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Soetjipto Soentoro

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Soetjipto Soentoro
Soentoro in 1985
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-06-16)16 June 1941
Place of birth Bandung, Indonesia
Date of death 12 November 1994(1994-11-12) (aged 53)
Place of death Jakarta, Indonesia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Second forward
Youth career
1954–1955 IPPI Kebayoran
1955–1964 Setia Jakarta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1968 Persija Jakarta 32 (35)
1969-1970 PSMS Medan
1971 Persija Jakarta
International career
1959–1961 Indonesia U19 9 (14)
1965–1970 Indonesia 61 (37)
Managerial career
Buana Putra Galatama
Persiba Balikpapan
Persiraja Banda Aceh
1978–1979 Indonesia U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Soetjipto Soentoro (16 June 1941 – 12 November 1994), commonly known as "Gareng", was an Indonesian footballer who captained Indonesia's national team.

Early life

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Born in Bandung, Jawa Barat, he was raised in a family of football enthusiasts - his brothers were Soegijo and Soegito, who played for Persija Jakarta between 1952 and 1964. Soetjipto played football as a teenager in the streets in the area of Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta in 1954. He came to the attention of Djamiat Dalhar when playing for Setia Jakarta (a Persija youth team) who subsequently called Soetjipto up to the national junior team.

At 16 years old, Soentoro joined Persija where he was given his nickname "Gareng", after a diminutive character in Indonesia's Wayang, due his short stature.

Club career

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In his debut, Soentoro scored four goals in a 7–0 win against PSP Padang. He followed up that performance with a goal against PSB Bogor and an equalizer against PSM Makassar.[citation needed] With four more goals against PSMS and a hat trick against Persib, Soentoro helped Persija reach the final which they won against Persebaya to become the 1964 Perserikatan champions. After an unbeaten season, Soentoro was confirmed as the top scorer having scored 16 goals in his debut season.[1]

During the newly formatted 1964–65 Perserikatan, Persija failed to defend their title, losing in the semi-final despite Soentoro scoring in their first leg victory over Persebaya.[clarification needed] They would go on to lose the second leg 4-2 and be eliminated as a result.[2]

In the 1965–66 Perserikatan, Persija finished forth in the West Zone with Soetjipto scoring three times in his five appearances.

Persija fared better in the 1966–67 Perserikatan, finishing third in the Western Group with Soetjipto scoring five goals in his five appearances.[citation needed]

In the 1969–71 Perserikatan, Soetjipto scored two goals in his three appearances.

National team career

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Junior team

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In the 1960 AFC Youth Championship, Soetjipto Soentoro scored five goals to lead Indonesia to a third place finish, scoring his first against Singapore in the first minute. His performance at the tournament led him to receive his first senior call-up.

Senior team

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In 1965, Indonesia travelled to Europe to play two powerhouses of European football, Feyenoord, of the Netherlands and SV Werder Bremen, of Germany.

Despite Sukarno's words of motivation prior to their game against the Eredivisie champions Feyenoord, featuring Guus Hiddink, Indonesia lost 6–1 with Soentoro scoring in the second minute. He would follow this performance with a hat trick against Bundesliga champions Werder Bremen[3] Bremen manager, Günter Brocker, offered Soentoro a chance to play for Werder Bremen but this was not sanctioned by Sukarno, especially as the squad was preparing for the 1966 Asian Games.[4]

Soetjipto made his debut in international competitions at the 1966 Asian Games in Tokyo, scoring two goals as Indonesia reached the quarter-finals and followed that up at the 1966 Aga Khan Gold Cup with nine goals in four games including a goal in the final against Mohammedan SC, which Indonesia won 2–1.

Soetjipto scored nine goals at the 1968 Merdeka Tournament and helped Indonesia win the 1968 King's Cup with seven goals in five games followed by victory in the 1969 Merdeka Tournament with another eleven goals from Soetjipto.[5]

At the 1970 Asian Games, Soetjipto only managed one goal in their match against Iran. Following the tournament he announced his retirement.

Managerial career

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Initially Soetjipto joined Bank Negara Indonesia before choosing to study coaching in West Germany in 1978 and eventually coaching Buana Putra, Persiba Balikpapan and Persiraja Banda Aceh.

Soetjipto also managed the Indonesia under-19 during the 1978 AFC Youth Championship and 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. However his Indonesian side were unable to progress beyond the group stage after losing each of their games by five or more goals.

Death

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In 1990, Soetjipto suffered from liver cancer, after four years fighting against the illness, he died on 12 November 1994. He was 53 years old. He left two children, Bisma and Tantri.

Career statistics

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Club

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Club Season League
Apps Goals
Persija 1964 8 16
1965 7 5
1966 5 3
1967 5 5
1969 ?? ??
1971 7 6
Total 32 35

International

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National Team Season
Apps Goals
Indonesia 1965 6 2
1966 5 2
1967 9 7
1968 15 14
1969 8 6
1970 18 6
Total Career 61 37
As of 19 December 1970
Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Soentoro goal.[6]
List of international goals scored by Soetjipto Soentoro
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 April 1965 Jakarta, Indonesia  Sri Lanka 3–0 5–0 Friendly
2 4–0
3 14 December 1966 Bangkok, Thailand  Republic of China 1–0 3–1 1966 Asian Games
4 15 December 1966 Bangkok, Thailand  Burma 1–0 2–2
5 27 July 1967 Taipei, Republic of China  South Korea 1–1 1–1 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6 3 August 1967 Taipei, Republic of China  Republic of China 1–1 2–3
7 2–3
8 5 August 1967 Taipei, Republic of China  Japan 1–0 1–2
9 7 August 1967 Taipei, Republic of China  Philippines 2–0 6–0
10 3–0
11 22 January 1968 Ipoh, Malaysia  Singapore 3–1 4–1 1967 Merdeka Tournament
12 22 January 1968 Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Iraq 1–0 1–1 1968 Summer Olympics qualification
13 15 August 1968 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Singapore 1–0 4–0 1968 Merdeka Tournament
14 4–0
15 18 August 1968 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Republic of China 1–0 10–1
16 3–0
17 8–1
18 24 November 1968 Bangkok, Thailand  Burma 1–1 3–1 1968 King's Cup
19 26 November 1968 Bangkok, Thailand  Singapore 2–0 7–0
20 3–0
21 4–0
22 28 November 1968 Bangkok, Thailand  Malaysia 2–0 6–1
23 4–1
24 5–1
25 2 December 1968 Bangkok, Thailand  Burma 1–0 1–0
26 7 November 1969 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Singapore 4–0 9–2 1969 Merdeka Tournament
27 8–2
28 9–2
29 9 November 1969 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Malaysia 2–2 3–2
30 26 November 1969 Bangkok, Thailand  Laos 2–0 3–1 1969 King's Cup
31 3–0
32 1 August 1970 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Singapore 1–0 3–1 1970 Merdeka Tournament
33 2–0
34 10 August 1970 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Thailand 1–0 6–3
35 2–1
36 13 November 1970 Bangkok, Thailand  Cambodia 1–0 2–4 1970 King's Cup
37 10 December 1970 Bangkok, Thailand  Iran 1–1 2–2 1970 Asian Games

Honours

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Persija Jakarta

Indonesia U19

Indonesia

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Persija became the champion of 1964 Perserikatan". novanmediaresearch.wordpress.com. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ^ PSSI National Championship 1964–65. Wordpress.com. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. ^ bremen.html "The awful match between Werder Bremen vs Indonesia 6–5". politikana.com. Retrieved 2 August 2009. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. ^ "Gareng have been offer to play at Werder Bremen". forzapersija.blogspot.com. August 2011.
  5. ^ King's Cup 1968 (Bangkok, Thailand)
  6. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Soetjipto "Gareng" Soentoro". RSSSF.
  7. ^ "Asian Player of the Year". RSSSF. 18 January 2018.
  8. ^ "IFFHS".
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