Jacob Sihasale
.jpg) Sihasale in 1976 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 April 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Ambon, Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies | ||
| Date of death | 7 July 1983 (aged 39) | ||
| Place of death | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1960 | PSA Ambon | ||
| 1961–1966 | Assyabaab Surabaya | ||
| 1967–1969 | PSAD Kodam IX | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1970 | Pardedetex Medan | ||
| 1970–1975 | Persebaya Surabaya | ||
| International career | |||
| 1961–1963 | Indonesia U19 | ||
| 1966–1974 | Indonesia | 70 | (23) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980–1981 | Indonesia (Assistant coach) | ||
| 1982–1983 | Yanita Utama | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jacob Sihasale (16 April 1944 – 7 July 1983) was an Indonesian professional football player who played as a forward. A legendary Indonesian footballer who is in the eighth place as the all-time top goalscorers for the Indonesian national team with 23 goals and is in the fifth place as the all-time most appearances with 70 games.
Club career
[edit]Sihasale started playing football around 1958–1960, was selected as a PSA Ambon player. In 1961 he moved to Surabaya and joined the famous association, Assyabaab Surabaya, until 1966. Before moving to Medan, he played for 2 years for the PSAD Kodam IX association; then played for Pardedetex Medan, In 1970 he returned to Surabaya.
He succeeded in bringing Persebaya Surabaya to become runner up Perserikatan in 1971 and 1973. After losing to PSMS and Persija in the final respectively.
But unfortunately at the end of his career as a football player, he failed to bring Persebaya to the final round of the League after losing to Persija with a score of 2–0. Persija's goals at that time were scored by Iswadi Idris in the 68th minute and Risdianto in the 69th minute. But he also managed to score a goal in the match against PSBS which ended 1–1. He scored the opening goal in the 30th minute before Robby Binur equalized in the 73rd minute.
During his career as a footballer he has scored over 100 goals. After sustaining an injury to his leg in a friendly match between Persebaya and Ascot from Australia, at the end of 1975 in Surabaya, he retired from football.
International career
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The peak of his achievements was reached between 1966 and 1974, when he represented the Indonesia national football team in various tournaments, including: 1968 King's Cup and 1969 King's Cup in Bangkok; 1968 Aga Khan Gold Cup in Pakistan; 1969 Merdeka Tournament in Kuala Lumpur.[1]
In 1966, he was selected to be the Asian All Stars team together with Soetjipto Soentoro, Max Timisela, Iswadi Idris, and Abdul Kadir. They were the fastest quartet in Asia at that time.[2]
He also brought Indonesia to win the 1972 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament in Jakarta when in the final Indonesia managed to defeat South Korea with a score of 5–2. The goals came when Indonesia beat Sri Lanka with a score of 8–0. He scored three goals in that match.
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1969 | 8 | 5 | |
| 1970 | 11 | 2 | |
| 1971 | 14 | 3 | |
| 1972 | 17 | 8 | |
| 1973 | 10 | 1 | |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 23 | |
- As of 21 April 1974
- Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sihasale goal.[3]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Persebaya
- Perserikatan runner-up: 1969–71, 1971–74
- Surya Cup: 1975
Indonesia U19
Indonesia
- King's Cup: 1968; runner-up: 1969
- Merdeka Tournament: 1969; runner-up: 1971
- Pesta Sukan Cup: 1972[4]
- Jakarta Anniversary Tournament: 1972; runner-up: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975
Manager
[edit]Yanita Utama
References
[edit]- ^ Arsa, Radifa (4 May 2023). "8 Gelandang Legendaris Timnas Indonesia Sepanjang Masa: Tipe Sat Set 60-an hingga Playmaker Langka". Bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Susila, Abdul (17 October 2020). "Asian All Stars 1967–1968 Dikuasai Indonesia: Pemain Persija, Persebaya, dan Persib". SKOR.ID (in Indonesian).
- ^ Nazim, Samsun; Mamrud, Roberto. "Jacob Sihasale - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ "Pesta Sukan Cup 1972". RSSSF. 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Indonesia - List of (Semi-)Professional Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
External links
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