Firman Utina

Firman Utina
Personal information
Full name Firman Utina
Date of birth 15 December 1981
Place of birth Manado, Indonesia
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1993−1994 Indonesia Muda Manado FC
1995−1998 Bina Taruna Manado FC
1998−1999 Persma Manado
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Persma Manado 14 (0)
2001−2004 Persita Tangerang 65 (8)
2004−2006 Arema Malang 38 (4)
2006−2008 Persita Tangerang 29 (0)
2008−2010 Pelita Jaya 40 (3)
2010 (6 Months) Persija Jakarta 15 (3)
2010−2012 Sriwijaya FC 41 (5)
2012−2015 Persib Bandung 53 (4)
2015–2016 Sriwijaya FC 23 (0)
2016–2017 Bhayangkara 15 (0)
Total 333 (27)
National team‡
1998 Indonesia U-19
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 6 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 November 2014

Firman Utina (born 15 December 1981 in Manado) is a retired Indonesian professional footballer, he normally plays as an attacking midfielder and his height is 166 cm. He was played for Indonesia 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

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition [2]
1November 13, 2008Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar Bangladesh0–10–22008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup
2December 5, 2008Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Myanmar2–03–02008 AFF Suzuki Cup
3November 24, 2010Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia Chinese Taipei2–02–0Friendly
4December 4, 2010Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Laos1–06–02010 AFF Suzuki Cup
53–0
Correct as of 13 January 2017[3]

Honours

Club

Arema Malang
Sriwijaya
Persib Bandung
Bhayangkara

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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