Iswadi Idris (18 March 1948 in

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– 11 July 2008 in

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) was an Indonesian footballer. He was nicknamed "Boncel" because of his small, stature. He was captain of the Indonesian national football team from 1970 to 1980. He is the second all-time top scorer and second highest appearances records for Indonesia national team.Indonesia - Record International Players
- RSSSF.

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Iswadi first international appearances with Indonesia is in the 1968 Merdeka Tournament. Iswadi became captain of the Indonesian national football team in 1970. Together with

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and Jacob Sihasale, he was part of what was called "Asia's fastest quartet". He played in several positions, including right back and

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but mostly played in attacking positions alongside Abdul Kadir. With Indonesia, he won the 1968 Kings Cup, 1969 Merdeka Tournament, 1972 Jakarta Anniversary Cup, and 1972 Pesta Sukan. He last played for in the 1980 Olympic Games qualification. Overall he have played 97 times for Indonesia scoring 55 international goals.''

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Persija Jakarta * Perserikatan (3): 1973, 1975, 1978 *

Quoc Khanh Cup The South Vietnam Independence Cup ( vi, Quốc Khánh Cup) was an invitational football tournament in South Vietnam South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Việt Nam Cộng hòa), was a state in Southeast Asia that exis ...

(1): 1973

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King's Cup __NOTOC__ King's Cup (incl. translations), may refer to: Sports Football * Copa del Rey, Spanish for "King's Cup," the main national knockout tournament in men's football * King Cup (sometimes named King's Cup), Saudi Arabian men's football nati ...

: 1968 *

Merdeka Tournament Merdeka Tournament or Pestabola Merdeka is a friendly football tournament held in Malaysia to commemorate the Independence Day. The competition bears the Malay word for independence. As of 2022, it has been held 40 times, and decreasingly in r ...

: 1969 *

1972 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament The 1972 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament was an invitational association football tournament held from June 5 to 20 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Ten teams participated in that edition. Group stage Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ...

. * 1972 Pesta Sukan Cup

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