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Jacob Sihasale
Sihasale in 1976
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-04-16)16 April 1944
Place of birth Ambon, Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies
Date of death 7 July 1983(1983-07-07) (aged 39)
Place of death Jakarta, Indonesia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1958–1960 PSA Ambon
1961–1966 Assyabaab Surabaya
1967–1969 PSAD Kodam IX
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1970 Pardedetex Medan
1970–1975 Persebaya Surabaya
International career
1961–1963 Indonesia U19
1966–1974 Indonesia 70 (23)
Managerial career
1980–1981 Indonesia (Assistant coach)
1982–1983 Yanita Utama
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jacob Sihasale (16 April 1944 – 7 July 1983) was an Indonesian professional football player who played as a forward. A legendary Indonesian footballer who is in the eighth place as the all-time top goalscorers for the Indonesian national team with 23 goals and is in the fifth place as the all-time most appearances with 70 games.

Club career

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Sihasale started playing football around 1958–1960, was selected as a PSA Ambon player. In 1961 he moved to Surabaya and joined the famous association, Assyabaab Surabaya, until 1966. Before moving to Medan, he played for 2 years for the PSAD Kodam IX association; then played for Pardedetex Medan, In 1970 he returned to Surabaya.

He succeeded in bringing Persebaya Surabaya to become runner up Perserikatan in 1971 and 1973. After losing to PSMS and Persija in the final respectively.

But unfortunately at the end of his career as a football player, he failed to bring Persebaya to the final round of the League after losing to Persija with a score of 2–0. Persija's goals at that time were scored by Iswadi Idris in the 68th minute and Risdianto in the 69th minute. But he also managed to score a goal in the match against PSBS which ended 1–1. He scored the opening goal in the 30th minute before Robby Binur equalized in the 73rd minute.

During his career as a footballer he has scored over 100 goals. After sustaining an injury to his leg in a friendly match between Persebaya and Ascot from Australia, at the end of 1975 in Surabaya, he retired from football.

International career

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Sihasale playing for Indonesia national team

The peak of his achievements was reached between 1966 and 1974, when he represented the Indonesia national football team in various tournaments, including: 1968 King's Cup and 1969 King's Cup in Bangkok; 1968 Aga Khan Gold Cup in Pakistan; 1969 Merdeka Tournament in Kuala Lumpur.[1]

In 1966, he was selected to be the Asian All Stars team together with Soetjipto Soentoro, Max Timisela, Iswadi Idris, and Abdul Kadir. They were the fastest quartet in Asia at that time.[2]

He also brought Indonesia to win the 1972 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament in Jakarta when in the final Indonesia managed to defeat South Korea with a score of 5–2. The goals came when Indonesia beat Sri Lanka with a score of 8–0. He scored three goals in that match.

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Indonesia 1966 1 0
1968 7 4
1969 8 5
1970 11 2
1971 14 3
1972 17 8
1973 10 1
1974 2 0
Total 70 23
As of 21 April 1974
Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sihasale goal.[3]
List of international goals scored by Jacob Sihasale
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Result Competition
1 17 August 1968 Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia 2  South Korea 4–2 1968 Merdeka Tournament
2 21 August 1968 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3  Burma 1–2 1968 Merdeka Tournament
3 29 November 1968 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 7  Malaysia 6–1 1968 King's Cup
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5 3 November 1969 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 10  Malaysia 3–1 1969 Merdeka Tournament
6 7 November 1969 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11  Singapore 9–2 1969 Merdeka Tournament
7 9 November 1969 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 12  Malaysia 3–2 1969 Merdeka Tournament
8 19 November 1969 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 13  Singapore 2–3 1969 King's Cup
9 21 November 1969 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 14  South Vietnam 6–0 1969 King's Cup
10 4 August 1970 Penang Island National Stadium, Penang, Malaysia 18  Hong Kong 3–1 1970 Merdeka Tournament
11 16 December 1970 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 26  Japan 1–2 1970 King's Cup
12 13 May 1971 Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 31  Malaysia 4–2 1971 President's Cup
13 11 August 1971 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 35  Philippines 3–1 1971 Merdeka Tournament
14 18 August 1971 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 38  Taiwan 1–0 1971 Merdeka Tournament
15 20 March 1972 Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Rangoon, Burma 42  Thailand 4–0 1972 Olympic Games qualifiers
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17 25 March 72 Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Rangoon, Burma 43  India 4–2 1972 Olympic Games qualifiers
18 11 June 1972 Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 48  Sri Lanka 8–0 1972 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament
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21 8 August 1972 National Stadium, SingaporeKallang, Singapore 53  Khmer Republic 5–0 1972 Singapore Festival
22 25 September 1972 Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 56  Philippines 12–0 1972 President's Cup
23 14 June 1973 Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 65  Malaysia 2–0 1973 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament

Honours

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Player

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Persebaya

  • Perserikatan runner-up: 1969–71, 1971–74
  • Surya Cup: 1975

Indonesia U19

Indonesia

Manager

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Yanita Utama

References

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  1. ^ Arsa, Radifa (4 May 2023). "8 Gelandang Legendaris Timnas Indonesia Sepanjang Masa: Tipe Sat Set 60-an hingga Playmaker Langka". Bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. ^ Susila, Abdul (17 October 2020). "Asian All Stars 1967–1968 Dikuasai Indonesia: Pemain Persija, Persebaya, dan Persib". SKOR.ID (in Indonesian).
  3. ^ Nazim, Samsun; Mamrud, Roberto. "Jacob Sihasale - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  4. ^ "Pesta Sukan Cup 1972". RSSSF. 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Indonesia - List of (Semi-)Professional Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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