S. Veloo

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S. Veloo
Personal information
Full name Veloo a/l Sinnathamby
Date of birth (1966-11-09) 9 November 1966 (age 55)
Place of birth Johor, Malaysia
Club information
Current team
NFDP
Teams managed
Years Team
2008–2009 Penang
2010–2012 USM
2016–2017 Sarawak U-21
2018-2019 NFDP
2020-2021 Malaysia U-17

NFDP

Veloo a/l Sinnathamby, better known as S. Veloo (born 9 November 1966) is a Malaysian football head coach, for Malaysia U-17.

Career[]

As a coach[]

Veloo has coached in various levels in Malaysia, such as Johor state schoolboys football team, MASUM (Malaysian University Sports Council) football team, and the Football Association of Malaysia academy in Penang.

He had been an assistant coach in Penang FA since 2006, when he was handed the head coach job in late 2008. He held the job for only one year, before leaving at the end of the 2009 season. He later was appointed the head coach of USM FC, at that time a club who had just won promotion from 2009 Malaysia FAM League to 2010 Malaysia Premier League by finishing in 3rd place. Earlier in his career, he had coached the team from 1999 to 2001, back when they were competing in the Malaysia varsity league.

In the 2010 Malaysia Premier League the university club finished a respectable ninth out of 12 teams, avoiding relegation back to FAM League. The next season was even better for Veloo's team, finishing in mid-table 6th out of 12 team, barely missing the play-off spot to the 2011 Malaysia Cup tournament. In the 2012 Malaysia Premier League campaign, the team consolidated their place in the league with another mid-table finish, again at 6th place. Veloo also guided the team into round of 16 of 2012 Malaysia FA Cup, beating Pos Malaysia FC in the round of 32. They were beaten by eventual finalists Sime Darby FC.Formerly residing in Preston pursuing masters in sports coaching at UCLAN. Currently with NFDP. After a fine year at NFDP, He is now at Akademi Mokhtar Dahari as the U17 Malaysian National Team Coach

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