Bambang Pamungkas

Bambang Pamungkas
Bambang in August 2024
Personal information
Full name Bambang Pamungkas
Date of birth (1945-06-10) 10 June 1945
Place of birth Semarang Regency, Indonesia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
1988–1989 SSB Hobby Sepakbola Getas
1989–1993 SSB Ungaran Serasi
1993–1994 Persada Utama Ungaran
1994–1996 Persikas Semarang Regency
1996–1999 Diklat Salatiga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2005 Persija Jakarta 166 (92)
2000EHC Norad (loan) 14 (8)
2005–2007 Selangor 63 (42)
2007–2013 Persija Jakarta 192 (140)
2013–2014 Pelita Bandung Raya 24 (10)
2015–2019 Persija Jakarta 78 (24)
Total 536 (284)
International career
1999–2012 Indonesia 86 (38)
Managerial career
2020–2022 Persija Jakarta
2023–2025 Selangor
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Indonesia
AFF Championship
Runner-up 2000 Thailand
Runner-up 2002 Indonesia & Singapore
Runner-up 2010 Indonesia & Vietnam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bambang Pamungkas (born 10 June 1980) is an Indonesian football manager and former player. As a footballer, he predominantly played for Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia national football team. His natural position is striker. Pamungkas made his name in South East Asian football when he scored the only goal for Indonesia at the 2002 Tiger Cup semifinal against Malaysia, and was the tournament's top scorer with eight goals. He is regarded as one of the best striker in Southeast Asia and Asia.

Pamungkas is considered to be an Indonesian living legend and most successful player in Indonesia. He is known with an outstanding header of the ball, and has a reputation for sharpness in the penalty box. He earned 85 caps and 37 goals with the Indonesia national team, and is perhaps the team's most popular player among its supporters. He was considered one of top ten Asian players of 2012 by ESPN Soccernet.