Iswadi Idris (18 March 1948 – 11 July 2008) was an

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and

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. He was nicknamed "Boncel" because of his small, stature. He was captain of the

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from 1970 to 1980. He is the second all-time top scorer and has the second highest record of appearances for the Indonesia national team.

International career

Idris's first international appearance with Indonesia was in the 1968 Merdeka Tournament. He was the captain of the Indonesia national football team in 1970. Together with Soetjipto Soentoro,

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and Jacob Sihasale, he was part of what was called "Asia's fastest quartet". He played in several positions, including right back and

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but mostly played in attacking positions alongside

. With Indonesia, he won the 1968 Kings Cup, 1969 Merdeka Tournament, 1972 Jakarta Anniversary Cup, and 1972 Pesta Sukan. He last played for in the 1980 Olympic Games qualification. Overall he have played 97 times for Indonesia scoring 55 international goals.Iswadi Idris – Goals in International Matches
– RSSSF. He later coached the national team, and became an administrator of the

PSSI The Football Association of Indonesia (; 'All-Indonesian Football Association'; abbreviated as PSSI) is the governing body of football in Indonesia. It was founded on 19 April 1930. The PSSI joined FIFA in 1952 and the Asian Football Confedera ...

Managerial career

Indonesia

In 1989, Idris coached the Indonesia national team alongside his former teammates in the national team, Muhammad Basri and

. Together they were known as the "Bas-Is-Ka" trio. Indonesia managed to win a bronze medal after defeating

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through a penalty shootout in the bronze medal match of the

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, Malaysia. Idris' career with the trio had to stop in the same year after Indonesia was only able to survive in the first round of the 1990 World Cup qualifiers. The national team at that time finished in third place in

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with only one win from six total matches.

Personal life

Idris was a

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. He was met his wife, Rahmah Astuti in the early 1980s and was married in 1982. They had 2 daughters and 1 son. Their first child, Kusuma Ayu Kinanti, was born in February 1983. In 1994, after he finished his career as a football player and manager, Idris entered the ranks of the

Football Association of Indonesia The Football Association of Indonesia (; 'All-Indonesian Football Association'; abbreviated as PSSI) is the governing body of Football soccer, football in Indonesia. It was founded on 19 April 1930. The PSSI joined FIFA in 1952 and the Asian F ...

(PSSI) management. A number of positions were entrusted to him starting from Director of PSSI Competitions and Tournaments, member of the PSSI Disciplinary Commission to Director of PSSI Engineering. His last position there was as Technical Manager of the National Team Agency and the monitoring team with his former teammates

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and Ronny Pattinasarany.

Later years and death

Idris, his wife and their 3 children lived in

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. In his old age, he suffered a

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that drastically reduced his body functions. He died on 11 July 2008 in

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after being treated for three days at MMC Hospital and Jakarta Medical Centrer. Before being rushed to the hospital, he had fallen at his house which made him

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. He was buried at

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, Jakarta.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Player

PSMS Medan *

Perserikatan Perserikatan was the national amateur football competitions in Indonesia held between 1931 and 1994 before the formation of Liga Indonesia, organized by the PSSI, the Indonesian football federation. The competition involved hundreds clubs in Indone ...

(1): 1969 Persija Jakarta *

(2): 1973, 1975 * Quoc Khanh Cup (1): 1973 Indonesia *

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(1): 1968; runner-up: 1969 *

Merdeka Tournament Merdeka Tournament () is an international friendly football tournament held in Malaysia to commemorate the Independence Day. It is mainly played at Independence Stadium, in Kuala Lumpur. "Merdeka" is the Malay word for independence. As of 202 ...

(1): 1969 *

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(1):

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

; runner-up: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978 * Pesta Sukan Cup: 1972 *

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silver medal:

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runner-up: 1972 Individual *

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Men’s All Time Indonesia Dream Team: 2022 *

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All Time Indonesia Legendary Players: 2008 Records * Indonesia national team 2nd all-time top scorer: 55 goals * 2nd-Most capped Indonesia international: 97 caps * Scored the most goals for Indonesia in a single match: 5 goals (vs South Vietnam, 2 May 1971)

Manager

Indonesia *

Bronze medal:

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References

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