Firman Utina

Firman Utina
	Firman in May 2024
Personal information
Full name	Firman Utina
Date of birth	15 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Manado, Indonesia
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1993−1994	Indonesia Muda Manado
1995−1998	Bina Taruna Manado
1998−1999	Persma Manado
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2001	Persma Manado
2001−2004	Persita Tangerang
2004−2006	Arema Malang
2006−2008	Persita Tangerang
2008−2010	Pelita Jaya
2010−2011	Persija Jakarta
2011−2013	Sriwijaya
2013−2015	Persib Bandung
2016–2017	Sriwijaya
2017–2018	Bhayangkara
2018	Kalteng Putra
Total
International career
1998	Indonesia U19
2001−2003	Indonesia U23
2001−2014	Indonesia
Managerial career
2018	Bhayangkara (assistant coach)
2019	Kalteng Putra (academy director)
2020	PSJS Jakarta Selatan (manager)
Medal record
Indonesia
Asean Football Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Firman Utina (born 15 December 1981) is an Indonesian former professional footballer, he normally plays as an attacking midfielder. Throughout his career, Firman has played for several clubs in Indonesia, most notably winning league titles with Sriwijaya, Persib Bandung, and Bhayangkara.

At national level, Firman played for Indonesia in the under-19 and under-23 level, prior to his senior team debut in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Cambodia in 2001.^[1] After his debut, he became regular call-up to the national side for 13 years, participating in four editions of the AFF Championship as well as the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. In the latter tournament, he arguably put his best performance when he was chosen as man of the match for Indonesia against Bahrain in a group stage match, which Indonesia won 2–1 due to his contribution for Indonesia's goals.^[1] He captained Indonesia at the 2010 AFF Championship and was crowned the tournament's most valuable player.

Personal life

Firman Utina is Muslim who observes the Islamic month of Ramadan.^[2]

Career statistics

National team

Indonesia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2001	1	0
2004	5	0
2005	4	0
2007	7	0
2008	12	2
2009	4	0
2010	12	3
2011	10	0
2014	11	0
Total	66	5

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition ^[3]
1	13 November 2008	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Bangladesh	1–0	2–0	2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup
2	5 December 2008	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Myanmar	2–0	3–0	2008 AFF Championship
3	24 November 2010	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia	Chinese Taipei	2–0	2–0	Friendly
4	4 December 2010	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Laos	1–0	6–0	2010 AFF Championship
5	4 December 2010	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Laos	3–0	6–0	2010 AFF Championship
Correct as of 13 January 2017^[4]