| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erol Fransiscus Xaverius Iba | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-08-06)6 August 1979 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Jayapura,Indonesia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back,Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PSBS Biak (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–97 | Diklat Papua | ||
| 1997–98 | Diklat Ragunan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Semen Padang | ||
| 2002–2004 | PSPS Pekanbaru | ||
| 2004–2006 | Arema Malang | ||
| 2006–2008 | Persik Kediri | 32 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Pelita Jaya | ||
| 2009–2010 | Persipura Jayapura | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Persebaya Surabaya | 38 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Persegres Gresik United | 17 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Sriwijaya | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Persepam Madura Utama | 17 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Indonesia U23 | ||
| 2006–2009 | Indonesia | 17 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Persitelbin Teluk Bintuni (head coach) | ||
| 2020 | Persiba Balikpapan (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Persipura Jayapura (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | PSBS Biak (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Erol Iba (born inJayapura,Irian Jaya, 6 August 1979) is an Indonesian former professionalfootballer. Best known for his speed, he was also noted for dribbling, passing and aggressiveness. He is currently the assistantmanager of thePSBS Biak.
Starting his football career in Papua Training and Education Center, Erol moved to Ragunan Training and Education Center in 1997. There he spent one year, before joining with football club from West Sumatera which played in Indonesian League,Semen Padang, in 1998.In this club, where he spent four years, Erol was remarked as one of the most talented Indonesian wing backs. The young star took his club as top ten club in the competition in 2000, and in 2001 he took Semen Padang to the semifinal phase of Indonesian league.His abilities soon attracted many clubs to sign him. In 2002, he signed a one-year contract withPSPS Pekanbaru, a club that was forming a dream team by signing many of Indonesian's famous players such asKurniawan Dwi Yulianto andBima Sakti.
However, he failed to repeat his good performance in Semen Padang as well as the club failed to be the top flight in the league.
Despite his poor performance, Erol was signed byBenny Dollo, currently the coach of Indonesian football team, who was at that time, the coach ofArema Malang, in which Erol spent three years from 2003 to 2006.
In this club Erol proved his talent by taking the club to become the champion ofCopa Indonesia in both 2005 and 2006.
Later on he joinedPersik Kediri after the departure of Benny Dollo fromArema Malang. In 2007 Erol signed a deal withPelita Jaya joiningFandi Ahmad, the ex–Singapore most famous striker, who is coaching for the club.
His form attracted attention from currentA-League sideSydney FC.
After 11 years playing in several clubs outside Papua, Erol, in 2009, return to his hometown playing forPersipura Jayapura, the 2 times Champion ofIndonesian Super League. He said that this was every Papua player's dream to be in the Persipura Jayapura Squad. His success in Indonesia League breaks a negative thought saying that Papuan players often fail when they are playing for another clubs outside Papua.
More interest came fromA-League sides, this timeNewcastle Jets, and Erol was linked with the Australian Side.
In January 2015, he signed withPersepam Madura United.[1]
He has played for theIndonesia national football team.[2] His first International debut in a senior national team squad was on 23 August 2006 at the2006 Merdeka Tournament. There he played for Indonesia againstMalaysia, where the teams tied 1-1.[3] AtAsian Cup 2007 he just played one time as a substitution player when Indonesia lost 0–1 toSouth Korea in the last game in group D.
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