Aji Santoso

Aji Santoso

Personal information
Full name	Aji Santoso
Date of birth	(1970-04-06) 6 April 1970 (age 55)
Place of birth	Malang, East Java, Indonesia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position	Left-back
Team information
Current team	PSPS Pekanbaru (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1995	Arema Malang
1995–1999	Persebaya Surabaya
1999–2000	PSM Makassar
2001	Persema Malang
2002–2004	Arema Malang
International career
1990–2000	Indonesia	46	(5)
Managerial career
2005–2006	Indonesia U–17
2006	Persiko Kota Baru
2006–2007	Pra PON Jatim
2007	POMNAS Jatim
2007	Persekam Metro FC
2008	PON Jatim
2008–2009	POM ASEAN
2009	Persik Kediri
2009	Persebaya Surabaya
2009–2010	Persisam Putra Samarinda
2010	Persema Malang
2010–2011	Persebaya 1927
2011–2013	Indonesia U-23 (assistant)
2012	Indonesia U-23
2012	Indonesia (caretaker)
2012–2013	Indonesia U-23
2015	Indonesia U-23
2017	Arema
2017–2019	Persela Lamongan
2019	PSIM Yogyakarta
2019–2023	Persebaya Surabaya
2023–2024	Persikabo 1973
2024–2025	PSPS Pekanbaru
2025	Persela Lamongan
2025–	PSPS Pekanbaru
Medal record Men's football Representing   Indonesia Southeast Asian Games 1991 Philippines Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aji Santoso (born 6 April 1970 in Malang, East Java, Indonesia) is an Indonesian former professional footballer and football head coach. He was a left-back during his playing days, and was a regular for the Indonesia national football team and Persebaya Surabaya. He was also the caretaker manager of the Indonesia national football team in 2012, after the sacking of Wim Rijsbergen.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 September 1997	Gelora 10 November Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia	New Zealand	2–0	5–0	Friendly
2	29 August 1998	Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Myanmar	1–1	6–2	1998 Tiger Cup
3	31 August 1998	Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Thailand	2–1	2–3	1998 Tiger Cup
4	5 September 1998	Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Thailand	2–1	3–3	1998 Tiger Cup
5	6 November 2000	700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Philippines	1–0	3–0	2000 Tiger Cup

Honours

Player

Arema Malang

• Galatama: 1992–93
• Liga Indonesia First Division: 2004

Persebaya Surabaya

• Liga Indonesia Premier Division: 1996–97

PSM Makassar

• Liga Indonesia Premier Division: 1999–2000

Indonesia

• Southeast Asian Games Gold medal: 1991

Individual

• IFFHS Men’s All Time Indonesia Dream Team: 2022 ^[1]

Manager

Persebaya Surabaya

• Liga Primer Indonesia: 2011
• Liga 1 Runner Up: 2019
• East Java Governor Cup: 2020 ^[2]

Arema

• Indonesia President's Cup: 2017 ^[3]

Individual

• Liga 1 Coach of the Month: October 2021, ^[4] December 2021 ^[5]
• Liga 1 Best Coach: 2021–22 ^[6]

References

1. "IFFHS MEN'S ALL TIME INDONESIA DREAM TEAM – 96".
2. "Juara!!!". www.persebaya.id. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
3. "Arema FC Juara Piala Presiden 2017". www.bola.com.
4. Baru, PT Liga Indonesia. "Taisei Marukawa Jadi Pemain Terbaik Oktober 2021". ligaindonesiabaru.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
5. Baru, PT Liga Indonesia. "Persebaya Boyong Tiga Kategori Sekaligus". ligaindonesiabaru.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
6. "Daftar Penghargaan Liga 1 2021-2022: Persebaya Borong Gelar Individu". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). 31 March 2022.

External links

• Santoso Profile ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Preceded by Robby Darwis

Indonesian Captain 1998–2000

Succeeded by Bima Sakti