Soetjipto Soentoro

Soetjipto Soentoro (16 June 1941 – 12 November 1994), commonly known as "Gareng", was an Indonesian footballer who captained Indonesia's national team.

Soetjipto Soentoro
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-06-16)16 June 1941
Place of birth Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
Date of death 12 November 1994(1994-11-12) (aged 53)
Place of death Jakarta, Indonesia
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Second forward
Youth career
1954–1955 IPPI Kebayoran
1955–1964 Setia Jakarta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1971 Persija Jakarta 32 (35)
National team
1959–1960 Indonesia U-19s 9 (14)
1965–1970 Indonesia 64 (43)
Teams managed
Buana Putra Galatama
Persiba Balikpapan
Persiraja Banda Aceh
Indonesia U-19s
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Born in Bandung, Jawa Barat, he was raised in a family of football enthusiasts - his brothers were Soegijo and Soegito, who played for Persija Jakarta between 1952 and 1964. Soetjipto played football as a teenager in the streets in the area of Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta in 1954. He came to the attention of Djamiat Dalhar when playing for Setia Jakarta (a Persija youth team) who subsequently called Soetjipto up to the national junior team.

At 16 years old, Soentoro joined Persija where he was given his nickname "Gareng", after a diminutive character in Indonesia's Wayang, due his short stature.

Club career

In his debut, Soentoro scored four goals in a 7–0 against PSP Padang. He followed up that performance with a goal against PSB Bogor and an equalizer against PSM Makassar. With four more goals against PSMS and a hat trick against Persib, Soentoro helped Persija reach the final which they won against Persebaya to become the 1964 Perserikatan champions. After an unbeaten season, Soentoro was confirmed as the top scorer having scored 16 goals in his debut season.[1]

During the newly formatted 1964-65 Perserikatan, Persija failed to defend their title, losing in the semi-final despite Soentoro scoring in their first leg victory over Persebaya. They would go on to lose the second leg 4-2 and be eliminated as a result.[2]

In the 1965-66 Perserikatan, Persija finished forth in the West Zone with Soetjipto scoring three times in his five appearances.

Persija fared better in the 1966-67 Perserikatan, finishing third in the Western Group with Soetjipto scoring five goals in his five appearances.

In the 1969-71 Perserikatan, Soetjipto scored two goals in his three appearances.

National team career

Junior team

In the 1960 AFC Youth Championship, Soetjipto Soentoro scored five goals to lead Indonesia to a third place finish, scoring his first against Singapore in the first minute. His performance at the tournament led him to receive his first senior call-up.

Senior team

In 1965, Indonesia travelled to Europe to play two powerhouses of European football, Feyenoord, of the Netherlands and SV Werder Bremen, of Germany.

Despite Sukarno's words of motivation prior to their game against the Eredivisie champions Feyenoord, featuring Guus Hiddink, Indonesia lost 6–1 with Soentoro scoring in the second minute. He would follow this performance with a hat trick against Bundesliga champions Werder Bremen[3] Bremen manager, Günter Brocker, offered Soentoro a chance to play for Werder Bremen but this was not sanctioned by Sukarno, especially as the squad was preparing for the 1966 Asian Games.[4]

Soetjipto made his debut in international competitions at the 1966 Asian Games in Tokyo, scoring two goals as Indonesia reached the quarter-finals and followed that up at the 1966 Aga Khan Gold Cup with nine goals in four games including a goal in the final against Mohammedan SC, which Indonesia won 2–1.

Soetjipto scored nine goals at the 1968 Merdeka Tournament and helped Indonesia win the 1968 King's Cup with seven goals in five games followed by victory in the 1969 Merdeka Tournament with another eleven goals from Soetjipto.[5]

At the 1970 Asian Games, Soetjipto only managed one goal in their match against Iran. Following the tournament he announced his retirement.

Managerial career

Initially Soetjipto joined Bank Negara Indonesia before choosing to study coaching in West Germany in 1978 and eventually coaching Buana Putra, Persiba Balikpapan and Persiraja Banda Aceh.

Soetjipto also managed the Indonesia Under-19s during the 1978 AFC Youth Championship and 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. However his Indonesian side were unable to progress beyond the group stage after losing each of their games by five or more goals.

Death

In 1990, Soetjipto suffered from liver cancer, after four years fighting against the illness, he died on 12 November 1994. He was 53 years old. He left two children, Bisma and Tantri.

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League
Apps Goals
Persija 1964 816
1965 75
1966 53
1967 55
1969 ????
1971 76
Total 3235

International
National Team Season
Apps Goals
Indonesia 1965 50
1966 52
1967 76
1968 1619
1969 914
1970 222
Total Career 6443

International goals
Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Indonesia goal.[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 December 1966Bangkok, Thailand Republic of China1–03–11966 Asian Games
2 15 December 1966Bangkok, Thailand Burma1–02–2
3 27 July 1967Taipei, Republic of China South Korea1–11–11968 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4 3 August 1967Taipei, Republic of China Republic of China1–12–3
5 2–3
6 5 August 1967Taipei, Republic of China Japan1–01–2
7 7 August 1967Taipei, Republic of China Philippines2–06–0
8 3–0
9 22 January 1968Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Iraq1–01–11968 Summer Olympics qualification
10 11 August 1968Ipoh, Malaysia Japan7–07–11968 Merdeka Tournament
11 7–0
12 15 August 1968Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Singapore4–04–0
13 17 August 1968Ipoh, Malaysia South Korea4–24–2
14 18 August 1968Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Republic of China1–010–1
15 2–0
16 3–0
17 4–0
18 5–0
19 24 November 1968Bangkok, Thailand Burma1–13–11968 King's Cup
20 2–13–1
21 26 November 1968Bangkok, Thailand Singapore2–07–0
22 3–0
23 4–0
24 28 November 1968Bangkok, Thailand Malaysia2–06–1
25 4–1
26 5–1
27 2 December 1968Bangkok, Thailand Burma1–01–0
28 30 October 1969Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia South Korea1–03–01969 Merdeka Tournament
29 1 November 1969Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thailand4–04–0
30 7 November 1969Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Singapore1–09–2
31 2–0
32 3–0
33 4–0
34 5–0
35 6–0
36 7–0
37 8–0
38 9 November 1969Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia2–03–2
39 20 November 1969Bangkok, Thailand Singapore2–32–31969 King's Cup
40 26 November 1969Bangkok, Thailand Laos2–03–1
41 3–1
42 13 November 1970Bangkok, Thailand Cambodia1–02–41970 King's Cup
43 10 December 1970Bangkok, Thailand Iran1–12–21970 Asian Games

Honours

Persija Jakarta

Indonesia

Individual

Records
  • Indonesia national team all-time record goalscorer (57)

References
  1. "Persija became the champion of 1964 Perserikatan". novanmediaresearch.wordpress.com. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. "PSSI National Championship 1964–65". Indo Singo.
  3. bremen.html "The awful match between Werder Bremen vs Indonesia 6–5" Check |url= value (help). politikana.com. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  4. "Gareng have been offer to play at Werder Bremen". forzapersija.blogspot.com. August 2011.
  5. King's Cup 1968 (Bangkok, Thailand)
  6. Mamrud, Roberto. "Soetjipto "Gareng" Soentoro". RSSSF.
  7. "Asian Player of the Year". RSSSF. 18 January 2018.
Preceded by
Maulwi Saelan		 Indonesian Captain
1965–1970		 Succeeded by
Iswadi Idris
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