Indra Sjafri

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Indra Sjafri
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Sjafri in 2024
Personal information
Full name Indra Sjafri
Date of birth (1963-02-02) 2 February 1963 (age 62)
Place of birth Pesisir Selatan, Indonesia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1991 PSP Padang
Managerial career
2011 Indonesia U-16
2011–2014 Indonesia U-19
2014–2017 Bali United
2017–2018 Indonesia U-19
2019–2020 Indonesia U-23
2020–2023 Indonesia (technical director)
2023 Indonesia U-23
2023–2025 Indonesia U-20
Medal record
Representing Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (as manager)
AFF U-23 Championship
Winner 2019 Cambodia Team
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Phnom Penh Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Manila Team
ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
Winner 2013 Indonesia Team
Winner 2024 Indonesia Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Indra Sjafri (born 2 February 1963) is a former Indonesian football player and most recently the head coach of Indonesia U-20 and the technical director of Football Association of Indonesia. [1] Before getting into coaching, he was a branch manager at Pos Indonesia. He holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Andalas University.

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Coaching license

Managerial career

On 17 December 2014, he was appointed to be the head coach of Bali United. [2]

Sjafri was the manager of the Indonesia U-23 team that won the 2023 SEA Games football tournament after a 32-year drought.

He was again appointed as the Indonesia U-23 manager for the 2022 Asian Games. [3]

On 1 July 2023, Sjafri was again appointed as the head coach of the Indonesia U-20 team. He was relieved of his duties from the role on 23 February 2025, following an early group-stage exit in the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup. [4]

Honours

Manager

Indonesia U-19
Indonesia U-23

References

  1. "INDRA BEBAS TUGAS, AJI TETAP DIPERTAHANKAN" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. "Indra Sjafri Resmi Besut Bali United Pusam" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. "Indra Sjafri Ambil Alih Timnas U-23 untuk Asian Games 2023 Mulai 13 September" [Indra Sjafri Takes Over the U-23 National Team for the 2023 Asian Games Starting September 13]. Tempo (in Indonesian). Jakarta. 31 August 2023. Archived from the original on 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  4. "PSSI Resmi Pecat Indra Sjafri" [Indonesian FA officially dismisses Indra Sjafri] (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. 23 February 2025.