Bambang Pamungkas (born 10 June 1980) is an Indonesian

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. As a footballer, he predominantly played for

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and the

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. His natural position is striker. Pamungkas made his name in South East Asian football when he scored the only goal for Indonesia at the 2002 Tiger Cup semifinal against

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, and was the tournament's top scorer with eight goals. Once regarded as one of the best striker in

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. Pamungkas is considered to be an Indonesian living legend and most successful player in Indonesia. He is known with an outstanding header of the ball, and has a reputation for sharpness in the penalty box. He earned 85 caps and 37 goals with the Indonesia national team, and is perhaps the team's most popular player among its supporters. He was considered one of top ten Asian players of 2012 by

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Club career

Bambang played for several clubs around his hometown as a youth, before beginning his senior career with

. He was the club's top goalscorer in 1999–2000

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with 24 goals. In 2000, he joined EHC Norad in the Dutch Third Division. But after only 4 months he returned to Persija, the only Indonesian club he ever played for. Bambang helped his club to win the Liga Indonesia in

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, and he was awarded the accolade of that season's best player. Persija Jakarta narrowly missed out on winning the championship again in

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, by one point. The following season Persija reached the 2005 final, but lost 2–3 to

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. Shortly afterwards, Bambang accepted an offer to play in the Malaysian Football League with Selangor FA, along with national teammate Elie Aiboy. In his first season in Malaysia he won the Premier League Malaysia, FA Cup Malaysia, and

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, and became the league's top-scorer with 23 goals in 24 matches. During two seasons in Malaysia he scored 63 goals in four competitions:

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, FA Cup Malaysia,

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. Despite having scored a total of 178 goals in

, like Singaporean forward

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, Bambang lost his place in the nation team to foreign-born talents. In 2008, despite interests from English club

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, he opted to stay in Indonesia. In 2010, he had a trial at

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but failed to secure a contract. On 9 December 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Pelita Bandung Raya. On 3 December 2014, Bambang moved back to Persija. On 17 December 2019, he announced his retirement from professional football after 19 years. His last match was a 1–3 away win for Persija against Kalteng Putra F.C. at the Tuah Pahoe Stadium. On 17 January 2020, a month after his retirement, Bambang was chosen to become Persija's manager.

International career

In 1998 Bambang's international career began when he was selected to play for the Indonesian U-19 team. His tally of seven goals at the Asian Cup made him the competition's top scorer. He made his senior international debut the following year in a friendly match against

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, in which he scored one goal. Bambang has taken part in four

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campaigns (2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014), playing in 14 matches and scoring 3 times. Bambang has also been involved in three

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s: 2000, 2004 and 2007. He scored a goal against

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in the

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, in a match Indonesia won 2–1. In the

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, Bambang was the top scorer with 8 goals, but an injury ruled him out of the Indonesian squad for the 2004 event. He scored twice in the

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, once against

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and once against

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. In 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup Bambang scored two goals in a match against Thailand, both from penalty kicks. He has scored a total of 12 goals in the

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, making him the 5th-highest goalscorer in

history.

Outside football

Personal life

Pamungkas is married to Tribuana Tungga Dewi, with whom he has three daughters: Salsa Alicia, Jane Abel, Syaura Abana. The second youngest of 7 children. He initially had no thoughts of becoming a footballer. He likes reading and cooking, and has ambitions to become a teacher or a chef once his footballing career is over.

Philanthropy

Pamungkas devotes some of his free time to charity work, promoting the Bambang Pamungkas Foundation that he set up to provide financial assistance and resources to schools in Indonesia. He is also involved in raising funds for children's cancer charities.

Controversy

On 18 December 2011, following the match between Sriwijaya and

, Pamungkas, Ismed Sofyan and Leo Saputra were involved in an assault on Hilton Moreira at his hotel, allegedly provoked by Moreira's behaviour during the match.

Public figure

As a well-known public figure, Pamungkas has appeared in many product endorsements, including for Biskuat, Ti Phone,

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, Bodrex, and Kuku Bima. The book ''Ketika Jemariku Menari'' details Pamungkas's life, career and teammates at club and national level, especially during the 2010 AFF Championship. Former Indonesiam national team manager Ivan Venkov Kolev comments in the book that Pamungkas is "a rare striker in Indonesia. Commitment and professionalism are the hallmarks of these players". Pamungkas has been chosen as a torch bearer for

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flame passage through

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on 24 June 2012.

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Persija * Liga 1:

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* Indonesia President's Cup:

Selangor *

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Indonesia * Indonesian Independence Cup:

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runner-up:

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2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

Individual *

Top Scorer:

All-time XI: 2021 *

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Top Goalscorer: 1999–2000 *

Best Player:

Golden Boot:

(23 goals) *

Best Foreign Player: 2005 *

Top Scorer: 2005 *

Top Scorer: 2005 * Copa Indonesia Best Player:

*Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards favorite athlete: 2009 *

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Men's All Time Indonesia Dream Team: 2022

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pamungkas, Bambang 1980 births Living people Indonesian Muslims Javanese people Indonesian men's footballers Indonesian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Men's association football forwards 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Indonesia men's international footballers Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Persija Jakarta players Madura United F.C. players Footballers from Semarang Selangor F.C. players SEA Games bronze medalists for Indonesia SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games EHC Hoensbroek players Indonesian football managers