Bejo Sugiantoro (born 2 April 1977) is an Indonesian

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, he normally plays as defender, either as a libero or

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.Together with

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, Anang Ma'ruf,

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and the others he joined at PSSI Primavera Program at

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in middle 1990s. Sugiantoro made 45 appearances for the

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from 1997 to 2004.

Club career

Persebaya

Pak Haji Sugiantoro joined

Persebaya Surabaya Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya ( 'Football Association of Surabaya'), commonly known as Persebaya Surabaya or simply Persebaya, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Surabaya, East Java. It currently plays in the Liga 1, the top fl ...

at the age of seventeen.

PS Mitra Kutai Kartanegara

In late December 2008, Bejo agreed a deal to sign for Mitra Kukar.

International career

International goals

Honours

Club honors

;Persebaya Surabaya * Liga Indonesia Premier Division (2): 1996–97,

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* Liga Indonesia First Division (1): 2006

Country honors

;Indonesia *

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silver medal (1):

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bronze medal (1):

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Indonesian Independence Cup The Indonesian Independence Cup ( Indonesian: ''Piala Kemerdekaan'') was an international football tournament organised by the Football Association of Indonesia to commemorate the independence day of the Republic of Indonesia Indonesia, o ...

(1): 2000

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* Indonesian footballers 1977 births Living people Indonesia international footballers Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Indonesian Super League-winning players Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Association football defenders Competitors at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games Persebaya Surabaya players PSPS Pekanbaru players Mitra Kukar players Persidafon Dafonsoro players Deltras F.C. players 2000 AFC Asian Cup players People from Sidoarjo Regency Sportspeople from East Java {{Indonesia-footy-defender-stub