Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto
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| Kurniawan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto | |
| Date of birth | July 13, 1976 (age 30) | |
| Place of birth | Magelang, Indonesia | |
| Height | 173 cm | |
| Nickname | Kurus | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Persitara | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1993-94 | Sampdoria Primavera | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-1995 1996-1999 1999-2001 2001 2002-2003 2004 2005 2006 2006 2007- |
FC Lucerne Pelita PSM Makassar PSPS Pekanbaru PSPS Pekanbaru Persebaya Surabaya Persija Sarawak FA PSS Persitara |
?? (??) ?? (??) ?? (??) ?? (??) 50 (18) 26 (11) 15 (3) |
| National team | ||
| 1995-2006 | Indonesia | 60 (33) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto (born July 13, 1976 in Magelang, Central Java) is an Indonesian footballer. He normally plays as a striker and is currently the player with the most caps and goals for the Indonesian national team with 33 goals in 60 appearances.
Often called by the press and people as kurus (literally means "slim") because of his slender posture. One of his finest moments was at the 2004 Tiger Cup, in the semifinal match between Malaysia and Indonesia. Indonesia was trailing by one goal at half time, but Indonesia managed to do an impressive comeback which started when Kurniawan scored a goal. Indonesia went on to win the match 4-1 and advancing to the final of the competition.
He was one of an elite few Indonesian football player that has played in Europe. For a brief period of time he played for Sampdoria Primavera. During that time, he was the top scorer in the league and competing head-to-toe for the title of top-scorer with Italian legend [Alessandro del Piero]] and both Juventus(Del Piero's team) and Sampdoria were going for the scudetto (Ironically in the end, the scudetto was awarded to AC Milan and Giuseppe Signori won top-scorer). However, problems with the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) hindered him to play there. He later played for FC Lucerne of the Swiss Football League for a while before returning to Indonesia. He is first Indonesian footballer play and scored a goal in Intertoto Cup ( a level below UEFA Cup ). He is currently playing for Persitara. Other Indonesian football teams he played for include PSM, PSPS Persebaya, Persija, and PSS.
Football analysts in Indonesia agree that ever since coming back to play in Indonesia, Kurniawan never achieved the same level of playing like he did when he was still in Europe.
