Achmad Nawir (1 January 1911 – April 1995) was a

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and

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. Nawir played for a local club HBS Soerabaja and also the

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Career

He is noted for

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ing of the

while it crashed out in defeat to

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at the

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, 6–0. Curiously, the other captain,

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, had a doctorate degree, the same as Nawir. Nawir wore his studious glasses for the match.

automatically qualified for the tournament after their original opponents,

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, withdrew from the

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. He is one of the few players to wear

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in the World Cup. Nawir and most of his teammates only played in two international matches, one against Hungary in the World Cup and another against Netherlands, losing 9–2 in a friendly game just after the World Cup.Dutch Tour of Dutch East Indies 1938
It was the last international match for "Dutch East Indies", which became the independent nation of

in 1945.

Honours

HBS Soerabaja * SVB Hoofdklasse: 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1940–41

References

Hungary 6-0 Indonesia

External links

* 1911 births 1995 deaths Indonesian footballers 1938 FIFA World Cup players Place of death missing Indonesia international footballers Association football midfielders {{Indonesia-footy-midfielder-stub