Profile Of Ronny Pasla, The Legendary Goalkeeper Of The Indonesian National Team Who Never Failed Pele's Penalty

Ronny Pasla while defending PSMS Medan in the Main Division of the United in 1971 (Facebook / Memory of the United, Galatama & Indonesian League).

JAKARTA - Sad news has enveloped the world of Indonesian football. One of the legendary goalkeepers of the Indonesian national team, Ronny Pasla, has died. The goalkeeper who once dismissed Pele's penalty died in Jakarta on Monday, November 24, 2025, early morning WIB.

Ronny Pasha was born in Medan on April 15, 1947, but he has strong Manado blood. Football is actually not his first sport, because previously he had explored the world of tennis.

While in charge of tennis, Ronny was even registered as a representative for North Sumatra for the VII National Sports Week (PON) in 1965 even though the agenda was canceled.

Not long after that moment, Ronny instead changed course to football thanks to his father's encouragement, Felix Pasla. His talent turned out to grow in this field when he was added to the Dinamo Medan club.

For a year in the world of football, Ronny successfully led PSMS Medan to win the Soeratin Cup (U-18). In 1967, the title was a trophy with PSMS and Persija Jakarta.

This brilliant achievement earned him a call to strengthen the Indonesian national team when he was only 20 years old. He even became a subscription to Yyang who was called up from many series of coaching eras.

Not only that, Ronny also recorded brilliant achievements because he succeeded in bringing the Indonesian national team to the Aga Khan Cup title in Bangladesh in 1967. In the same year, he also won the Merdeka Games champion in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Ronny's last achievement for Red-White was third in the Saigon Cup in Vietnam in 1970 and won the Sukan Party in Singapore in 1972.

During his time with the Indonesian national team for almost two decades, Ronny appeared very prominent. One of Ronny's most memorable actions was when the Indonesian national team tried out against Santos at the Senayan Main Stadium (now Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium) on June 21, 1972.

In that match, he managed to ward off the penalty kick for Santos and Brazil's star, Pele. Ronny was also one of the players who shined when the Indonesian national team trained against Manchester United in 1975 which ended in a 0-0 draw.

During his career as a footballer, Ronny was nicknamed the Indonesian Tigers because of his high and far jumps.

At the age of 40, Ronny then decided to hang up his gloves in 1987.

After no longer being a green grass star, Ronny decided to return to the world of tennis. He founded tennis club Velodrom Tennis School Jakarta and served as tennis coach at the club.