edit | edit source]Selangor
[edit | edit source]- Malaysia Super League (2): 2009, 2010
- Malaysia FA Cup (1): 2009
- Malaysian Charity Shield (2): 2009, 2010
Melaka
[edit | edit source]Individual
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1961 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Negeri Sembilan
- Malaysian people of Indian descent
- Sportspeople of Indian descent
- Footballers from Negeri Sembilan
- Malaysian men's footballers
- 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen
- Men's association football central defenders
- Negeri Sembilan FC players
- Malaysian football managers
- Melaka F.C. managers
- Malaysia Super League managers