Risdianto
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 Risdianto (left) with Iswadi Idris and Pelé in 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Risdianto | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1969 | Persekap Pasuruan | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1970 | Pardedetex Medan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | UMS 1905 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1974 | Persija Jakarta | 34 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1975 | Mackinnons | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1978 | Persija Jakarta | 50 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1983 | Warna Agung | 54 | (39) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1981 | Indonesia | 59 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Risdianto (born 3 January 1950) is an Indonesian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A legendary Indonesian footballer who is in seventh place as the all-time top goalscorers for the Indonesia national team with 25 goals in 56 games.
Risdianto is the second child of seven siblings. The son of a sports teacher, Soekirno. At the age of 14, he has strengthened Persekap Pasuruan and participated in the National Sports Week East Java football team in 1969.[citation needed]
Career
In 1971, he was called up to the national team squad until 1981. For a decade, Risdianto has represented Indonesia in a number of tournaments and championships, including the 1981 SEA Games, which won a bronze medal along with Iswadi Idris, Abdul Kadir and Hartono. He started his first professional club by joining UMS Jakarta, which was trained by Dr. Endang Witarsa. From there he moved to Persija Jakarta. He spent much of his club career with Warna Agung from 1978 to 1983.
Risdianto was the first Indonesian player to be signed by MacKinnon Mackenzie, a Hong Kong top-division team for the 1974–1975 season.[1] He is the second Indonesian footballer to be courted by a foreign club, after Iswadi Idris.[2] He left Hong Kong to join the 1976 Pre-Olympic national team, at which time the national team's move was stopped by North Korea via a penalty shootout.
