Former top goalie dies from cancer

Former top goalie dies from cancer

JAKARTA (JP): Former Indonesian Olympic goal keeper Paidjo
died at 59 at the Tebet Hospital in South Jakarta from prolonged
cancer yesterday.

Paidjo, a native of Malang, East Java, joined the national
soccer team for the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne as the
substitute for number one goalie M. Saelan. The Indonesians, 1954
Asian champions, sprang a surprise when they held the Soviet
Union to 0-0 in the Olympic preliminary round.

Raised by the Jakarta-based club Bintang Timur, Paidjo was
called up by national Polish coach Tony Poganik for the Olympics.
"He was one of the most talented players we ever had," Paidjo's
colleague L.H. Tanoto said.

The body of the national goalkeeper will be buried in the
Pondok Rangon cemetery, Cibubur, East Jakarta today. (amd)