Herry Kiswanto (born 25 April 1955) is an Indonesian

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and former player, who played as a libero. He is a former member of the Indonesia national team. On 3 April 2007 he received an Indonesian legendary player award. He is known for his sportsmanship, as he only received one

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during his 17 years senior career.

Early life

Herry was born in Banda Aceh,

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from a

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descendant. Later, his parents took him back to their family homeland in

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. He took elementary and high school education there, he also start to play football. He joined the club Tornado and PTPN XIII as a youth player. Afterward he moved to study in

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, where he played for the club UNI while attending college.

Club career

Kiswanto start his senior career in 1979, when he join Pardedetex Medan after the club owner TD Pardede saw him play. He initially played as a

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, but following a suggestion from his coach, Kamaruddin Panggabean, he began playing as a libero, a position he played in for both club and country. After 4 years, he moved to

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, where he spent for 2 years before moving

Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian or KTB Palembang was an Indonesian semi-professional association football club from Palembang, South Sumatra. The club was owned by the Palembang branch of Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Motors, the local distributor of Mitsubi ...

in 1985. He had success with both Yanita Utama and Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian success, as a champion of Galatama (highest level football league in Indonesia at that era) in 1983–1987 era. He helped his club to be champion of Galatama for 4 consecutive years. He stayed with Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian until 1991. Later he moved to Assyabaab Salim Grup, before signing with Bandung Raya in 1993. He retired as a player after leading Bandung Raya to be a champion in

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, during the 1995–1996 season under the manager

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. He is famous in Indonesian football for receiving only one yellow card during his 17-year career. His only booking came in a match for Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian against home side

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, after protesting (in his role as a

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) about a refereeing decision. Kiswanto later said about that moment, "I always try not to get yellow card, but I got one, and I regret for that, at that time I ask to the referee about his decision, but he give me a yellow card instead of explanation".

International career

According to the

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, his international

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was on 30 May 1981. He earn 40 caps and scored 3 goals. He was a part of the Indonesia team that won a bronze medal at the

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, and

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. He was also a silver medalist at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games, and was a gold medalist at the

1987 Southeast Asian Games The 1987 Southeast Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara 1987), officially known as the 14th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 9 to 20 September 1987 with 30 sports featured in the games. T ...

. He helped Indonesia win

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during 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification, where they lost to

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in the next round. Also in 1986, he is a squad of Indonesia as

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Asian Games semifinalist. His last international match was on 19 June 1993.

Managerial career

Kiswanto started his career as a coach in 1997 when Henk Wullems asked him to be an assistant coach for the Indonesian national side. He stayed at that position until 2000. He was manager of PSBL Lampung in 2000–2001, and assistant manager of

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in 2002–2004. After that he was a manager of

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and

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, both for only one year. His success as a manager started at

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, when he led the club to 8th place in

season 2007–2008, and successfully promoted to

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in the season 2008–2009. But the club did not play in Indonesia Super League as they failed to meet verification criteria by

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. Subsequently, he was contracted by his hometown club

Persiraja Banda Aceh Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kuta Raja, commonly known as Persiraja, is an Indonesian football club based in Banda Aceh, Aceh. They currently compete in the Liga 2. They play their home matches either at Harapan Bangsa Stadium or H. Dimur ...

as a manager for the Liga Indonesia Premier Division season 2008–2009. But, following funding issues, he decided to resign after the end of half season competition. From Banda Aceh, he move to

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and directly tied a contract for the club

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. For the 2010/2011 season, he returned to Persiraja Banda Aceh, where he led the club to become champions of 2010–2011 Liga Indonesia Premier Division. Persiraja then promoted to Indonesia Super League, but following internal conflict in Football Association of Indonesia, which resulted in dual competition, the club choose to play in

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. Towards the start of season 2011/2012 there was a rumour that Herry will move to

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, but he explained that he will stay at Persiraja Banda Aceh. In November 2014, he was punished by PT Liga for his involvement in the match fixing case between

and the team he managed

PSS Sleman Perserikatan Sepakbola Sleman ( 'Sleman Football Union'), or mostly known through its abbreviation PSS, is a professional football club based in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The club competes in the Liga 1 , the top ...

. He got a lifetime ban from participating in national football activities in Indonesia and a Rp. 200 million fine.

Legendary award

In April 2007 along with 21 other players, he received an Indonesia legendary player award, from the Football Association of Indonesia. This award was granted to the players who promote Indonesian football in the international arena.

Personal life

Herry is the oldest children of three, his sister is Herryana Kusumawati and his brother is Tony Hidayat. His parents are Qomari and Siti Salamah. Kiswanto is married to Tuty Heriyati and they have two children, Dony Prakasa Utama and Tania Natasya Berlian. He is known as a sporting and calm player, both within and outside the pitch. Before playing as a professional footballer, he was a bank employee. He said that he "take it easy with the government promise to give him a home as a reward for gold medal in 1987 Southeast Asian Games, which is never happen". Also, he feels sincere with only Rp 100000 or ($11) each month as his pension reward for national team player from the government. Now besides football manager, he's running a land transfer and house rent business.

Honours

Club

Yanita Utama *

Galatama Liga Sepak Bola Utama (English: ''Premier Football League''), commonly known by its acronym Galatama, was a semi professional football league in Indonesia, established in 1979 by the Indonesian Football Association, PSSI. Prior to the establishment ...

: 1983–1984, 1984 Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian * Galatama: 1985, 1986–1987 Bandung Raya *

: 1995–96

International

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Gold medal:

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References

External links

Persiraja website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kiswanto, Herry 1955 births Living people People from Banda Aceh Acehnese people Men's association football sweepers Indonesia men's international footballers Indonesian footballers Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian players Bandung Raya F.C. players Indonesian football managers PSS Sleman managers SEA Games bronze medalists for Indonesia SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 1981 SEA Games Competitors at the 1983 SEA Games Competitors at the 1987 SEA Games Competitors at the 1989 SEA Games Sportspeople from Aceh