Budi Sudarsono

Budi Sudarsono (born 19 September 1979 in Kediri, East Java) is an Indonesian former footballer and a football coach. He is most recently the head coach of Championship club Sriwijaya. He played either as an attacking midfielder or a forward.

He played for Persik Kediri in the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage, where he scored two goals.

International career He has made several appearances for the Indonesia national football team, and is best remembered for scoring goals in two consecutive Asian Cup tournaments. He opened his account by scoring a goal in the 2004 Asian Cup for Indonesia against Qatar in a group A game which Indonesia ended up winning 2–1. It was Indonesia's first ever victory in Asian Cup history since their first participation in Asian Cup 1996. His fans have nicknamed him Budi Gol, Budi Jancok, Kileng, Budi Drogba (for his resemblance to the Ivorian striker Didier Drogba), and Ular Piton (Python). He scored the only goal for Indonesia against Syria during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification in Jakarta in which Indonesia went on to lose 1–4 and lose the 2nd leg 0–7 and eliminated from the competition. Recently in December 2008, he scored hattrick and led Indonesia win 4–0 against Cambodia in AFF Suzuki Cup. He also scored a goal in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Kuwait in Jakarta which ended with the score 1–1.

Career statistics International

Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Budi goal.

Family Budi Sudarsono is the eldest child of six in his family. His father is Saifulloh and his mother is Murwani.

Participation in national team Pre-World Cup Qualifying 2001 SEA Games 2001 Tiger Cup 2002 Asian Cup 2004 AFF Cup 2006 Asian Cup 2007 Independence Cup Grand Royal Challenge Cup 2008 Myanmar AFF Suzuki Cup 2008

Honours

Persija Jakarta Liga Indonesia Premier Division: 2001

Persik Kediri Liga Indonesia Premier Division: 2006

Sriwijaya Copa Indonesia: 2008–09 Indonesian Community Shield: 2010

Indonesia Indonesian Independence Cup: 2008 AFF Championship runner-up: 2002