Firman Utina

Firman Utina

Personal information
Full name	Firman Utina
Date of birth	15 December 1981 (1981-12-15)
Place of birth	Manado, Indonesia
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder / Playmaker
Club information
Current club	Sriwijaya
Number	15
Youth career
1993 - 1994	Indonesia Muda Manado FC
1995 - 1998	Bina Taruna Manado FC
1998 - 1999	Persma Manado
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999 - 2000	Persma Manado
2001 - 2004	Persita Tangerang	65	(8)
2005 - 2006	Arema Malang	38	(4)
2007 - 2008	Persita Tangerang	29	(0)
2008 - 2009	Pelita Jaya	40	(3)
2010 (6 Months)	Persija Jakarta	15	(3)
2010 -	Sriwijaya	24	(2)
National team‡
1998	Indonesia U-18
2001 - 2003	Indonesia U-23
2001 -	Indonesia	53	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011

Firman Utina (born in Manado 15 December 1981) is an Indonesian footballer, he normally plays as an attacking midfielder and his height is 166 cm. He is playing for the Indonesia national football team and he is chosen as the Man of the match for Indonesia against Bahrain match in Asian Cup 2007 in Group D. Indonesia win 2-1 because of his contribution for Indonesian goal, which was scored by Bambang Pamungkas and Budi Sudarsono. It was Indonesia's first win in Asian Cup 2007 in Group D. Now, he is one of the most important element in Indonesia national team. Since 2010/2011 season, he playing for Indonesian Super League Club Sriwijaya.

Firman is an explosive player that burst past oppositions and mesmerized with his footwork and agility, often taking on whole defences on his day.

He captained Indonesia at the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. He was the tournament most valuable player.

Participation in national team

• Asian Schools Championship (1998)
• SEA Games (2001, 2003)
• Pra-Asian Cup (2001, 2004)
• Asian Cup (2007)
• Pra-Olympic (2003)
• ASEAN Football Championship (2004, 2007, 2008, 2010).

Honours

Club honors

• Champion of Piala Indonesia : Arema Malang (2005, 2006)

Country honors

• Champion of Indonesian Independence Cup : Indonesia (2008)

Individual honors

• Piala Indonesia Best Player : (2005)
• ASEAN Football Championship Most Valuable Player : (2010)

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	November 13, 2008	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Bangladesh	0-1	0-2	2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup
2	December 5, 2008	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Myanmar	2-0	3-0	2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
3	November 24, 2010	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia	Chinese Taipei	2-0	2-0	Friendly
4	December 4, 2010	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Laos	1-0	6-0	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
5	December 4, 2010	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Laos	3-0	6-0	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup

External links

• Firman Utina at National-Football-Teams.com