Photo: PSJ TV / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I have a soft spot for Bambang Pamungkas, the striker Indonesians know simply as Bepe. Born in Semarang and standing only 170cm, he was never built to overpower defences, yet he scored relentlessly for Persija Jakarta and the national team across a long career. Southeast Asian football rarely gets discussed seriously elsewhere, but the burden of being your country's talisman is the same everywhere, and he carried it for years. His move into coaching, and his continued public presence through his own site, show a player invested in passing the game on. A forward who scores on instinct and heart, not size, is exactly my type.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bambang Pamungkas
- Name (Japanese)
- バンバン・バムンガス
- Reading
- ばんばん・ばむんがす
- Born
- June 10, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Monkey
- Origin
- Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
- Height
- 170 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Bambang Pamungkas born?
Born June 10, 1980 (age 46).
Where is Bambang Pamungkas from?
Bambang Pamungkas is from Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.
What does Bambang Pamungkas do?
Bambang Pamungkas works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Bambang Pamungkas?
Bambang Pamungkas is 170 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.