# Aidil Sharin Sahak

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Singaporean footballer and coach

In this [Malay name](/source/Malaysian_names#Malay_names), there is no [surname or family name](/source/Surname).  The name *Sahak* is a [patronymic](/source/Patronymic), and the person should be referred to by their [given name](/source/Given_name), *Aidil Sharin*.

Aidil Sharin Sahak Personal information Full name Aidil Sharin bin Sahak Date of birth (1977-07-09) 9 July 1977 (age 48) Place of birth Singapore Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Position Midfielder Team information Current team Kuching City (head coach) Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1997 Home United 1998 Tanjong Pagar United 1999–2001 Home United 2001 Tampines Rovers 2002–2006 Home United 87 (12) 2007 SAFFC Managerial career 2012–2016 Home United (assistant) 2016–2018 Home United 2019–2022 Kedah Darul Aman 2023 Persikabo 1973 2023– Kuching City * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Aidil Sharin Sahak** (born 9 July 1977) is a former Singaporean [football](/source/Association_football) player and professional football [head coach](/source/Head_coach). He is the current head coach for the [Malaysia Super League](/source/Malaysia_Super_League) club [Kuching City](/source/Kuching_City_F.C.).

## Personal life

Aidil is the younger brother of former Singapore national footballer, [Aide Iskandar](/source/Aide_Iskandar).

## Club career

### Home United

Aidil Sharin started his career professional career with [Home United](/source/Home_United) in 1997.

### Tanjong Pagar United

After spending one season at Home United, Aidil Sharin joined his former academy team, [Tanjong Pagar United](/source/Tanjong_Pagar_United_FC) ahead of the [1998 S.League](/source/1998_S.League) season. In his first season, he won a cup double helping the club to win the [1998 Singapore Cup](/source/Singapore_Cup) and the [1998 Singapore FA Cup](/source/Singapore_FA_Cup).

### Return to Home United

In 1999, Aidil Sharin returned to Home United.

### Tampines Rovers

Aidil Sharin joined [Tampines Rovers](/source/Tampines_Rovers_FC) in 2001 after spending two season at Home United.

### Third Spell at Home United

Aidil Sharin then returned to Home United for the third time of his career in 2002. In the 2003 season, he helped the club to a double winning the [2003 S.League](/source/2003_S.League) and the 2003 Singapore Cup. In 2005, he also won the Singapore Cup.

### SAFFC

After spending five season at Home United, Aidil Sharin joined Uniform Derby rivals, [SAFFC](/source/SAFFC) for the 2007 season. In his first season, he steered the club to his third double by winning the [2007 S.League](/source/2007_S.League) and the 2007 Singapore Cup which he became the first and only player to win a double for third Singaporean club. Aidil Sharin then announced his retirement at the end of the season.

## Managerial career

### Home United

In 2012, Aidil Sharin joined [Lee Lim-saeng](/source/Lee_Lim-saeng) as his assistant coach at [Home United](/source/Home_United) and under [Philippe Aw](/source/Philippe_Aw) as his assistant coach until 2016. On 4 August 2016, Aidil Sharin was promoted to the head coach role after Philippe was relief of his duties. He led [Home United](/source/Home_United_FC) to 2nd place in the 1st season of the [Singapore Premier League](/source/Singapore_Premier_League) in 2018. He also led the club to the [2017 AFC Cup](/source/2017_AFC_Cup) [Zonal finals](/source/2017_AFC_Cup#Zonal_final)[1] and [2018 AFC Cup](/source/2018_AFC_Cup) [Inter-zone play-off semi-finals](/source/2018_AFC_Cup#Inter-zone_play-off_semi-finals).[2]

### Kedah Darul Aman

On 8 October 2018, Aidil Sharin had been appointed as [Kedah Darul Aman](/source/Kedah_Darul_Aman_F.C.) head coach[3] for the [2019 Malaysia Super League](/source/2019_Malaysia_Super_League) season.[4] On his debut on 2 February 2019, the side won 2–0 against [PKNP](/source/Perak_F.C._II) through a [Shakir Hamzah](/source/Shakir_Hamzah) and [Jonatan Bauman](/source/Jonatan_Bauman) goal.[5] On 8 March 2019, Aidil Sharin experienced his first defeat in charge of Kedah as the club fell to a 1–0 defeat at the hands of [Pahang](/source/Sri_Pahang_FC).[6] Kedah finished in fourth position in the [Malaysia Super League](/source/2019_Kedah_FA_season) in his first season in charge, one position higher than the [previous season](/source/2018_Kedah_FA_season).[7] On 27 July 2019, he led Kedah to win the [2019 Malaysia FA Cup](/source/Malaysia_FA_Cup) after a 1–0 win over [Perak](/source/Perak_F.C.) in the final.[8][9] The following 26 October, the team reached the final of the [2019 Malaysia Cup](/source/2019_Malaysia_Cup) following a 8–8 aggregate win over [Sri Pahang](/source/Sri_Pahang_FC),[10] only to be beaten 3–0 by [Johor Darul Ta'zim](/source/Johor_Darul_Ta'zim_F.C.) in the [decisive game](/source/2019_Malaysia_FA_Cup_Final) at [Bukit Jalil National Stadium](/source/Bukit_Jalil_National_Stadium).[11]

Aidil Sharin became the first Singaporean head coach to manage a non-Singaporean team in the [AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League) when he guided Kedah into the [2020 AFC Champions League](/source/2020_AFC_Champions_League) qualifying play-offs round which they thrash Hong Kong club, [Tai Po](/source/Tai_Po_FC) 5–1 in the preliminary round 2 and thus seeing them advance to face [FC Seoul](/source/FC_Seoul) in the play-off round which subsequently ended up as a 4–1 defeat at the [Seoul World Cup Stadium](/source/Seoul_World_Cup_Stadium).[12]

On 17 October 2022, it was announced that Kedah Darul Aman had parted ways with Aidil Sharin.[13] Aidil Sharin departed Kedah Darul Aman with a record of 55 wins, 20 draws, and 35 defeats in 110 games with a win percentage of 50%. During the four years that he was the head coach, Aidil Sharin guided Kedah to several highs, including emerging as [2019 Malaysia FA Cup](/source/2019_Malaysia_FA_Cup) champions, [2019 Malaysia Cup](/source/2019_Malaysia_Cup) runners-up, 2020 and 2021 Malaysia Super League runners-up as well as reaching the [2022 AFC Cup](/source/2022_AFC_Cup) ASEAN Zone semi-finals.[13]

### Persikabo 1973

On 7 January 2023, Aidil was announced as the new head coach of Indonesian [Liga 1](/source/Liga_1_(Indonesia)) team, [Persikabo 1973](/source/Persikabo_1973) on an initial 5-month contract.[14][15] He is the first Singaporean to coach an Indonesian team since [Fandi Ahmad](/source/Fandi_Ahmad) coached [Pelita Jaya](/source/Pelita_Jaya) from 2006 to 2010.

Aidin Sharin left the club by mutual agreement, on 23 July 2023, citing family matters as the reason for his departure.[16][17]

### Kuching City

Aidil Sharin returned to Malaysia when [Kuching City](/source/Kuching_City_F.C.) unveiled him as their new head coach on 2 August 2023.[18] He joined fellow compatriot Fandi Ahmad, who coached [Sri Pahang](/source/Sri_Pahang_FC) in the [2023 Malaysia Super League](/source/2023_Malaysia_Super_League) season. Aidil Sharin took over Kuching City towards the end of the [2023 Malaysia Super League](/source/2023_Malaysia_Super_League) season, taking over with the team on a 17-game winless run finishing 13th out of 14 in the league table.[19] He guided the club to a great run in the [2023 MFL Challenge Cup](/source/2023_MFL_Challenge_Cup) winning 4–0 on aggregate against his former club, Kedah Darul Aman in the quarter-finals, a 3–1 on aggregate against [Kelantan United](/source/Kelantan_United_F.C.) in the semi-finals which saw the club first ever cup final in their history in which Kuching City lost 4–1 against [PDRM](/source/Polis_Diraja_Malaysia_FC) in the final.

In his second season at the club, he overhauled the ageing squad by signing Africans imports [Jordan Mintah](/source/Jordan_Mintah), [Kipré Tchétché](/source/Kipr%C3%A9_Tch%C3%A9tch%C3%A9) and [James Okwuosa](/source/James_Okwuosa). Aidil Sharin then steered Kuching City to a fourth-placed finish in the Super League. [20]

In the 2025-26 season of the [Malaysia Super League](/source/2025-26_Malaysia_Super_League), Aidil Sharin led Kuching City to its best performance ever in both the [Piala Malaysia](/source/2026_Malaysia_Cup) and the domestic league, reaching the finals and qualifying for the [AFC Champions League Two](/source/2026%E2%80%9327_AFC_Champions_League_Two) for the first time ever, beating out [Selangor FC](/source/Selangor_FC) with 53 points from 16 wins and five draws.[21]

## Managerial statistics

- *As of match played 23 May 2026*

Managerial record by team and tenure Team Nat. From To Record Ref. G W D L Win % Home United 4 August 2016 7 October 2018 91 50 17 24 054.95 Kedah Darul Aman 8 October 2018 17 October 2022 110 55 20 35 050.00 Persikabo 1973 7 January 2023 23 July 2023 21 6 4 11 028.57 Kuching City 2 August 2023 Present 84 40 21 23 047.62 Career Total 306 151 62 93 049.35

## Honours

### As player

#### Tanjong Pagar United

- [Singapore Cup](/source/Singapore_Cup): [1998](/source/Singapore_Cup)

- [Singapore FA Cup](/source/Singapore_FA_Cup): [1998](/source/Singapore_FA_Cup)

#### Home United

- [S.League](/source/S.League): [2003](/source/2003_S.League)

- [Singapore Cup](/source/Singapore_Cup): [2003](/source/Singapore_Cup), [2005](/source/Singapore_Cup)

#### SAFFC

- [S.League](/source/2007_S.League): [2007](/source/2007_S.League)

- [Singapore Cup](/source/Singapore_Cup): [2007](/source/Singapore_Cup)

### As manager

**Kedah**

- [Malaysia FA Cup](/source/Malaysia_FA_Cup): [2019](/source/2019_Malaysia_FA_Cup)

- [Malaysia Super League](/source/Malaysia_Super_League) runner-up: [2020](/source/2020_Malaysia_Super_League), [2021](/source/2021_Malaysia_Super_League)

**Kuching City**

- [MFL Challenge Cup](/source/MFL_Challenge_Cup) runner-up: 2023

### Individual

- [FAM Football Awards](/source/FAM_Football_Awards) – Best Coach: [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Malaysia_Super_League)

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