Mursyid Effendi

Mursyid Effendi (born 23 April 1972) is an Indonesian football coach and former player who played as a defender. He currently works as a coach at Liga 4 (Indonesia) club Persiga Trenggalek.

Club career Effendi played club football for Persebaya Surabaya between 1994 and 2007, He was banned from playing for Persebaya Surabaya during the 1998–99 season for intentionally scoring an own goal while playing for Indonesia.

He joined Persiku Kudus in 2007 and retired at the end of the year.

International career In 1998, Effendi earned a total of five caps for the Indonesia national team.

On 31 August 1998, while playing for Indonesia in the third 1998 AFF Championship group match against Thailand, Effendi deliberately scored an own goal to affect the outcome of the match; he was banned for life from international football by FIFA after the conclusion of the tournament.

Despite the controversial own goal, he still won a bronze medal with Indonesia during the 1998 AFF Championship.

He became a coach at Persiga Trenggalek in 2021.

Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and year