lack of AFC Pro coaching license, which Kurniawan holds. Kurniawan's first season at Sabah reaped mixed reviews from club decision-makers with some applauding the first-time head coach for keeping the team out of relegation while some criticizing him for only winning two out of 11 matches played in the shortened 2020 Malaysia Super League season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The latter group managed to push Kurniawan out in November 2020. However, a change of management leadership at the club led to a January 2021 rehiring of Kurniawan who was about to join Malaysia Premier League club Kuching City F.C. as an assistant coach. On 28 August 2021, Sabah lost 4–0 against UiTM FC. Next days, Sabah announced that they had sacked Kurniawan. Managerial statistics Personal life Kurniawan mostly resides in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia where his second wife opens a restaurant business that has several outlets. Kurniawan met her when he was playing for Sarawak FA in 2005, two years after his divorce from his first wife. Honours PSM Makassar Liga Indonesia Premier Division: 1999–2000 Persebaya Surabaya Liga Indonesia Premier Division: 2004 Persija Jakarta Copa Indonesia runner-up: 2005 Persisam Putra Samarida Liga Indonesia Premier Division: 2008–09 Persela Lamongan Piala Gubernur Jatim: 2009 Indonesia national team Indonesian Independence Cup: Champions (1): 2000 AFF Championship: Runners-up (2) : 2000, 2004 Southeast Asian Games: Silver Medal (1): 1997 Individual Liga Indonesia Premier Division top scorers: 1997–98 References External links 1976 births Living people Indonesian footballers 2000 AFC Asian Cup players Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia FC Luzern players Sarawak FA players Indonesian expatriate footballers Indonesia international footballers Pelita Jaya FC players PSM Makassar players PSPS Pekanbaru players Persebaya Surabaya players Persija Jakarta players PSS Sleman players Persitara Jakarta Utara players Persisam Putra Samarinda players Persela Lamongan players PSMS Medan players Pro Duta FC players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Sportspeople from Central Java People from Magelang Regency Javanese people Association football forwards Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) managers