Rusdy Bahalwan

Rusdy Bahalwan
Rusdy playing for Persebaya Surabaya in 1974
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-06-07)7 June 1947
Place of birth Surabaya, Indonesia
Date of death 7 August 2011(2011-08-07) (aged 64)
Place of death Surabaya, Indonesia
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1963–1968 Assyabaab Surabaya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1980 Persebaya Surabaya
International career
1973–1977 Indonesia
Managerial career
1985–1987 PSIL Lumajang
1990–1998 Persebaya Surabaya
1998 Indonesia
2000 Persewangi Banyuwangi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rusdy Bahalwan (7 June 1947 – 7 August 2011) was an Indonesian former football player and manager, who last managed Persewangi Banyuwangi.

Early life

Rusdy Bahalwan was born on 7 June 1947 in Surabaya to Ali Bahalwan and Rugaiyah Baadillah. He graduated from SMA Negeri 6 Surabaya in 1966. He was then accepted at the Faculty of Economics, Airlangga University in 1967 before finally deciding to drop out and focus on his football career.[1]

Career

Rusdy started his football career from Assyabaab Surabaya in 1963 and played as a right-back. In the period 1970–1979 he strengthened Persebaya Surabaya and won the Perserikatan trophy in 1976.[2]

In 1972, Rusdy was called into the PSSI B national team. A year later he was called into the Indonesia national team along with four other Persebaya players; Abdul Kadir, Kainun Waskito, Jacob Sihasale and Budi Santoso.[3] They were trained by Djamiat Dalhar to prepare for the 1972 Merdeka Tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the Jakarta Anniversary Tournament.[4]

After retiring as a player, Rusdy was appointed as Persebaya's coach and led the club to win the 1996–97 Liga Indonesia Premier Division. The players he coached at that time included Jacksen F. Tiago, Carlos de Mello and Eri Irianto.[5] Having coached the Indonesia national team in the 1998 Tiger Cup,[6] Rusdy was last recorded as the coach of Persewangi Banyuwangi in 2000.[7]

Later years and death

Rusdy died on 7 August 2011 at his home on Tenggilis Mejoyo Street, Surabaya.[8] He died of a stroke that he had suffered since 2004. He also suffered from a degenerative disease and died at the age of 64, leaving behind a wife and three children: Irfan Bahalwan, Khaira Imandina Bahalwan and Ikhwannurdin Bahalwan.[9]

References

  1. ^ Wirawan, Oryza A. (8 August 2022). "Warisan Rusdi Bahalwan". Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ "RUSDY BAHALWAN, KAPTEN PERSEBAYA ERA70-AN". Archived from the original on 13 June 2023.
  3. ^ "RUSDY BAHALWAN: PERSEBAYA RINDU PADAMU". surabayastory.com.
  4. ^ "Rusdy Bahalwan, dan Moralitas Sepak Bola". mdindonesia.id. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Rusdi Bahalwan, Filsuf Total Football Persebaya dan Surabaya". skor.id.
  6. ^ "Rusdy Bahalwan dan Misteri Sepak Bola Gajah". inilah.com.
  7. ^ "Rusdy Bahalwan; Sosok Pelatih Sekaligus Ustad". kompasiana.com.
  8. ^ "Mengenang Kembali Sosok Rusdy Bahalwan Melalui Sang Istri".
  9. ^ "Rusdy Bahalwan di Mata Pemainnya". kompas.com.


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