Aji Santoso (born 6 April 1970 in Malang, East Java, Indonesia) is an Indonesian former professional footballer and football head coach. He is the current head coach of Championship club de Red. He was a left-back during his playing days, and was a regular for the Indonesia national football team and Persebaya Surabaya. He was also the caretaker manager of the Indonesia national football team in 2012, after the sacking of Wim Rijsbergen.
International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 21 September 1997Gelora 10 November Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia2–05–0Friendly2 29 August 1998Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam1–16–21998 Tiger Cup331 August 1998Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam2–12–31998 Tiger Cup45 September 1998Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam2–13–31998 Tiger Cup56 November 2000700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand1–03–02000 Tiger Cup
Honours Player Arema Malang Galatama: 1992–93 Liga Indonesia First Division: 2004
Persebaya Surabaya Liga Indonesia Premier Division: 1996–97; runner up: 1998–99
PSM Makassar Liga Indonesia Premier Division: 1999–2000
Indonesia SEA Games Gold Medal: 1991; Silver Medal: 1997; Bronze Medal: 1999 AFF Championship runner-up: 2000; third place: 1998
Individual IFFHS Men's All Time Indonesia Dream Team: 2022
Manager Persebaya Surabaya Liga Primer Indonesia: 2011 Liga 1 Runner Up: 2019 East Java Governor Cup: 2020
Arema Indonesia President's Cup: 2017
Individual Liga 1 Coach of the Month: October 2021, December 2021 Liga 1 Best Coach: 2021–22
References
External links Santoso Profile