Oktovianus Maniani (born 27 October 1990 in Jayapura,

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) is an Indonesian tarkam

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who plays as a winger for Liga 2 club

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. Popularly known simply as "Okto," he gained nationwide popularity in his early caps for the national team, mainly during the

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, where he is considered one of the contributing players along with teammate

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. He is considered one of ten Asia players that could hit in Europe by

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Personal life

Okto was born in Jayapura, Papua, to Benjamin Maniani, a

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, and Dorince May, both indigenous Papuans. Okto spent his childhood helping his father fishing in the beach of Hamidi, Papua. He is married to Meriam Magdalena Worumboy, and together they have 2 children, Benyamin Elia Maniani and Carien Christine Maniani.

Club career

On 23 December 2014, he signed with Pusamania Borneo. On 30 January 2016, he signed with Carsae. But due to administrative problems, he just appeared four times and then he became

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International career

His first cap for Indonesia was in a friendly match against

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on 8 October 2010, where he played as a substitute. His well performance in the match led him being placed in the starting lineup by coach Alfred Riedl in another friendly game four days later against

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where he scored his first goal for the national team. After the

, Okto is part of the under-23 team which competed in the Pre-Olympic Tournament and the

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Career statistics

International

International goals

Style of play

Okto is well known for his blistering pace and could easily exposed the opponent's defender via his powerful pace and speed.

Honours

Club

;Sriwijaya *

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: 2010 *

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: 2010

International

;Indonesia *

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runner-up: 2010 *

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Silver medal: 2011 *

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Silver medal :

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Individual

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Best Rising Star: 2008–09 *

Most Valuable Player: 2011

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maniani, Oktovianus 1990 births Living people Papuan people People from Jayapura Indonesian footballers Indonesian Christians Perserang Serang players PSMS Medan players Persidafon Dafonsoro players Persitara Jakarta Utara players Sriwijaya F.C. players Persiram Raja Ampat players Persiter Ternate players PS Barito Putera players Perseru Serui players Badak Lampung F.C. players Borneo F.C. players Arema F.C. players Persiba Balikpapan players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in East Timor Expatriate footballers in East Timor Indonesian expatriate footballers Indonesia youth international footballers Indonesia international footballers Association football wingers Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games Sportspeople from Papua