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Iswadi Idris

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Iswadi Idris
Iswadi playing for Indonesia in 1979
Personal information
Full name Iswadi Idris
Date of birth (1948-03-18)18 March 1948
Place of birth Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
Date of death 11 July 2008(2008-07-11) (aged 60)
Place of death Jakarta, Indonesia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1957–1961 MBFA
1961–1966 IM Jakarta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1968 Persija 12 (3)
1968–1970PSMS Medan (loan) 22 (11)
1970–1974 Persija 44 (21)
1974–1975Western Suburbs (loan)
1975–1978 Persija 42 (22)
1978–1981 PSPS Pekanbaru
International career
1968–1980 Indonesia 97 (55)
Managerial career
1982—1983 Indonesia
1983–1986 Perkesa 78
1989 Indonesia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iswadi Idris (18 March 1948 – 11 July 2008) was an Indonesian football player and coach. He was nicknamed "Boncel" because of his small, 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) stature. He was captain of the Indonesia national football team from 1970 to 1980.[1] He is the second all-time top scorer and second highest appearances records for Indonesia national team.[2]

International career

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Idris first international appearances with Indonesia is in the 1968 Merdeka Tournament. Iswadi was made captain of the Indonesia national football team in 1970. Together with Soetjipto Soentoro, Abdul Kadir and Jacob Sihasale, he was part of what was called "Asia's fastest quartet". He played in several positions, including right back and sweeper but mostly played in attacking positions alongside Abdul Kadir.

Iswadi (center) with Risdianto (left) and Pelé (right) after a friendly match between Indonesia and Santos in 1972

With Indonesia, he won the 1968 Kings Cup, 1969 Merdeka Tournament, 1972 Jakarta Anniversary Cup, and 1972 Pesta Sukan. He last played for in the 1980 Olympic Games qualification. Overall he have played 97 times for Indonesia scoring 55 international goals.[3][1]

He later coached the national team, and became an administrator of the PSSI.[1]

Managerial career

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Indonesia

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In 1989, Idris coached the Indonesia national team alongside his former teammates in the national team, Muhammad Basri and Abdul Kadir. Together they were known as the "Bas-Is-Ka" trio. Indonesia managed to win a bronze medal after defeating Thailand through a penalty shootout in the bronze medal match of the 1989 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4]

Idris' career with the trio had to stop in the same year after Indonesia was only able to survive in the first round of the 1990 World Cup qualifiers. The national team at that time finished in third place in Group 6 with only one win from six total matches.[5]


Personal life

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Idris was a muslim. He was met his wife, Rahmah Astuti in the early 1980s and was married in 1982. They had 2 daughters and 1 son. Their first child, Kusuma Ayu Kinanti, was born in February 1983.[6]

In 1994, after he finished his career as a football player and manager, Idris entered the ranks of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) management. A number of positions were entrusted to him starting from Director of PSSI Competitions and Tournaments, member of the PSSI Disciplinary Commission to Director of PSSI Engineering. His last position there was as Technical Manager of the National Team Agency and the monitoring team with his former teammates Risdianto and Ronny Pattinasarany.

Later years and death

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Idris, his wife and three children lived in Sleman, Yogyakarta. In his old age, he suffered a stroke that drastically reduced his body functions. He died on 17 July 2008 in Jakarta after being treated for three days at MMC Hospital and Jakarta Medical Centrer. Before being rushed to the hospital, he had fallen at his house which made him unconscious. He was buried at Karet Bivak Cemetery, Jakarta.[7]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Indonesia 1968 9 8
1969 8 7
1970 16 8
1971 11 10
1972 19 10
1973 10 3
1976 5 2
1977 6 4
1979 8 3
1980 5 0
Total 97 55

Honours

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Player

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PSMS Medan

Persija Jakarta

Indonesia

Individual

Records

Manager

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Indonesia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Iswadi Idris honours with national team". kompas.com. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
  2. ^ Indonesia – Record International Players – RSSSF.
  3. ^ Iswadi Idris – Goals in International Matches – RSSSF.
  4. ^ "Kiprah Pelatih Dalam Negeri untuk Timnas Sepak Bola Indonesia". Kompaspedia (in Indonesian). 20 April 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  5. ^ redaksi (11 June 2014). "On this day 1989, Cuaca Dingin Buat Timnas Indonesia Dibantai Jepang". Pandit Football Indonesia. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Dikaruniai seorang putri". TEMPO.co. 5 March 1983. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Iswadi Idris Telah Berpulang". Kompas.com. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  8. ^ "IFFHS MEN'S ALL TIME INDONESIA DREAM TEAM – 96".
  9. ^ "Penghargaan 22 Pemain Legendaris Indonesia". BOLA INDONESIA. 3 April 2007. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

Further reading

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Preceded by Indonesian Captain
1970–1971
1974–1980
Succeeded by