Robby Darwis (born 30 October 1964 in

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) is a retired Indonesian football player and coach. He is the current technical director for

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, and one of

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football stars of his generation. Darwis's position was a

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. In the first season of Liga Indonesia, as captain he brought Persib to championship. Darwis has also played in

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, at

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. For

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, he played for 10 years (1987–1997), with 53 caps and he has scored 6 goals.

Playing career

Darwis started his career as a teenage at local football club Arjuna and SSB Capella. Initially, he played as a forward or attacking midfielder. He took part in a selection by Persib in 1979 as held by Polish coach Marek Janota where he passed. He was first included in the senior squad in 1983. In 1989, he was transferred to Malaysian club

. At the club, he was sent off in his debut match against Singapore FA on 11 July 1989 for allegedly kicking the referee. As a result, he was suspended for 3 months, and was unable to represent Indonesia at

1989 Southeast Asian Games The 1989 Southeast Asian Games ( ms, Sukan Asia Tenggara 1989), officially known as the 15th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 to 31 August 1989 with 25 sports featured in the games. It was of ...

. After reviewing, the suspension was lifted and he returned to Persib on 2 December upon being released by Kelantan. He brought a lot of success to Persib during his time at the club, with 3 Perserikatan titles and the inaugural Liga Indonesia 1994-95. He also played in 1995 Asian Club Championship for Persib. In the first round, Persib defeated Bangkok Bank F.C. in 2-1 aggregate and Pasay on both second round matches. The team advanced to quarterfinals but finished at the bottom of the East Asia group stage. Later, he would play for Persikab Bandung and retired there. He was part of

that won gold medals at

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and

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. He captained the team between 1993 and 1997 and would go on representing the country until

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which the country hosted and won silver medal.

Player

* Tempo Utama *

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* Persikab Bandung * Persikabo Bogor

Coaching career

Three years after his retirement, Darwis switched from playing to coaching where he was appointed coach of

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In 2007, he rejoined Persib as an assistant to

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, and remained at the club for 5 years. Darwis briefly coached Persib as a caretaker in 2007 and 2008, when Jaya Hartono resigned in 2009–10 season and in

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when Drago Mamić was sacked as coach. He returned to becoming head coach in 2015 when he was recruited by PSB Bogor in Liga Nusantara. Later, he moved to

in 2017. He won the team regional West Java

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by beating Maung Anom on penalties (3-1) but were eliminated in the National Round group stage. In the following season, the team also repeated the fate, beating Persikab Bandung 2–0. Darwis then took the team to the finals of

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, but the team lost 3–1 to

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, ensuring the team's first ever promotion to Liga 2 for the first time in its history.

Personal life

Darwis works at BNI as a banker since he retired playing professionally. He is famous for his quote ''"halik ku aing!"'' that roughly translates to "move away, let me do this!" during his time playing for Persib, and his squad number 6 at the club''.'' He occasionally plays for Persib Legends in charity exhibition matches.

Honours

Player

Persib Bandung * Perserikatan (3): 1986, 1989/90, 1993/94 * Premier Division (1): 1994–95 * Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Cup (1): 1986 Indonesia *

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Gold medal (2):

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Coach

PSKC Cimahi * Liga 3 (runner-up) :

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* West Java round Liga 3 (3) : 2017, 2018, 2019

Individual

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Men’s All Time Indonesia Dream Team: 2022

External links

Profile
on Persib official site

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Darwis, Robby Living people 1964 births Indonesian footballers Indonesian expatriate footballers Indonesia international footballers Persib Bandung players Persib Bandung managers Sportspeople from Bandung Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games Indonesian Super League-winning players Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Association football defenders Competitors at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Indonesia Indonesian football managers