Widodo Cahyono Putro

Widodo C. Putro
	Putro in September 2011
Personal information
Full name	Widodo Cahyono Putro
Date of birth	8 November 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Cilacap, Indonesia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Persijap Jepara; (Head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1994	Warna Agung
1994–1998	Petrokimia Putra
1998–2002	Persija Jakarta
2002–2004	Petrokimia Putra
Total
International career
1991–1999	Indonesia
Managerial career
2010–2011	Indonesia (Assistant)
2012	Indonesia U21
2013	Gresik United
2014	Indonesia (Assistant)
2015	Persepam Madura Utama
2016–2017	Sriwijaya
2017–2018	Bali United
2019–2022	Persita
2022–2023	Bhayangkara
2023–2024	Deltras
2024	Arema
2024	Madura United
2024–	Persijap Jepara
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Widodo Cahyono Putro (born 8 November 1970) is an Indonesian former football player and head coach for Liga 2 club Persijap Jepara. Putro gained fame for scoring a goal with a bicycle kick in a match against Kuwait in the 1996 Asian Cup.

Club career

Widodo Cahyono Putro began his career in Galatama with the club Warna Agung, shortly before the first national professional competition, the Liga Indonesia. For the 1994–1995 season began he was transferred to league runners-up Petrokimia Putra Gresik. Following consistent success there, in 1998–1999 he joined one of the major Jakartan clubs, Persija Jakarta, and at least he gained Indonesia League trophy with Petrokimia Gresik in 2002 and he retired in their club whose make his name famous Petrokimia gresik.

International career

He received his first international cap in 1991 and retired from the Indonesia national football team in 1999, appearing in 55 matches.^[1] He was once again called to the national side for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon, but he did not make any appearances in the tournament. 1996 Asian Cup was the first time Indonesia qualified for the final round. In their first game against Kuwait, Widodo C Putro scored the first goal for Indonesia in the history of the tournament.

Managerial career

Bali United

On 10 May 2017, he was appointed as the head coach of Bali United.^[2] Putro eventually led his team to be the most productive team in the league with 76 goals, and finishing second in the league.^[3] On 29 November 2018, Putro decided to part ways with Bali United. There were some rumours stating that he left because of the dispute he had with Irfan Bachdim. However he stated that he was only following a clause in his contract that said the partnership would end if Bali United lost three in a row.^[4]

Persita Tangerang

On 18 January 2019, Putro was officially appointed as the new manager of Persita Tangerang.^[5] Putro eventually brought his team to promotion by finishing as Liga 2 runners up.^[6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 20 November 1999

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

**List of international goals scored by Widodo Cahyono Putro**
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 November 1991	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Malaysia	1-0	2–0	1991 Southeast Asian Games
2	6 December 1995	700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Cambodia	–	10–0	1995 Southeast Asian Games
3	4 December 1996	Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Kuwait	1–0	2–2	1996 AFC Asian Cup
4	7 December 1996	Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	South Korea	4–2	4–2	1996 AFC Asian Cup
5	24 February 1997	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Vietnam	1–0	1–0	1997 Dunhill Cup
6	6 April 1997	Gelora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Cambodia	1–0	8–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	27 April 1997	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Cambodia	1–1	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	13 June 1997	Sanaa, Yemen	Yemen	1–1	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	5 October 1997	Gelora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Laos	2–0	5–2	1997 Southeast Asian Games
10	5 October 1997	Gelora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Laos	5–1	5–2	1997 Southeast Asian Games
11	9 October 1997	Gelora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Malaysia	3–0	4–0	1997 Southeast Asian Games
12	27 August 1998	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Philippines	1–0	3–0	1998 Tiger Cup
13	29 August 1998	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Myanmar	2–1	6–2	1998 Tiger Cup
14	20 November 1999	Gelora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Cambodia	8–2	9–2	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification