Budi Sudarsono (born 19 September 1979 in Kediri, East Java) is an Indonesian former footballer and a football coach. He is most recently the head coach of Championship club Sriwijaya. He played either as an attacking midfielder or a forward.

He played for Persik Kediri in the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage, where he scored two goals.

International career

He has made several appearances for the Indonesia national football team, and is best remembered for scoring goals in two consecutive Asian Cup tournaments. He opened his account by scoring a goal in the 2004 Asian Cup for Indonesia against Qatar in a group A game which Indonesia ended up winning 2–1. It was Indonesia's first ever victory in Asian Cup history since their first participation in Asian Cup 1996. His fans have nicknamed him Budi Gol, Budi Jancok, Kileng, Budi Drogba (for his resemblance to the Ivorian striker Didier Drogba), and Ular Piton (Python). He scored the only goal for Indonesia against Syria during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification in Jakarta in which Indonesia went on to lose 1–4 and lose the 2nd leg 0–7 and eliminated from the competition. Recently in December 2008, he scored hattrick and led Indonesia win 4–0 against Cambodia in AFF Suzuki Cup. He also scored a goal in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Kuwait in Jakarta which ended with the score 1–1.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Indonesia200120
200262
200350
2004112
200610
200792
200898
200931
201020
Total4815

Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Budi goal.

List of international goals scored by Budi Sudarsono
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 December 2002Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, IndonesiaVietnam1–02–22002 Tiger Cup
223 December 2002Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, IndonesiaPhilippines3–013–12002 Tiger Cup
331 March 2004Ashgabat Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat, TurkmenistanTurkmenistan1–11–32006 FIFA World Cup qualification
418 July 2004Workers Stadium, Beijing, ChinaQatar1–02–12004 AFC Asian Cup
510 July 2007Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, IndonesiaBahrain1–02–12007 AFC Asian Cup
69 November 2007Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, IndonesiaSyria1–21–42010 FIFA World Cup qualification
721 August 2008Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, IndonesiaCambodia2–07–02008 Indonesia Independence Cup
821 August 2008Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, IndonesiaCambodia3–07–02008 Indonesia Independence Cup
921 August 2008Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, IndonesiaCambodia4–07–02008 Indonesia Independence Cup
1021 August 2008Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, IndonesiaCambodia5–07–02008 Indonesia Independence Cup
115 December 2008Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, IndonesiaMyanmar1–03–02008 AFF Suzuki Cup
127 December 2008Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, IndonesiaCambodia1–04–02008 AFF Suzuki Cup
137 December 2008Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, IndonesiaCambodia2–04–02008 AFF Suzuki Cup
147 December 2008Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, IndonesiaCambodia3–04–02008 AFF Suzuki Cup
1518 December 2009Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, IndonesiaKuwait1–01–12011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Family

Budi Sudarsono is the eldest child of six in his family. His father is Saifulloh and his mother is Murwani.

Participation in national team

  • Pre-World Cup Qualifying 2001
  • SEA Games 2001
  • Tiger Cup 2002
  • Asian Cup 2004
  • AFF Cup 2006
  • Asian Cup 2007
  • Independence Cup
  • Grand Royal Challenge Cup 2008 Myanmar
  • AFF Suzuki Cup 2008

Honours

Persija Jakarta

Persik Kediri

  • Liga Indonesia Premier Division: 2006

Sriwijaya

Indonesia