Iswadi Idris


Iswadi Idris was an Indonesian football player and coach. He was nicknamed "Boncel" because of his small, stature. He was captain of the Indonesia national football team from 1970 to 1980. He is the second all-time top scorer and has the second highest record of appearances for the Indonesia national team.

International career

Idris's first international appearance with Indonesia was in the 1968 Merdeka Tournament. He was the 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.
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.
He later coached the national team, and became an administrator of the PSSI.

Managerial career

Indonesia

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.
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.

Personal life

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.
In 1994, after he finished his career as a football player and manager, Idris entered the ranks of the Football Association of Indonesia 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

Idris, his wife and their 3 children lived in Sleman, Yogyakarta. In his old age, he suffered a stroke that drastically reduced his body functions. He died on 11 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.

Honours

Player

PSMS Medan
Persija Jakarta
Indonesia
Individual
  • IFFHS Men’s All Time Indonesia Dream Team: 2022
  • Copa Indonesia All Time Indonesia Legendary Players: 2008
Records

Manager

Indonesia