Oktovianus Maniani


Oktovianus Maniani is an Indonesian football manager and former footballer who plays as a winger. He's currently the manager of Bumi Baliem. Popularly known simply as "Okto" or "Oman" he gained nationwide popularity in his early caps for the national team, mainly during the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, where he is considered one of the contributing players along with teammate Irfan Bachdim. He is considered one of ten Asia players that could hit in Europe by ESPN Soccernet.

Personal life

Okto was born in Jayapura, Papua, to Benjamin Maniani, a fisherman, and Dorince May, both native Papuan. Okto spent his childhood helping his father fishing in the beach of Hamidi, Papua. He is married to Meriam Magdalena Worumboy, and together they have 2 children, Benyamin Elia Maniani and Carien Christine Maniani.

Club career

On 23 December 2014, he signed with Pusamania Borneo.
On 30 January 2016, he signed with Carsae. But due to administrative problems, he just appeared four times and then he became free agent.

International career

[file:Okto.jpg|thumb|right|Okto training with Indonesia ahead of the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup final against Malaysia]
His first cap for Indonesia was in a friendly match against Uruguay on 8 October 2010, where he played as a substitute. His well performance in the match led him being placed in the starting lineup by coach Alfred Riedl in another friendly game four days later against Maldives where he scored his first goal for the national team. After the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, Okto is part of the under-23 team which competed in the Pre-Olympic Tournament and the 2011 Southeast Asian Games.

Style of play

Okto is well known for his blistering pace and could easily exposed the opponent's defender via his powerful pace and speed.

Honours

;Sriwijaya
;Indonesia U-23
;Indonesia
;Individual