Andy Atmodimedjo

Andy Atmodimedjo

Personal information
Full name	Andy Jozua Atmodimedjo
Date of birth	16 March 1967
Place of birth	Paramaribo, Surinam
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Puwa Nani (manager)
Youth career
1975–1980	Fajalobi
1980–1982	Tuna
1982–1985	Producers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1986	Producers	?	(?)
1986–1994	Robinhood	?	(?)
National team^‡
1983	Suriname U-20	4	(0)
Teams managed
1997–2000	Puwa Nani
2003–2004	Robinhood
2003–2005	WBC
2004	Suriname
2005–2007	Super Red Eagles
2006–2007	Suriname U-20
2007–2008	FCS Nacional
2008–2009	Boskamp
2010–2011	WBC (assistant)
2011	Puwa Nani
2016	IMT
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of (20:33, 11 January 2016 (UTC)). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of (20:33, 11 January 2016 (UTC))

Andy Jozua Atmodimedjo (born March 16, 1967) is a Surinamese football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of SVCB Randdistrict club S.V. Puwa Nani. He spent most of his professional playing career with S.V. Robinhood, winning four Hoofdklasse titles. He had previously played for Producers in the Hoofdklasse before joining Robinhood in 1986.

After retiring from playing, he went into management with Puwa Nani, followed by spells with S.V. Robinhood, WBC, Super Red Eagles, FCS Nacional, SV Boskamp, before returning to Puwa Nani in 2011. He has also managed the Suriname senior team and the under-21 team in the past.

Career

Born in Paramaribo, Surinam, Atmodimedjo began his playing career in the youth ranks of Fajalobi, where he played until 1980. That year he transferred to Tuna, where he played for two seasons, before joining Producers from Pontbuiten. In 1982, Atmodimedjo joined the youth of Producers, before making his Hoofdklasse debut in 1985. He would join S.V. Robinhood after only one season with the club, while also taking his first coaching position with Celtic U-20 competing in the SVCB Randdistrict. In 1986, he joined S.V. Robinhood, where he would play for the remainder of his career. He helped Robinhood win four titles in nine seasons with the club. ^[1]

International career

Atmodimedjo played in the youth ranks of the Suriname national team. He played for the under-20 team that made third place at the 1983 CFU Youth Championship. Having played on various youth levels, he never made any appearances for the senior team.

Managerial career

Atmodimedjo took his first coaching position as a player of Robinhood, coaching the youth teams of Celtic. In 1997 he took the managerial position with Randdistrict club Puwa Nani, where he would coach for four seasons. In 2003 he took an apprenticeship with Dutch club AFC Ajax. In the meantime he graduated from the KNVB International Coaching Course in the Netherlands, returning to Suriname and taking a coaching position with his former club S.V. Robinhood as well as Walking Boyz Company. Atmodimedjo helped WBC to win the league title and the Suriname President's Cup in 2004. The year which he was made the interim manager of the Suriname national team.^[2][3]

In 2005 he managed the Super Red Eagles in the Hoofdklasse, while managing the national under-20 team a year later at the same time.^[4] In 2007 he became the manager of FCS Nacional and then SV Boskamp a year later, before returning to Walking Boyz Company.^[5][6] In 2011 he resigned as manager, returning to Puwa Nani, competing in the SCVB Randdistrict but didn't stay there for long.^[7][8]After nearly 5 years he signed a contract to be a coach once again,this time with IMT.He will be the new manager of the 8 time Hoofdklasse champions which will begin in the 2017 season.He signed with IMT because of their intensions of going to the CL.

Honors

Player

Club

Robinhood

• SVB Hoofdklasse (4): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993

International

Suriname U-20

• CFU Youth Championship Third place: 1983

Manager

Walking Boyz Company

• SVB Hoofdklasse (1): 2004
• Suriname President's Cup (1): 2004

References

1. "Curriculum Vitae: Atmodimedjo, Andy Jozua" (PDF). Kabinet van de President.
2. "Bondscoachloos Suriname roept 29 spelers op". Natio Suriname.
3. "Atmodimedjo bedankt voor bondscoachschap". Natio Suriname.
4. "Andy Atmodimedjo: 'Wij gaan niet laf voetballen"". Suriname Nieuws.
5. "Gevolgen uitschakeling nationale selectie Suriname U-20". Mamjo.
6. "Atmodimedjo houdt het voor gezien bij WBC". NoSprang.
7. "Atmodimedjo voorlopig niet in topsectie". NoSprang.
8. "Copa Jawa voorronde overweldigend". Nieuws Suriname.