Kainun Waskito

Kainun Waskito
Personal information
Full name	Kainun Waskito
Date of birth	29 January 1949
Place of birth	Ponorogo, Indonesia
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1966	TC Salatiga
Senior career*
Years	Team
1967–1976	Persebaya Surabaya
International career
1967–1977	Indonesia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kainun Waskito (born 29 January 1949) was an Indonesian professional football player who played as a forward.[1] A legendary Indonesian footballer who is in the sixth place as the all-time top goalscorers for the Indonesian national team with 31 goals and is in the forth place as the all-time most appearances with 80 games.

Club career

Early career

Waskito started his career as a soccer player when he attended TC in Salatiga, Central Java. It was from there that his talent was then honed.

In 1967, he was then selected in the Persebaya Surabaya squad. He was joined by Abdul Kadir who is also an Indonesian football legend with him in the future.

1975: Kejurnas PSSI

His debut at the PSSI National Championship was very impressive. On October 22, 1975, he scored his first goal at the PSSI National Championship by scoring one goal and making it 5-0 for Persebaya when he met PSL Langkat. He also scored another goal when his team was able to win over PPSM Magelang 4–0 and held Persipal Palu 2–2. Each he scored 1 goal in one match. Finally Persebaya qualified for the quarter-finals by being in second place under Persipal Palu with the same points, namely 6 but losing on goal difference.

In the quarter-final match which was held at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Senayan Main Stadium, he was able to bring his team to a 7–0 win over Persema Malang. He scored two goals and his second goal also became the winner for his team. In other matches in the quarter-finals, he also scored a penalty goal in the 22nd minute against PSMS Medan and also against Persiraja Banda Aceh and his goal was also the equalizer. However, in the semifinal match which was held on Thursday, 6 November 1975, his team had to surrender to Persija Jakarta 2–0 through goals from Iswadi Idris and Risdianto. In the match for third place, he managed to bring Persebaya ahead of Persipura in 35 minutes while bringing his team to win 4–2.

International career

In 1971, he was selected to be included in the Indonesian national team squad which would prepare for the 1972 Olympics in Yangon, Burma.[2]

In the first match, namely March 20, 1971, Indonesia managed to win 4–0 over Thailand. Thanks to his pass to Iswadi Idris in the 26th minute, Indonesia managed to take a 3–0 lead and then closed with a goal from "Si Kancil" Abdul Kadir in the last minute of the second half. Then in the second game, Indonesia managed to beat India 4–2, but in the last match, Indonesia had to lose to Israel 0–1. And this result meant that Indonesia failed to qualify for the semifinals of the 1972 Pre-Olympic Games.

References

"Kainun Waskito - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
Rialdi, Irwan Febri (3 December 2022). "5 Pemain Timnas Indonesia dengan Rekor Caps Terbanyak, Ada Legenda Persija Jakarta". bolatimes.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.

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[1] "Kainun Waskito - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.

[2] Rialdi, Irwan Febri (3 December 2022). "5 Pemain Timnas Indonesia dengan Rekor Caps Terbanyak, Ada Legenda Persija Jakarta". bolatimes.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.