Syamsul Bachri Chaeruddin (born 9 February 1983) is an Indonesian former

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who played as a

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for the

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. Born in Gowa,

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, Syamsul played for

PSM Makassar Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar ( 'Football Association of Makassar') commonly referred to as PSM Makassar, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Makassar, South Sulawesi that competes in Liga 1. PSM was founded in 1915 as , ma ...

in the 2005 AFC Champions League group stage, where he scored one goal. Syamsul is one of the best defensive midfielders in his country with his aggression and a courageous playing style, despite his small stature. He made his international debut for the national team in the 0–0 drew in a friendly match against

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on 12 March 2004. At the Asian Cup 2007 he played 3 times: in a 2–1 win against

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(as substitute for Mahyadi Panggabean, who was injured); in a 1–2 loss against

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, and in a 0–1 loss to

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, the last game in Group D.

National team career

* 2002: Junior National Team U-21, Tiger Cup (selection) * 2003: Pre Olympic, Sea Games XXII

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* 2004: Pre World Cup, Tiger Cup * 2005: Sea Games XXIII

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* 2006: Brunei Merdeka Games, BV International Cup * 2007: AFF Cup,

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Honours

Club honors

Sriwijaya *

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: 2011–12 * Inter Island Cup:

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Country honors

* Champion of Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy : Indonesia U-21 (2002) * Champion of Indonesian Independence Cup :

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* Indonesian men's footballers 1983 births Living people Bugis people Footballers from South Sulawesi Indonesia men's international footballers 2007 AFC Asian Cup players 2004 AFC Asian Cup players Persija Jakarta players Sriwijaya F.C. players PSM Makassar players PSS Sleman players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Men's association football midfielders People from Gowa Regency {{Indonesia-footy-midfielder-stub