Simon McMenemy

Simon McMenemy
McMenemy in stadium
Personal information
Full name Simon Alexander McMenemy
Date of birth (1977-12-06) 6 December 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Worthing
Haywards Heath
Burgess Hill
Kajaanin Haka
University of South Alabama
Managerial career
2009–2010 Worthing (assistant)
2010 Philippines
2011 Đồng Tâm Long An
2011–2012 Mitra Kukar
2013 Pelita Bandung Raya
2014 New Radiant
2014–2016 Loyola Meralco Sparks
2017–2018 Bhayangkara
2019 Indonesia
2023 Visakha
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Alexander McMenemy (born 6 December 1977) is a Scottish football manager. Previously, he had spells as manager of Bhayangkara, Maldivian side New Radiant, Indonesia Super League club Pelita Bandung Raya, Mitra Kukar in Indonesia, Đồng Tâm Long An in Vietnam, Loyola Meralco Sparks in Philippines, the Philippines national team and the Indonesia national team.[1][2][3]

He rejoined Bhayangkara in 2021 as technical director[4]

His first job in football was for Brighton & Hove Albion as a development officer.[5] McMenemy then worked for sportswear giant Nike.[5] He was the assistant coach of English non-League football side Worthing before moving on to management.[5] Previously, he applied for the Clyde vacancy in his native Scotland in 2014 but lost out to Barry Ferguson.[5]

  1. ^ "McMenemy hoping football can thrill the Manilans". ESPN Soccernet. 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 16 October 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. ^ "The best British coach you've never heard of?" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "PSSI Tunjuk Simon McMenemy Jadi Pelatih Timnas Indonesia". detik.com (in Indonesian). 20 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Simon McMenemy Officially Re-joins Bhayangkara Solo FC". Neutral News. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "I don't think there's anything in Scottish football that'd intimidate me'". Press & Journal. Retrieved 24 March 2021.