Bejo Sugiantoro (2 April 1977 – 25 February 2025) was an Indonesian

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. He played as a defender, either as a libero or

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. He was also a coach. Together with

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, Anang Ma'ruf,

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, and others he joined the PSSI Primavera program at Italy in the mid-1990s. Sugiantoro made 45 appearances for the Indonesia national team from 1997 to 2004.

Club career

Persebaya

Pak Haji Sugiantoro joined

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at the age of seventeen.

PS Mitra Kutai Kartanegara

In late December 2008, Bejo agreed a deal to sign for

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Death

Sugiantoro died from a heart attack in

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, on 25 February 2025, at the age of 47.Legenda Timnas Bejo Sugiantoro Meninggal Dunia

Career statistics

Honours

Persebaya Surabaya *

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: 1996–97,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Liga Indonesia First Division Liga Indonesia First Division (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Divisi Satu Liga Indonesia'') was the third level football competition in Indonesian football league system (often called as ''Liga Indonesia''). This competition is managed by the F ...

: 2006 Indonesia *

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silver medal:

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

bronze medal:

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

* Indonesian Independence Cup: 2000

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* 1977 births 2025 deaths People from Sidoarjo Regency Indonesian men's footballers Footballers from East Java Men's association football central defenders Indonesia men's international footballers Liga 1 (Indonesia) players SEA Games bronze medalists for Indonesia SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 1997 SEA Games Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games 2000 AFC Asian Cup players Persebaya Surabaya players PSPS Pekanbaru players PS Mitra Kukar players Persidafon Dafonsoro players Perseba Bangkalan players Deltras F.C. players Indonesian football managers Persik Kediri managers Liga 2 (Indonesia) managers {{Indonesia-footy-defender-stub