Abdul Kadir (footballer)

Abdul Kadir
Abdul Kadir with Arseto in 1979
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-12-27)27 December 1948
Place of birth Denpasar, Indonesia
Date of death 4 April 2003(2003-04-04) (aged 54)
Place of death Jakarta, Indonesia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
0000–1968 Assyabaab Surabaya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1971 PSMS Medan 34 (23)
1971–1979 Persebaya Surabaya 107 (88)
1979–1980 Arseto 12 (6)
1980–1982 Perkesa 78 10 (3)
1982–1983 Yanita Utama 3 (4)
Total 166 (132)
International career
1966–1967 Indonesia U19 6 (5)
1967–1979 Indonesia 111[1] (70)
Managerial career
1983–1985 Yanita Utama
1985–1989 Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian
1989 Indonesia
1989–1991 Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abdul Sulaiman Kadir (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈabdul kaˈdir]; 27 December 1948 – 4 April 2003) was an Indonesian professional football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest Asian players in history and as the greatest Indonesian footballer ever.

He played as a winger in Indonesia's national team from 1967 to 1979.[2] Due to his agility in maneuvering the ball, Kadir got himself a nickname of "The Deer" (Indonesian: Kancil).[2] He is the record holder in terms of both appearances and goal scoring for Indonesia.[3] In December 2021, Kadir was confirmed by FIFA to have made 105 'A' appearances (111 as recognized by RSSSF) at the international level to become a member of the FIFA Century Club, the only Indonesian footballer to do so.[4]

  1. ^ Abdul Kadir - Century of International Appearances Archived 30 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Jakarta was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Indonesia - Record International Players Archived 4 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF.
  4. ^ FIFA Century Club - 1 December 2021, FIFA. Archived 20 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine