Endang Witarsa

Endang Witarsa (born Liem Sun-Yu (Chinese: 林順有; pinyin: Lín Shùnyǒu); 16 October 1916 – 2 April 2008) was an Indonesian former football player and coach. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

Endang Witarsa
Personal information
Date of birth (1916-10-16)16 October 1916
Place of birth Kebumen, Dutch East Indies
Date of death 2 April 2008(2008-04-02) (aged 91)
Place of death Jakarta, Indonesia
National team
– Indonesia

Witarsa trained as a dentist, but soon discovered as a young man that his passion lay with football. During his youth, he joined UMS (Union Makes Strength), a Chinese Indonesian football club, in 1948 as a halfback. When he hung up his shoes in 1951, he became one of Indonesia's greatest coaches.

Witarsa received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Badan Liga Indonesia in October 2006 because of his dedication for nearly 70 years as a player and coach.

Statistics
Endang Witarsa: International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 May 1957Djakarta, Indonesia China PR2–02–01958 FIFA World Cup qualification
22 June 1957Beijing, Indonesia China PR?–14–31958 FIFA World Cup qualification
32 June 1957Beijing, Indonesia China PR?–14–31958 FIFA World Cup qualification

*This is an incomplete list

Death

Witarsa died on April 2, 2008, at Pluit Hospital, Jakarta.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oros Witarsa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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