FI 07: Arthur Irawan - Europe, entrepreneurship and fighting back

Arthur Irawan is a rarity in Indonesian football.

He comes from Jakarta but received his education in the game in England, Spain and Belgium with the likes of Manchester United, Espanyol and Malaga. In 2017 he returned back home to spend his first full season playing in Indonesia.

But it was far from plain-sailing.

In this podcast he talks about his injury-hit time with Persija Jakarta last term, education abroad, Manchester United, his tech start-up, his religion, dealing with criticism on social media, moving positions and where he might play his football next season.

He discussed:

2:00 How he ended up at Manchester United’s academy

3:29 He famous team-mates at Manchester United

4:39 The differences between English, Spanish and Indonesian football

9:19 his spell in Belgium and his first major injury

9:59 Returning home

11:20 Signing with PSM in pre-season and Persija for the start of GO-JEK Traveloka Liga 1

12:20 Settling on right-back after moving around differe

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• No. of episodes: 12
• Latest episode: 2018-10-31
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