Oktovianus Maniani (born 27 October 1990 in

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) is an Indonesian football manager and former

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who plays as a winger. He's currently the manager of Bumi Baliem. Popularly known simply as "Okto" or "Oman" he gained nationwide popularity in his early caps for the national team, mainly during the

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, where he is considered one of the contributing players along with teammate Irfan Bachdim. He is considered one of ten Asia players that could hit in Europe by

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Personal life

Okto was born in

, Papua, to Benjamin Maniani, a

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, and Dorince May, both native Papuan. Okto spent his childhood helping his father fishing in the beach of Hamidi, Papua. He is married to Meriam Magdalena Worumboy, and together they have 2 children, Benyamin Elia Maniani and Carien Christine Maniani.

Club career

On 23 December 2014, he signed with

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. On 30 January 2016, he signed with Carsae. But due to administrative problems, he just appeared four times and then he became

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International career

Okto training with Indonesia ahead of the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup final against Malaysia His first cap for Indonesia was in a friendly match against

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on 8 October 2010, where he played as a substitute. His well performance in the match led him being placed in the starting lineup by coach

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in another friendly game four days later against

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where he scored his first goal for the national team. After the

, Okto is part of the under-23 team which competed in the Pre-Olympic Tournament and the

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Career statistics

International

International goals

Style of play

Okto is well known for his blistering pace and could easily exposed the opponent's defender via his powerful pace and speed.

Honours

Club

;Sriwijaya * Indonesian Inter Island Cup:

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* Indonesian Community Shield:

International

;Indonesia *

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runner-up:

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Silver medal:

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Silver medal :

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Individual

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Best Rising Star: 2008–09 *

Most Valuable Player:

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maniani, Oktovianus 1990 births Living people Papuan people Footballers from Jayapura Indonesian men's footballers Indonesian Christians PSMS Medan players Persitara North Jakarta players Sriwijaya F.C. players Persiram Raja Ampat players Persiba Bantul players PS Barito Putera players Perseru Serui players Borneo F.C. Samarinda players Persiba Balikpapan players Arema F.C. players Madura F.C. players Perserang Serang players Persewar Waropen players PSBS Biak players Liga Nusantara players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in Timor-Leste Expatriate men's footballers in Timor-Leste Indonesian expatriate men's footballers Indonesia men's youth international footballers Indonesia men's international footballers Men's association football wingers SEA Games silver medalists for Indonesia SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Indonesia 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen