Aji Santoso (born 6 April 1970 in Malang, East Java, Indonesia) is an Indonesian former professional footballer and football head coach. He was a left-back during his playing days, and was a regular for the Indonesia national football team and Persebaya Surabaya. He was also the caretaker manager of the Indonesia national football team in 2012, after the sacking of Wim Rijsbergen.
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| Full name | Aji Santoso | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | PSPS Pekanbaru (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1987–1995 | Arema Malang | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | Persebaya Surabaya | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | PSM Makassar | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Persema Malang | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Arema Malang | 24+ | (0+) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990–2000 | Indonesia | 46 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Indonesia U–17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Persiko Kota Baru | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Pra PON Jatim | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | POMNAS Jatim | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Persekam Metro FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | PON Jatim | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | POM ASEAN | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Persik Kediri | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Persebaya Surabaya | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Persisam Putra Samarinda | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Persema Malang | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Persebaya 1927 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Indonesia U-23 (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Indonesia U-23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Indonesia (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Indonesia U-23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Indonesia U-23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Arema | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Persela Lamongan | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | PSIM Yogyakarta | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Persebaya Surabaya | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Persikabo 1973 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | PSPS Pekanbaru | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Persela Lamongan | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | PSPS Pekanbaru | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 21 September 1997 | Gelora 10 November Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia |  New Zealand | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 29 August 1998 | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Myanmar | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1998 Tiger Cup |
| 3 | 31 August 1998 | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Thailand | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1998 Tiger Cup |
| 4 | 5 September 1998 | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Thailand | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1998 Tiger Cup |
| 5 | 6 November 2000 | 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand |  Philippines | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2000 Tiger Cup |
Honours
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Manager
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- Liga Primer Indonesia: 2011
- Liga 1 Runner Up: 2019
- East Java Governor Cup: 2020[2]
Arema
Individual
References
edit- ↑ "IFFHS MEN'S ALL TIME INDONESIA DREAM TEAM – 96".
- ↑ "Juara!!!". www.persebaya.id. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "Arema FC Juara Piala Presiden 2017". www.bola.com.
- ↑ Baru, PT Liga Indonesia. "Taisei Marukawa Jadi Pemain Terbaik Oktober 2021". ligaindonesiabaru.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ↑ Baru, PT Liga Indonesia. "Persebaya Boyong Tiga Kategori Sekaligus". ligaindonesiabaru.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ↑ "Daftar Penghargaan Liga 1 2021-2022: Persebaya Borong Gelar Individu". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). 31 March 2022.
