M. Karathu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karathu @ Rajendran a/l Maruthaiah | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Perak, Malaysia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1970 | Perak FA | ||
| National team | |||
| 1963–1970 | Malaysia | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1989–1990 | Perak FA | ||
| 1991–1992 | Malaysia under-21 | ||
| 1993 | Kelantan FA | ||
| 1998 | Negeri Sembilan FA | ||
| 1999–2000 | Sri Lanka | ||
| 2001 | Perak FA | ||
| 2002–2003 | Woodlands Wellington FC | ||
| 2009 | Perak FA | ||
| 2011 | Kelantan FA | ||
| 2014–2015 | Perak FA | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Datuk M. Karathu (born 7 July 1943) is a Malaysian football manager and former player.
He was a former player for Perak FA in the 1960s to 1970s. He also has played for Malaysia national football team.
He started his coaching career in 1971, winning Burnley Cup (the precursor to Razak Cup) with Perak under-20 team. He also has coached the Kinta Indian Association (KIA) team in the FAM Cup.
Karathu have been at the helm of Negeri Sembilan FA, Perak FA in three stints, Malaysia national under-21 football team, Woodlands Wellington FC in Singapore, and Sri Lanka national football team. By coaching Sri Lanka, he was one of a few Malaysians to coach a foreign national team.
As head coach, his success at club level includes winning the first ever FA Cup for Perak over the fancied Selangor team in 1990. In 2001, he coached Perak to the finals of the Malaysia Cup. He also guided Kelantan to the semi-finals of Malaysia Cup in 1993. In 2011 he guided Kelantan to win the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup title and 2011 Super League Malaysia championship.
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