Bambang Pamungkas (born 10 June 1980), also known as Bepe, is an Indonesian

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and former

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. As a footballer, he predominantly played for

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and the

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. His natural position is striker. Bambang made his name in South East Asian football when he scored the only goal for Indonesia at the 2002

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semifinal against

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, and was the tournament's top scorer with eight goals. Bambang is considered to be an Indonesian living legend and most successful player in Indonesia. He is known with an outstanding header of the ball, and has a reputation for sharpness in the penalty box. He earn 85 caps and 37 goals with the Indonesia national team, and is perhaps the team's most popular player among its supporters. He was considered one of top ten Asian players of 2012 by

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Club career

Bambang played for several clubs around his hometown as a youth, before beginning his senior career with

. He was the club's top goalscorer in 1999–2000

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with 24 goals. In 2000, he joined EHC Norad in the Dutch Third Division. But after only 4 months he returned to Persija, the only Indonesian club he ever played for. Bambang helped his club to win the Liga Indonesia in

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, and he was awarded the accolade of that season's best player. Persija Jakarta narrowly missed out on winning the championship again in

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by one point. The following season Persija reached the 2005 final, but lost 2–3 to

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. Shortly afterwards Bambang accepted an offer to play in the Malaysian Football League with

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, along with national teammate

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. In his first season in Malaysia he won the

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, and

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, and became the league's top-scorer with 23 goals in 24 matches. During two seasons in Malaysia he scored 63 goals in four competitions:

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. Despite having scored a total of 178 goals in

, like Singaporean forward

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, Bambang lost his place in the nation team to foreign-born talents. In 2008, despite interests from English club

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, he opted to stay in Indonesia. In 2010, he had a trial at

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but failed to secure a contract. On 9 December 2013, he signed a one-year contract with

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. On 3 December 2014, Bambang moved back to Persija. On 17 December 2019, he announced his retirement from professional football after 19 years. His last match was a 1–3 away win for Persija against

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at the Tuah Pahoe Stadium. On 17 January 2020, a month after his retirement, Bambang was chosen to become Persija's manager.

International career

In 199,8 Bambang's international career began when he was selected to play for the Indonesian U-19 team. His tally of seven goals at the Asian Cup made him the competition's top scorer. He made his senior international debut the following year in a friendly match against

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, in which he scored one goal. Bambang has taken part in four

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campaigns (2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014), playing in 14 matches and scoring 3 times. Bambang has also been involved in three

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s: 2000, 2004 and 2007. He scored a goal against

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in the

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, in a match Indonesia won 2–1. In the

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, Bambang was the top scorer with 8 goals, but an injury ruled him out of the Indonesian squad for the 2004 event. He scored twice in the

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, once against

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and once against

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. In

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Bambang scored two goals in a match against Thailand, both from penalty kicks. He has scored a total of 12 goals in the

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, making him the 5th-highest goalscorer in

history.

Controversy

On 18 December 2011, following the match between

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and

, Bambang,

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and

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were involved in an assault on Hilton Moreira at his hotel, allegedly provoked by Hilton's behaviour during the match.

Personal life

Bambang is married to Tribuana Tungga Dewi, with whom he has three daughters: Salsa Alicia, Jane Abel, Syaura Abana. The second youngest of 7 children. he initially had no thoughts of becoming a footballer. He likes reading and cooking, and has ambitions to become a teacher or a chef once his footballing career is over. Bambang devotes some of his free time to charity work, promoting the Bambang Pamungkas Foundation that he set up to provide financial assistance and resources to schools in Indonesia. He is also involved in raising funds for children's cancer charities.

Public figure

As a well-known public figure, Bambang has appeared in many product endorsements, including for Biskuat, Ti Phone,

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, Bodrex, and Kuku Bima. The book ''Ketika Jemariku Menari'' details Bambang's life, career and teammates at club and national level, especially during the 2010 AFF Championship. Former Indonesiam national team manager Ivan Venkov Kolev comments in the book that Bambang is "a rare striker in Indonesia. Commitment and professionalism are the hallmarks of these players".

Summer Olympics

Bambang has been chosen as a torch bearer for

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flame passage through

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on 24 June 2012.

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Persija * Liga 1:

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Selangor *

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: 2005 *

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: 2005

International

;Indonesia *

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(1):

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:* Runners-up (3) :

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Individual

Top Scorer:

Top Scorer: 1999–00 *

Best Player:

Top Scorer: 2005 *

Best Foreign Player 2005 *

Top Scorer 2005 *

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Best Player:

*Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards favorite athlete: 2009 *

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Men’s All Time Indonesia Dream Team: 2022

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pamungkas, Bambang 1980 births Living people Javanese people Indonesian footballers Indonesian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Association football forwards 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Indonesia international footballers Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Persija Jakarta players Pelita Bandung Raya players People from Semarang Selangor FA players Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Competitors at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games EHC Hoensbroek players Sportspeople from Central Java