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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) has officially sacked Shin Tae-yong from his position as Indonesia national team coach, following rumors that he would be replaced. PSSI General Chairman Erick Thohir revealed that he had sent a cooperation termination letter to the South Korean tactician.
"Correspondence has been received regarding the termination of our relationship and I express my gratitude," said Erick Thohir at Danareksa Tower, Central Jakarta on Monday, January 6, 2025.
Erick said the change had to be made because PSSI needed a coach who could better implement strategies agreed upon by the players and with good communication. According to him, the composition of the new coach is important because coaching is not only leadership but also teamwork.
"We will overcome any shortcomings because of the World Cup goal," said the man who also serves as Minister of State Enterprises.
In the history of the Indonesian national team from the pre-independence era to the present, including Shin Tae-yong, Indonesia has had a total of 53 former coaches. As reported by Antara, the first tactician - at that time Indonesia was still called the Dutch East Indies - was Johannes Mastenbroek from the Netherlands from 1934 to 1938.
Mastenbroek coached the Indonesian national team in the 1938 World Cup with the status of the first Asian country to participate in the highest level of world football. However, the Dutch East Indies national team was inactive and passive in international events in the period leading up to independence, precisely after the era of Johannes Mastenbroek's coaching until 1951.
After the proclamation of independence, the Garuda team officially used the name Indonesia and its first coach was Choo Seng Quee, who served between 1951 and 1953. Since then, changes in coaches of the Indonesian national team have been commonplace. Both local and foreign coaches have filled the list for this position.
Here is a list of Indonesian national team coaches from the pre-independence era to the present, quoted from Antara:
1. Johannes Mastenbroek (1934-1938)
2. Choo Seng Quee (1951-1953)
3. Antun Pogacnik (1954-1963)
4. EA Mangindaan (1966-1970)
5. Endang Witarsa (1970)
6. Djamat Dalhar (1971-1972)
7. Endang Witarsa (1972-1973)
8. Wiel Coerver (1975-1976)
9. Antun Pogacnik (1977)
10. Suwardi Arland (1977)
11. Marek Janota (1979)
12. Wiel Coerver (1979)
13. Frans Van Balkom (1980)
14. Harry Tjong (1980-1981)
15. Endang Witarsa (1981)
16. Bernd Fischer (1981)
17. Iswadi Idris (1983)
18. M.Basri (1983)
19. Sinyo Aliandoe (1985)
20. Harry Tjong (1985)
21. Bertje Matulapelwa (1986-1988)
22. M.Basri (1989)
23. Anatoly Polosin (1990-1992)
24. Danurwindo (1992)
25. Ivan Toplak (1992-1993)
26. Anatoly Polosin (1994)
27. Romano Matte (1995)
28. Danurwindo (1996)
29. Henk Wullems (1997)
30. Rusdy Bahalwan (1998)
31. Bernard Schumm (1999)
32. Nandar Iskandar (1999-2000)
33. Danajaya (2000)
34. Benny Dolo (2001)
35. Ivan Kolev (2002-2004)
36. Peter White (2004-2007)
37. Ivan Kolev (2007)
38. Benny Dollo (2008-2010)
39. Alfred Riedl (2010-2011)
40. Wim Rijsbergen (2011-2012)
41. Aji Santoso (2012)
42. Nil Maizar (2012-2013)
43. Luis Manuel Blanco (2013)
44. Rahmad Darmawan (2013)
45. Jacksen F Tiago (2013)
46. Alfred Riedl (2013-2014)
47. Benny Dollo (2015)
48. Pieter Huistra (2015)
49. Alfred Riedl (2016)
50. Luis Milla Spanyol (2017-2018)
51. Bima Sakti Tukiman (2018)
52. Simon McMenemy (2018-2019)
53. Shin Tae-yong (2019-2025)
Shin Tae-yong was finally fired. The poor performance in the 2024 AFF Cup, where the Indonesian national team failed to advance and was defeated in Group B, is believed to have prompted PSSI to change the national team coach. In addition to being the worst AFF Cup edition for Shin Tae-yong, this performance also repeats Indonesia's negative records such as 2007, 2012, 2014, and 2018, which failed to qualify for the semi-finals.
Before his dismissal, Shin Tae-yong had led Indonesia to the semifinals of the 2024 Asian U-23 Championship and then qualified for the 2027 Asian Cup. Finally, his squad, bolstered by some naturalized players, qualified for the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The South Korean coach is credited with taking charge of Indonesia's senior national team on 57 occasions and the U-23 side on 21 occasions. He also took charge of the U-20 national team on 14 occasions and the U-19 national team on 18 occasions.
Bagus Pribadi contributed to the writing of this article.
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