Bambang Pamungkas


Bambang Pamungkas is an Indonesian football manager and former player. As a footballer, he predominantly played for Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia national football team. His natural position is striker. Pamungkas made his name in South East Asian football when he scored the only goal for Indonesia at the 2002 Tiger Cup semifinal against Malaysia, and was the tournament's top scorer with eight goals. He is regarded as one of the best striker in Southeast Asia and Asia.
Pamungkas is considered to be an Indonesian living legend and most successful player in Indonesia. He is known with an outstanding header of the ball, and has a reputation for sharpness in the penalty box. He earned 85 caps and 37 goals with the Indonesia national team, and is perhaps the team's most popular player among its supporters. He was considered one of top ten Asian players of 2012 by ESPN Soccernet.
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Club career

Bambang played for several clubs around his hometown as a youth, before beginning his senior career with Persija Jakarta. He was the club's top goalscorer in 1999–2000 Liga Indonesia with 24 goals. In 2000, he joined EHC Norad in the Dutch Third Division. But after only 4 months he returned to Persija, the only Indonesian club he ever played for.
Bambang helped his club to win the Liga Indonesia in 2001, and he was awarded the accolade of that season's best player. Persija Jakarta narrowly missed out on winning the championship again in 2004, by one point. The following season Persija reached the 2005 final, but lost 2–3 to Persipura Jayapura.
Shortly afterwards, Bambang accepted an offer to play in the Malaysian Football League with Selangor FA, along with national teammate Elie Aiboy. In his first season in Malaysia he won the Premier League Malaysia, FA Cup Malaysia, and Malaysia Cup, and became the league's top-scorer with 23 goals in 24 matches. During two seasons in Malaysia he scored 63 goals in four competitions: Malaysia Premier League, Malaysia Super League, FA Cup Malaysia, Malaysia Cup, AFC Cup. Despite having scored a total of 178 goals in Liga Indonesia, like Singaporean forward Indra Sahdan Daud, Bambang lost his place in the nation team to foreign-born talents.
In 2008, despite interests from English club Derby County, he opted to stay in Indonesia.
In 2010, he had a trial at FC Ingolstadt 04 but failed to secure a contract.
On 9 December 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Pelita Bandung Raya.
On 3 December 2014, Bambang moved back to Persija. On 17 December 2019, he announced his retirement from professional football after 19 years. His last match was a 1–3 away win for Persija against Kalteng Putra F.C. at the Tuah Pahoe Stadium.
On 17 January 2020, a month after his retirement, Bambang was chosen to become Persija's manager.

International career

In 1998 Bambang's international career began when he was selected to play for the Indonesian U-19 team. His tally of seven goals at the Asian Cup made him the competition's top scorer. He made his senior international debut the following year in a friendly match against Lithuania, in which he scored one goal.
Bambang has taken part in four FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns, playing in 14 matches and scoring 3 times. Bambang has also been involved in three AFC Asian Cups: 2000, 2004 and 2007. He scored a goal against Bahrain in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, in a match Indonesia won 2–1.
In the 2002 Tiger Cup, Bambang was the top scorer with 8 goals, but an injury ruled him out of the Indonesian squad for the 2004 event. He scored twice in the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup, once against Myanmar and once against Cambodia. In 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup Bambang scored two goals in a match against Thailand, both from penalty kicks. He has scored a total of 12 goals in the ASEAN Football Championship, making him the 5th-highest goalscorer in ASEAN Football Championship history.

Outside football

Personal life

Pamungkas is married to Tribuana Tungga Dewi, with whom he has three daughters: Salsa Alicia, Jane Abel, Syaura Abana. The second youngest of 7 children. He initially had no thoughts of becoming a footballer. He likes reading and cooking, and has ambitions to become a teacher or a chef once his footballing career is over.

Philanthropy

Pamungkas devotes some of his free time to charity work, promoting the Bambang Pamungkas Foundation that he set up to provide financial assistance and resources to schools in Indonesia. He is also involved in raising funds for children's cancer charities.

Controversy

On 18 December 2011, following the match between Sriwijaya and Persija Jakarta, Pamungkas, Ismed Sofyan and Leo Saputra were involved in an assault on Hilton Moreira at his hotel, allegedly provoked by Moreira's behaviour during the match.

Public figure

As a well-known public figure, Pamungkas has appeared in many product endorsements, including for Biskuat, Ti Phone, Nike, Bodrex, and Kuku Bima.
The book Ketika Jemariku Menari details Pamungkas's life, career and teammates at club and national level, especially during the 2010 AFF Championship. Former Indonesiam national team manager Ivan Venkov Kolev comments in the book that Pamungkas is "a rare striker in Indonesia. Commitment and professionalism are the hallmarks of these players".
Pamungkas has been chosen as a torch bearer for 2012 Summer Olympics flame passage through Calderdale on 24 June 2012.

Career statistics

International goals

DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 June 1999Valga Keskstaadion, Valga, Estonia12–22–2Friendly
22 August 1999Berakas Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei33–06–01999 SEA Games
32 August 1999Berakas Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei34–06–01999 SEA Games
430 October 1999Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia82–05–12000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
514 November 1999Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia93–13–12000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
620 November 1999Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia106–19–22000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
720 November 1999Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia107–29–22000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
88 April 2001Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia125–05–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
929 April 2001Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia142–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1017 December 2002Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia192–24–22002 Tiger Cup
1117 December 2002Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia193–24–22002 Tiger Cup
1217 December 2002Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia194–24–22002 Tiger Cup
1323 December 2002Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia211–013–12002 Tiger Cup
1423 December 2002Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia214–013–12002 Tiger Cup
1523 December 2002Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia215–013–12002 Tiger Cup
1623 December 2002Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia2112–113–12002 Tiger Cup
1727 December 2002Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia221–01–02002 Tiger Cup
1812 February 2004Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan241–01–2Friendly
1923 August 2006Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia341–01–12006 Pestabola Merdeka
201 June 2007Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia402–03–0Friendly
2121 June 2007Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia411–02–1Friendly
2221 June 2007Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia412–12–1Friendly
2310 July 2007Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia432–12–12007 AFC Asian Cup
2425 April 2008Siliwangi Stadium, Bandung, Indonesia471–01–0Friendly
256 June 2008Gelora 10 November Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia481–01–1Friendly
2611 June 2008Gelora 10 November Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia491–01–0Friendly
2721 August 2008Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia507–07–02008 Indonesia Independence Cup
2825 August 2008Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia514–04–02008 Indonesia Independence Cup
295 December 2008Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia543–03–02008 AFF Suzuki Cup
307 December 2008Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia554–04–02008 AFF Suzuki Cup
3114 November 2009Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait621–01–22011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3221 November 2010Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia685–06–0Friendly
337 December 2010Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia721–12–12010 AFF Suzuki Cup
347 December 2010Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia722–12–12010 AFF Suzuki Cup
3522 August 2011Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Indonesia773–14–1Friendly
3622 August 2011Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Indonesia774–14–1Friendly
3715 November 2011Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia831–31–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3814 November 2012Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia-1–01–0friendly

Honours

Persija
Selangor
Indonesia
Individual