Firman Utina

Firman Utina
Personal information
Date of birth15 December 1981
Place of birthManado, Indonesia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Persib Bandung
Number15
Youth career
1993−1994Indonesia Muda Manado FC
1995−1998Bina Taruna Manado FC
1998−1999Persma Manado
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999−2000Persma Manado14(16)
2001−2004Persita Tangerang65(8)
2005−2006Arema Malang38(4)
2007−2008Persita Tangerang29(0)
2008−2010Pelita Jaya40(3)
2010Persija Jakarta15(3)
2010−2012Sriwijaya41(5)
2012−Persib Bandung53(4)
National team
1998Indonesia U-18
2001−2003Indonesia U-23
2001−Indonesia67(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 November 2014

Firman Utina (born 15 December 1981 in Manado) is an Indonesian professional footballer, he normally plays as an attacking midfielder and his height is 166 cm. He is playing for the Indonesia national football team and he is chosen as the Man of the match for Indonesia against Bahrain match in Asian Cup 2007 in Group D. Indonesia win 2-1 because of his contribution for Indonesian goal, which was scored by Bambang Pamungkas and Budi Sudarsono. It was Indonesia's first win in Asian Cup 2007 in Group D. Now, he is one of the most important element in Indonesia national team. He currently plays for Indonesian Super League Club Persib Bandung.

Firman is an explosive player that burst past oppositions and mesmerized with his footwork and agility, often taking on whole defences on his day.

He captained Indonesia at the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. He was the tournament most valuable player.

Personal life

Firman Utina is Muslim who observes the Islamic month of Ramadan.[1]

International career

National team

Indonesia national team
YearAppsGoals
200110
200200
200300
200450
200530
200600
200770
2008122
200940
2010123
2011100
201200
201300
2014110
Total655

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition [2]
1 November 13, 2008 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar  Bangladesh 0-1 0-2 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup
2 December 5, 2008 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  Myanmar 2-0 3-0 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
3 November 24, 2010 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia  Chinese Taipei 2-0 2-0 Friendly
4 December 4, 2010 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  Laos 1-0 6-0 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
5 December 4, 2010 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  Laos 3-0 6-0 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup

Honours

Club

Arema Malang

Winner

Sriwijaya

Winner

Persib Bandung

Winner

National team

Indonesia

Winner

Individual honours

References

  1. "Puasa, Firman Utina dkk Latihan Malam Hari". inilah.com (in Indonesian). 4 August 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. Firman Utina profile at Soccerway

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