Iswadi Idris

Iswadi Idris
Personal information
Full name Iswadi Idris
Date of birth (1948-03-18)18 March 1948
Place of birth Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
Date of death 11 July 2008(2008-07-11) (aged 60)
Place of death Jakarta, Indonesia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1957–1961 MBFA
1961–1968 IM Jakarta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1980 Persija 50 (28)
1968–1970 → PSMS Medan (loan)
1970–1974 IM Jakarta
1974–1975 → Western Suburbs (loan)
1975–1981 Jayakarta
National team‡
1968–1980 Indonesia 20

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2010.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 September 2010

Iswadi Idris (18 March 1948 in Banda Aceh, Aceh – 11 July 2008 in Jakarta) was an Indonesian footballer. He was nicknamed "Boncel" because of his small stature (165 cm). He was captain of the Indonesian national football team from the 1970 to 1980.[1]

Career

Iswadi became captain of the Indonesian national football team in 1970. Together with Soetjipto Soentoro, Abdul Kadir and Jacob Sihasale, he was part of what was called "Asia's fastest quartet". He played in several positions, including right back and sweeper. Iswadi played an important role in Indonesia's 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, scoring one goal in a draw versus Iraq and another in the 1-2 loss versus Australia. He retired in 1980.[1]

He later coached the national team, and became an administrator of the PSSI.[1]

Iswadi Idris died in Jakarta on Friday 11 July 2008.

Clubs

Persija Jakarta

Country

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Iswadi Idris honours with national team". kompas.com. Retrieved 24 February 2008.

Further reading

Preceded by
Soetjipto Soentoro		 Indonesian Captain
1970–1980 		Succeeded by
Ronny Pattinasarany
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