Zaenal Arief

Zaenal Arief

Personal information
Full name	Zaenal Arief
Date of birth	(1981-01-03) 3 January 1981
Place of birth	Garut, Indonesia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Retired
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Persigar Garut	12	(9)
1998–2000	Persib Bandung	34	(15)
2000–2005	Persita Tangerang	99	(44)
2005–2009	Persib Bandung	52	(18)
2009–2010	Persisam Putra Samarinda	29	(3)
2010–2011	Persikabo Bogor	18	(10)
2011–2012	PSPS Pekanbaru	29	(9)
2012–2014	Persepam MU	42	(12)
Total		218	(96)
International career‡
2000	Indonesia U-19
2001–2003	Indonesia U-23
2002–2007	Indonesia	23	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 Juny 2007

Zaenal Arief or Abo (born 3 January 1981) is a retired Indonesian professional footballer. He plays as a striker. He last played for Persepam MU in Indonesia Super League. He also played for Indonesia national football team. His younger brother, Yandi Munawar, is also a footballer who currently plays for Persib Bandung.

Club career

Persigar Garut

Arief started his career with his hometown club, Persigar Garut. He began his first team debut when he was 16 years old. Arief stayed with Persigar for one season.

Persib Bandung

In the 1998 season, he moved to Persib Bandung. He rarely played because he could not compete with the senior players. He had only played until the 1999 season.

Persita Tangerang

In summer 2000, he was signed by Persita Tangerang. At this club he was starting to get rations to play. He debuted as a major player at the age of 20. In 2002, aged 21, he got the call to play with the Indonesian national team. Arief, who is now labeled "Sudag Caps," began to demand by many clubs. He remained in Persita until 2006.

External links

• Zaenal Arief at National-Football-Teams.com
• http://www.persib.net/squad/zaenal-arif/