Nova Arianto

Nova Arianto
Personal information
Full name	Nova Arianto Sartono
Date of birth	4 November 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	PSIS Semarang
1995–1996	PSSI Baretti
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1998	Arseto Solo
1998–1999	PSIS Semarang
1999–2000	Persebaya Surabaya
2000	→ PSS Sleman (loan)
2001–2002	PSS Sleman
2002–2007	Persebaya Surabaya
2007–2011	Persib Bandung
2011–2012	Sriwijaya
2012–2015	Pelita Bandung Raya
International career
1996	Indonesia U18
2008–2010	Indonesia
Managerial career
2014–2015	Pelita Bandung Raya (Assistant coach)
2016	Madiun Putra
2016–2017	Bhayangkara F.C. U-21
2017–2018	Lampung Sakti
2019	Bhayangkara F.C. U-20
2019–2023	Indonesia U-23 (Assistant coach)
2020–2023	Indonesia U-20 (Assistant coach)
2021–	Indonesia (Assistant coach)
2024–	Indonesia U-17 (Head coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nova Arianto Sartono (born 4 November 1979) is an Indonesian professional football coach and former player of Chinese Indonesian descent who last played for Pelita Bandung Raya as a defender and currently works as the head coach of the Indonesia national under-17 football team and as an assistant coach for Indonesia national football team under Shin Tae-yong.

Biography edit

Nova Arianto, who is a Roman Catholic, played for a very long time in Persebaya before leaving for Persib. He is used to scoring goals from corner kicks. He has played 112 times for Persib and scored 8 goals. He is the son of Persibo Bojonegoro coach Sartono Anwar and Tan Djiet Nio.

Sartono Anwar is a well-known coach who led PSIS Semarang to win the 1987 Premier Division and became one of the national team coaches from the 1980s to early 90s.

Finally, Sartono Anwar, who has also trained UMS Jakarta (Galatama), BPD Central Java (Galatama), Assyabaab Salim Group, Petrokimia Putra, Arseto Solo, Putra Samarinda, Persibo Bojonegoro led Persisam Putra Samarinda.

International career edit

Nova made his debut for Indonesia in 2008 and has scored 1 goal against Thailand^[1] in the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup.

The problem is that he rarely starts the first eleven for Indonesia and usually stays in the bench. He could not play in the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup due to injury.