Endang Witarsa
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Drg. Endang Witarsa aka Liem Soen Joe or Liem Sun Yu (1916-2 April 2008), former Indonesian National Soccer (PSSI) Coach and former national team player.
Witarsa trained as a dentist, but soon discovered as a young man that his passion lay with soccer. He joined UMS in 1948 as a halfback. When he hung up his shoes in 1951, he became one of Indonesia's greatest coaches.
Witarsa received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Badan Liga Indonesia
in October 2006 (similar as Serie A
FIGC) because of his dedication for nearly 70 years as player and coach.
Witarsa trained as a dentist, but soon discovered as a young man that his passion lay with soccer. He joined UMS in 1948 as a halfback. When he hung up his shoes in 1951, he became one of Indonesia's greatest coaches.
Witarsa received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Badan Liga Indonesia
Liga Indonesia
The Indonesian football league system is a series of league system for association football clubs in Indonesia. Since 1994, Liga Indonesia is the league competition featuring association football clubs, as a result of two existing top flight football leagues merger: Perserikatan and Galatama...
in October 2006 (similar as Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
FIGC) because of his dedication for nearly 70 years as player and coach.