Abdul Rahman Gurning (born January 15, 1958, in

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) is an Indonesian

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player and, a former head coach of

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and

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Careers

Player

He began his career by playing at local clubs in the Asahan, then he was recruited Kamarudin Panggabean to play in the club Mercu Buana. After the club Mercu Buana broke up, he played for the club

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and

Manager

After retiring as a player, he turned into a football coach with a license A to train a football team. The club has ever trained is Persitara North Jakarta and

. After success with PSPS he was contracted by

but he soon resigned after a dispute with management. Then he received the proposal

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playing at

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to be the assistant coach of the

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, but with the internal problems at the club he resigned. After that he was dealing with

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replace Freddy Muli, before he was sacked by the club because the team did not meet the target.

International careers

He had a career for the

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playing the

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. He brought Indonesia became the fourth champion in the arena.

Coaching license

* S3 (1991) * S2 (1995) * Lisensi C (1997) * Lisensi B (1998) * Lisensi A (2000)

References

1958 births Living people Indonesian Muslims Indonesian men's footballers Indonesian football managers People of Batak descent Indonesian Premier Division players PSMS Medan players Medan Jaya players Men's association football midfielders People from Asahan Regency Footballers from North Sumatra {{Indonesia-footy-midfielder-stub