K. Rajagopal (footballer)
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Rajagopal in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rajagobal Krishnasamy | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1956 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1977 | PKNS FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1978–1980 | Selangor FA | 22 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 88 | (20) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1982 | Malaysia | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1998 | PKNS | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Selangor FA | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Kelantan FA | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Malaysia U19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Harimau Muda A | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Malaysia U23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | ASEAN All-Stars | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Sarawak FA | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | PKNS | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Brunei | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Datuk K. Rajagobal (Rajagobal Krishnasamy, Tamil: கி.ராஜகோபால்; born 10 July 1956) is a Malaysian football manager and former player. He is the former head coach of the Malaysia national team and the under-23 football team, guiding the team to win the 2010 AFF Championship earning the nickname "King Gopal."
Rajagopal has also appeared as a football pundit for Malaysian satellite television network Astro, including the first episode in August 2009 of the FourFourTwo TV Show.