Mursyid Effendi

Mursyid Effendi
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-04-23) 23 April 1972
Place of birth Indonesia
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2007 Persebaya Surabaya 298 (38)
2007 Persiku Kudus
International career
1998 Indonesia 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mursyid Effendi (born 23 April 1972) is an Indonesian football coach and former player who played as a defender. He currently works as a coach at Liga 4 (Indonesia) club Persiga Trenggalek.

Club career

Effendi played club football for Persebaya Surabaya between 1994 and 2007,[1] winning two Liga Indonesia Premier Division titles and two Liga Indonesia First Division titles with the club.[2][3][4][5] He was banned from playing for Persebaya Surabaya during the 1998–99 season for intentionally scoring an own goal while playing for Indonesia.[6]

He joined Persiku Kudus in 2007 and retired at the end of the year.[1]

International career

In 1998, Effendi earned a total of five caps for the Indonesia national team.[1] He debuted during the 1998 AFF Championship on 27 August 1998 during the 3–0 victory against the Philippines.[7]

On 31 August 1998, while playing for Indonesia in the third 1998 AFF Championship group match against Thailand, Effendi deliberately scored an own goal to affect the outcome of the match;[8] he was banned for life from international football by FIFA after the conclusion of the tournament.[9][10][11][12]

Despite the controversial own goal, he still won a bronze medal with Indonesia during the 1998 AFF Championship.[6]

Coaching career

Effendi has been the assistant coach of several Indonesian clubs such as Persida Sidoarjo, Porda Surabaya, Mitra Surabaya, Persidafon Dafonsoro and Persebaya IPL.[13]

He became a coach at Persiga Trenggalek in 2021.[14]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 3 September 1988[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Indonesia 1988 5 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Persebaya Surabaya

Indonesia

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mursyid Effendi at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ a b "LI 1996-1997". RSSSF. 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Indonesia 2004". RSSSF.
  4. ^ a b c "Indonesia 2003". RSSSF.
  5. ^ a b "Indonesia 2006". RSSSF.
  6. ^ a b "Flash Back: AFF Championship 1998 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Indonesia vs. Philippines 1998-08-27". National Football Teams.
  8. ^ "Indonesia vs. Thailand 1998-08-31". National Football Teams.
  9. ^ Bill Edgar (17 July 2006). "Hilarity and tragedy: curse of the own goal". The Times. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007.
  10. ^ Georgina Turner and Will Roberts (14 July 2004). "Was Zidane the first on-pitch puker?". The Guardian. London.
  11. ^ "The most bizarre goals". The Independent. London. 27 September 2010.
  12. ^ "First XI: Own goals - ESPN FC". ESPN. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Profil Mursyid Effendi, Pemain Timnas Indonesia yang Sengaja Bunuh Diri di Piala Tiger 1998 (in Indonesian)". SINDOnews Sports. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Fix! Persiga Trenggalek Ikut Liga 3 2021, Mursyid Effendi Kembali Ditunjuk Sebagai Pelatih". indonesiasatu.co.id. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Flash Back: AFF Championship 1998 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 22 June 2021.