Iswadi Idris

Iswadi Idris (18 March 1948 – 11 July 2008) was an Indonesian football player and coach. He was nicknamed "Boncel" because of his small, stature. He was captain of the Indonesia national football team from 1970 to 1980.

International career

Idris's first international appearance with Indonesia was in the 1968 Merdeka Tournament. He was the captain of the Indonesia national football team in 1970. Together with Soetjipto Soentoro, Abdul Kadir and Jacob Sihasale, he was part of what was called "Asia's fastest quartet". He played in several positions, including right back and sweeper but mostly played in attacking positions alongside Abdul Kadir.

With Indonesia, he won the 1968 Kings Cup, 1969 Merdeka Tournament, 1972 Jakarta Anniversary Cup, and 1972 Pesta Sukan. He last played for in the 1980 Olympic Games qualification. Overall he have played 97 times for Indonesia scoring 55 international goals.

Idris' career with the trio had to stop in the same year after Indonesia was only able to survive in the first round of the 1990 World Cup qualifiers. The national team at that time finished in third place in Group 6 with only one win from six total matches.

Personal life Idris was a muslim. He was met his wife, Rahmah Astuti in the early 1980s and was married in 1982. They had 2 daughters and 1 son. Their first child, Kusuma Ayu Kinanti, was born in February 1983.

In 1994, after he finished his career as a football player and manager, Idris entered the ranks of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) management. A number of positions were entrusted to him starting from Director of PSSI Competitions and Tournaments, member of the PSSI Disciplinary Commission to Director of PSSI Engineering. His last position there was as Technical Manager of the National Team Agency and the monitoring team with his former teammates Risdianto and Ronny Pattinasarany.

Later years and death Idris, his wife and their 3 children lived in Sleman, Yogyakarta. In his old age, he suffered a stroke that drastically reduced his body functions. He died on 11 July 2008 in Jakarta after being treated for three days at MMC Hospital and Jakarta Medical Centrer. Before being rushed to the hospital, he had fallen at his house which made him unconscious. He was buried at Karet Bivak Cemetery, Jakarta.

Career statistics International

Honours Player PSMS Medan Perserikatan (1): 1969

Persija Jakarta Perserikatan (2): 1973, 1975 Quoc Khanh Cup (1): 1973

Indonesia King's Cup (1): 1968; runner-up: 1969 Merdeka Tournament (1): 1969 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament (1): 1972; runner-up: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978 Pesta Sukan Cup: 1972 SEA Games silver Medal: 1979 President's Cup runner-up: 1972

Individual IFFHS Men’s All Time Indonesia Dream Team: 2022 Copa Indonesia All Time Indonesia Legendary Players: 2008

Records Indonesia national team 2nd all-time top scorer: 55 goals 2nd-Most capped Indonesia international: 97 caps Scored the most goals for Indonesia in a single match: 5 goals (vs South Vietnam, 2 May 1971)

Manager Indonesia SEA Games Bronze medal: 1989