▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁( for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career ). ▁The ▁season ▁was ▁very ▁successful ▁as ▁the ▁club ▁reached ▁cup ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁and ▁recorded ▁the ▁best ▁def ensive ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁conced ing ▁only ▁ 1 5 ▁goals ▁all ▁season ▁while ▁suffering ▁only ▁ 6 ▁defe ats . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁instruct or ▁of ▁the ▁UEFA ▁B ▁course ▁for ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Football ▁Federation . ▁ ▁FK ▁Š ia ul iai ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 0 9 ▁season , ▁after ▁success ▁with ▁FK ▁B anga ▁G arg ž da i , ▁L ope z ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁FC ▁S ia ul iai . ▁The ▁club ▁finished ▁in ▁fourth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁in ▁a ▁season ▁that ▁included ▁a ▁record ▁ 1 1 ▁consecutive ▁games ▁un be aten . ▁ ▁Sab ah ▁FA ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁L ope z ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁Sab ah ▁FA ▁in ▁Malays ia ' s ▁Liga ▁Premier ▁competition ▁to ▁become ▁their ▁manager , ▁however ▁the ▁club ▁ultimately ▁appointed ▁him ▁as ▁technical ▁director . ▁After ▁eight ▁months , ▁L ope z ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁role ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Indones ia ▁where ▁he ▁co ached ▁Premier ▁League ▁club , ▁PS MS ▁Med an . ▁ ▁PS MS ▁Med an ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁L ope z ▁saved ▁the ▁team ▁from ▁re leg ation ▁with ▁two ▁games ▁in ▁advance . ▁The ▁club ▁occupied