Endang Witarsa

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Endang Witarsa
Personal information
Date of birth (1916-10-16)16 October 1916
Place of birth Kebumen, Dutch East Indies
Date of death 2 April 2008(2008-04-02) (aged 91)
Place of death Jakarta, Indonesia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
UMS 1905
Persija Jakarta
International career
Indonesia
Managerial career
1951–1957 UMS 1905
1962–1967 Persija Jakarta
1967–1976 Indonesia
1979–1996 Warna Agung
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Endang Witarsa (born Liem Sun-Yu (Chinese: 林順有; pinyin: Lín Shùnyǒu); 16 October 1916 – 2 April 2008) was an Indonesian former football player and coach. Witarsa trained as a dentist, but discovered that his passion lay with football. During his youth, he joined UMS (Union Makes Strength), a Chinese Indonesian football club, in 1948 as a halfback. When he retired in 1951, he became a coach. Witarsa received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Badan Liga Indonesia in October 2006 because of his dedication for nearly 70 years as a player and coach. Witarsa died on April 2, 2008, at Pluit Hospital, Jakarta.

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Endang Witarsa: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 May 1957 Djakarta, Indonesia  China 2–0 2–0 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 2 June 1957 Beijing, Indonesia  China ?–1 4–3 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 2 June 1957 Beijing, Indonesia  China ?–1 4–3 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification

*This is an incomplete list

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