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Zaenal Arief or Abo (born 3 January 1981) is an Indonesian retired professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
. He plays as a striker. He last played for Persepam MU in Indonesia Super League. He also played for
Indonesia national football team The Indonesia national football team ( id, Tim nasional sepak bola Indonesia) represents Indonesia in international association football. It was the first Asian team to participate in the FIFA World Cup, particularly in the 1938 edition as Dut ...
. His younger brother, Yandi Munawar, is also a footballer who currently plays for
Persib Bandung Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Bandung'), commonly referred to as Persib Bandung, or simply Persib, is a professional football club based in Bandung, West Java, which competes in Liga 1, the to ...
.


Club career


Persigar Garut

Arief started his career with his hometown club, Persigar Garut. He began his first team debut when he was 16 years old. Arief stayed with Persigar for one season.


Persib Bandung

In the 1998 season, he moved to
Persib Bandung Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Bandung'), commonly referred to as Persib Bandung, or simply Persib, is a professional football club based in Bandung, West Java, which competes in Liga 1, the to ...
. He rarely played because he could not compete with the senior players. He had only played until the 1999 season.


Persita Tangerang

In summer 2000, he was signed by
Persita Tangerang Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Tangerang ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Tangerang'), commonly known as Persita is an Indonesian professional football club based in Tangerang. They currently compete in the Liga 1. Their nicknames are ''Pen ...
. At this club he was starting to get rations to play. He debuted as a major player at the age of 20. In 2002, aged 21, he got the call to play with the Indonesian national team. Arief, who is now labeled "Sudag Caps," began to demand by many clubs. He remained in Persita until 2006.


International goals


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* * http://www.persib.net/squad/zaenal-arif/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Arief, Zaenal Indonesian footballers 1981 births Living people Indonesia international footballers Persib Bandung players Persita Tangerang players Persisam Putra Samarinda players Persikabo Bogor players PSPS Pekanbaru players Persepam Madura Utama players Persela Lamongan players Sundanese people 2007 AFC Asian Cup players People from Garut Association football forwards