Aidil Sharin Sahak (born 9 July 1977) is a former Singaporean football player and professional football Head coach.
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| Full name | Aidil Sharin Sahak | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-07-09) 9 July 1977 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Home United | 87 | (12) |
| Total | 87 | (12) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2016 | Home United (assistant coach) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Home United | ||
| 2019–2022 | Kedah Darul Aman | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He led Home United to 2nd place in the 1st season of the Singapore Premier League in 2018. He also led the club to the AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal Final Runner-up medal in 2017[1] and the Winners medal in 2018.[2]
On 8 October 2018, Aidil had been appointed as Kedah head coach[3] for the Malaysia Super League 2019 season.[4] On his debut on 2 February 2019, the side won 2-0 against PKNP through a Shakir Hamzah and Jonathan 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[6].Kedah finished in fourth position in the Malaysia Super League in his first season in charge, one position higher than the previous season.[7] On 27 July 2019, he led Kedah to win Malaysia FA Cup title, after a 1–0 win over Perak in the final.[8][9] The following 26 October, the team reached the final of the Malaysia Cup following a 8–8 aggregate win over Pahang,[10] only to be beaten 3–0 by Johor Darul Ta'zim in the decisive game at Bukit Jalil National Stadium. [11]
Aidil became the first Singaporean head coach to manage a non-Singaporean team in the Asian Champions League when he guided Kedah into the 2020 Asian Champions League playoffs. [12]
On 17 October 2022, it was announced that Kedah Darul Aman had parted ways with Aidil Sharin.[13]Aidil Sharin Sahak 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 FA Cup champions, 2019 Malaysia Cup runners-up, 2020 and 2021 Super League runners-up as well as reaching the 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup ASEAN Zone semi-finals.[14]
Aidil is the younger brother of former Singapore national footballer, Aide Iskandar.
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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| Home United | 4 August 2016[15] | October 2018 | 91 | 50 | 17 | 24 | 054.95 |
| Kedah | 8 October 2018[16] | 17 October 2022[17] | 110 | 55 | 20 | 35 | 050.00 |
| Total | 201 | 105 | 37 | 59 | 052.24 | ||
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