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4 unusual facts about Indonesia national football team


Dominik Rohracker

In the summer of 2008, he travelled with Bayern's first-team on a pre-season tour of Asia, as many players had not returned from Euro 2008, and he featured in a friendly against the Indonesia national team, as a last-minute substitute for Jan Schlaudraff.

Haornas Cup

This competition will produce future players for national team football Indonesia.

Jan Schlaudraff

Schlaudraff's season was a disappointment individually: although Bayern clinched the title, he only managed eight appearances, netting ten goals, but in friendly matches (notably seven against SV Darmstadt 98 in a 5–11 win, and a hat-trick in Bayern's end-of-season Asian tour, against the Indonesian national team (5–1, with youngsters Toni Kroos and Breno also netting).

Wolfgang Pikal

Wolfgang Pikal (born 1967 in Vienna, Austria) is the assistant manager to Alfred Riedl of the Indonesia national football team.


Andrew Durante

Durante was selected in Pim Verbeek's Socceroo squad in February 2010 for Australia's 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Indonesia.

Fandi Utomo

He is the son of Indonesian international player and former Persebaya Surabaya player namely Yusuf Ekodono.

Football Association of Indonesia

Former Indonesia manager Alfred Riedl, who coached the team during the tournament, stated that the lunch invitation was "wasting time".

Haryanto Prasetyo

Haryanto Prasetyo (born on April 3, 1978) is an Indonesian football player and manager who previously plays as midfielder for Persebaya Surabaya, Pelita Jaya FC, Persijatim, Persijap Jepara, PSS Sleman, Persiku Kudus and the Indonesia national team.

Pim Verbeek

His poor opinion of the standard of the A-League are well known, describing the performances of locally based players Archie Thompson and Danny Allsopp against Indonesia as "absolutely hopeless" and openly questioning the decision of Jason Culina to quit PSV Eindhoven and return home to play in Australia.

Ray Anthony Jónsson

They faced Indonesia in the semi-finals and in the first-leg, the Philippines lost 1–0 with the goal coming from a mix up between Jónsson and goalkeeper Neil Etheridge.

Yeyen Tumena

Yeyen Tumena (born on May 16, 1976) is an Indonesian footballer and manager who previously plays as defender for Persma Manado, Persija Jakarta, Persikota Tangerang, Persebaya Surabaya, Perseden Denpasar, PSMS Medan, PSM Makassar and the Indonesia national team.


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