Raja heads to Brunei


A household figure: Rajagopal led Malaysia’s Under-23 side to the 2009 SEA Games gold medal and the senior squad to the 2010 AFF Cup title.

PETALING JAYA: After a one-year hiatus, former national team coach Datuk K. Rajagopal is ready to make a return... in Brunei.The 64-year-old has been appointed as the oil-rich kingdom’s national team coach on a two-year contract.

The former international became a household name in South-East Asia when he guided Malaysia’s Under-23 team to the 2009 SEA Games gold medal and the national senior team to the 2010 AFF Cup title.

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