Arif Wicaksono Putra Profile, Indonesian Football Promotor With World Club

Arif Putra Wicaksono (Instagram/@infobolaindo_)

YOGYAKARTA - Arif Putra Wicaksono is one of the candidates for PSSI general chairman along with four other names. Arif is a businessman who is struggling in the field of sports. Many football lovers are curious about Arif Putra Wicaksana's profile.

The name Arif Putra Wicaksono has also become a public conversation because he is predicted to be a strong candidate for PSSI caketum. Arif is an old player in the world of football in Indonesia, especially in organizing cross-border or international events.

Arif often initiated the arrival of big clubs to Indonesia. In addition, Arif also with Nine Sport also contributed to facilitating young Indonesian players to study abroad. So what is Arif Putra Wicaksono's profile like?

Arif Putra Wicaksono was born in Jakarta on October 21, 1980. This 42-year-old man is Nine Sport Inc's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He started work with Nine Sport Inc since 2007.

Based on his Linkedin page, Arif Putra Wicaksono is an alumnus of Paramadina University in 2006. On that campus, Arif majored in advertising. Arif was previously better known as a basketball lover. But then he was interested in the world of football because he was optimistic that he could build a big Indonesian football market.

Arif Putra Wicaksono has twice run for PSSI chairman, namely in 2016 and 2019. However, his first registration had to fail because he was deemed insufficient to enter the field of Indonesian football, which was a minimum of five years. In 2023 this will be the third time he has registered as chairman of PSSI.

Arif Putra Wicaksono is known to have quite a lot of experience in the world of Indonesian football. Together with Nine Sport Inc, he became a promoter of well-known sporting events in Indonesia.

Arif began to initiate the arrival of world clubs to Indonesia, after organizing the 2007 Rasuna Cup national futsal championship. In 2013, Nine Sport collaborated with PSSI to hold a FIFA Matchday friendly match that brought together Indonesia and the Netherlands.

Arif and his colleagues also brought Chelsea to Indonesia in 2013. The giant club from the Premier League competed with the Indonesia All-Star which was filled by Indonesian Super League (ISL) players. Not only The Blues, Nine Sport also brought other big European teams, such as Ajax Amsterdam, Hamburg SV, Juventus, Sevilla, Espanyol, and As Roma.

Not only bringing out foreign teams to the country, but Nine Sport also brought Pro Duta and Mitra Kukar clubs to Europe. Nine Sport also brought the U23 national team to Italy and the U19 national team to Spain. Through the Players Development program, Nine Sport has also facilitated Evan Dimas, an Indonesian player to study at Espanyol in 2016. In the 2019-2023 period, Arif had offered the Club Licensing, Fans Management, and Video Assistant Referee (VAR) programs.

In the 2023 PSSI Caketum election, Arif Putra Wicaksono competed with four names who are also experienced in the world of football. The names of other candidates, namely Doni Setiabudi, Erick Thohir, La Nyalla Mattalitti, and Fary Djemy Francis.

Such is the review of Arif and four other candidates who passed the verification. He will compete in the election held at the Extraordinary Congress (KLB) on February 16, 2023. After failing twice, this time Arif feels ready and mature to carry out this important position.

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