Risdianto

Risdianto
	Risdianto (left) with Iswadi Idris and Pelé in 1972
Personal information
Full name	Risdianto
Date of birth	3 January 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth	Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1964–1969	Persekabpas Pasuruan
1969–1970	Pardedetex Medan
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971	UMS 1905
1971–1974	Persija Jakarta
1974–1975	Mackinnons
1975–1978	Persija Jakarta
1978–1983	Warna Agung
International career
1971–1981	Indonesia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Risdianto (born 3 January 1950) is an Indonesian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A legendary Indonesian footballer who is in seventh place as the all-time top goalscorers for the Indonesia national team with 25 goals in 56 games.

Early life

Risdianto is the second child of seven siblings. The son of a sports teacher, Soekirno. At the age of 14, he has strengthened Persekabpas Pasuruan and participated in the National Sports Week East Java football team in 1969.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In 1971, he was called up to the national team squad until 1981. For a decade, Risdianto has represented Indonesia in a number of tournaments and championships, including the 1981 SEA Games, which won a bronze medal along with Iswadi Idris, Abdul Kadir and Hartono. He started his first professional club by joining UMS Jakarta, which was trained by Dr. Endang Witarsa. From there he moved to Persija Jakarta. He spent much of his club career with Warna Agung from 1978 to 1983.

Risdianto was the first Indonesian player to be signed by MacKinnon Mackenzie, a Hong Kong top-division team for the 1974–1975 season.^[1] He is the second Indonesian footballer to be courted by a foreign club, after Iswadi Idris.^[2] He left Hong Kong to join the 1976 Pre-Olympic national team, at which time the national team's move was stopped by North Korea via a penalty shootout.

Honours

Club

Persija Jakarta

Perserikatan (2): 1973, 1975

Warna Agung

Galatama (1): 1979–80

International

Indonesia

Pesta Sukan Cup (1): 1972^[3]
Jakarta Anniversary Tournament (1): 1972; runner-up: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978
SEA Games

Silver medal 1979

Bronze medal 1981

References

^ Susila, Abdul (21 November 2020). "Kisah Kwok Tak Sin, Kiper Persija yang Bawa 4 Pemain Timnas ke Hong Kong". skor.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
^ Adam, Candra D (9 January 2022). "Pemain Abroad: Kisah Petualangan Para Agen Perubahan Sepak Bola Indonesia". Kompasiana.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
^ "Pesta Sukan Cup 1972". RSSSF. 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

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[1] Susila, Abdul (21 November 2020). "Kisah Kwok Tak Sin, Kiper Persija yang Bawa 4 Pemain Timnas ke Hong Kong". skor.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 August 2023.

[2] Adam, Candra D (9 January 2022). "Pemain Abroad: Kisah Petualangan Para Agen Perubahan Sepak Bola Indonesia". Kompasiana.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 August 2023.

[3] "Pesta Sukan Cup 1972". RSSSF. 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

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