# Widodo Cahyono Putro

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. 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. Putro eventually led his team to be the most productive team in the league with 76 goals, and finishing second in the league. 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.

### Persita Tangerang

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

## Career statistics
### International

    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 |

## Honours
### Player

Persija Jakarta
* Liga Indonesia Premier Division: 2001
Petrokimia Putra
* Liga Indonesia Premier Division: 2002
Indonesia
* SEA Games Gold medal: 1991; Silver medal: 1997; 1999
Individual
* Liga Indonesia Premier Division Best Player: 1994–95
* AFC Asian Cup Greatest Goals Bracket Challenge

### Manager

Bali United
* Piala Presiden runners-up: 2018
Persita Tangerang
* Liga 2 runners-up: 2019