Endang Witarsa

Endang Witarsa

Personal information
Date of birth	(1916-10-16)16 October 1916
Place of birth	Kebumen, Dutch East Indies
Date of death	2 April 2008(2008-04-02) (aged 91)
Place of death	Jakarta, Indonesia
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Indonesia

Endang Witarsa (born Liem Sun-Yu (Chinese: 林順有; pinyin: Lín Shùnyǒu); 16 October 1916 – 2 April 2008) was an Indonesian former football player and coach. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Witarsa trained as a dentist, but soon discovered as a young man that his passion lay with football. During his youth, he joined UMS (Union Makes Strength), a Chinese Indonesian football club, in 1948 as a halfback. When he hung up his shoes in 1951, he became one of Indonesia's greatest coaches.

Witarsa received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Badan Liga Indonesia in October 2006 because of his dedication for nearly 70 years as a player and coach.

Statistics

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	12 May 1957	Djakarta, Indonesia	China	2–0	2–0	1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	2 June 1957	Beijing, Indonesia	China	?–1	4–3	1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	2 June 1957	Beijing, Indonesia	China	?–1	4–3	1958 FIFA World Cup qualification Template:Ig footer *This is an incomplete list Death Witarsa died on April 2, 2008, at Pluit Hospital, Jakarta. References External links (in English) Endang Witarsa Story