Firman Utina

Firman Utina
Personal information
Full name Firman Utina
Date of birth (1981-12-15) 15 December 1981
Place of birth Manado, Indonesia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Sriwijaya FC
Number 15
Youth career
1993−1994 Indonesia Muda Manado FC
1995−1998 Bina Taruna Manado FC
1998−1999 Persma Manado
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999−2000 Persma Manado 14 (16)
2001−2004 Persita Tangerang 65 (8)
2005−2006 Arema Malang 38 (4)
2007−2008 Persita Tangerang 29 (0)
2008−2010 Pelita Jaya 40 (3)
2010 Persija Jakarta 15 (3)
2010−2012 Sriwijaya FC 41 (5)
2012−2015 Persib Bandung 53 (4)
2016– Sriwijaya FC 23 (0)
National team
1998 Indonesia U-18
2001−2003 Indonesia U-23
2001−2014 Indonesia 67 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2014.
‡ 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 Sriwijaya FC.

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 3–0
Correct as of 13 January 2017[3]

Honours

Club

Arema Malang

Winner

Sriwijaya

Winner

Persib Bandung

Winner

Winner

Sriwijaya

4th place

National team

Indonesia

Winner

Runner up

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 at Soccerway
  3. Firman Utina - International Appearances
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