Indonesian Football Player - Boaz Solossa

Boaz Theofilius Erwin Solossa(born
March 16, 1986) is an Indonesian footballer. His
brother, Ortizan, is also a footballer. Boaz
plays at Persipura while Ortizan plays at
Persija. They met in a match at the 2005 Liga
Indonesia final, where Persipura beat Persija
3-2.
Nevertheless, Boaz was unable to perform for
Persipura for almost 6 months due to an
incident where he and his Persipura teammates
assaulted a referee officiating one of Persipura
matches in the 2004-2005 season. During the
time he was out of action, many considered his
skills to drop and his prospect wasted. This
resulted in the Indonesian national team
manager Peter Withe crossing his name off the
team list from the national team in 2006. He
also has a bad reputation due to his alcoholism,
which also contributed to his decline in form
over the past year although Boaz stated that
he is trying his best to quit and gain back his
place in the Indonesian national team.He is
absent at the Asia Cup 2007 cause Szeto Man
Chun tackle that broken his legs in friendly
match against Hong Kong.
Family
Boaz was born in the Solossa family, a well-
known family in the province of West Papua.
His uncle, Jaap Solossa, was the governor of
Papua before he died in 2005. Boaz was born in
a footballing family as well, being the youngest
of five children. Almost all of them were
professionals, including his brother Ortizan and
Nehemia Solossa1.
International career
Boaz is considered to be a bright prospect in
Indonesian football after performing brilliantly
in the 2004 Tiger Cup, where Indonesia was
defeated by Singapore in a home and away
match, which resulted in an aggregate score of
5-2 to Singapore. In the group phase, Boaz
managed to score 4 goals and along with Ilham
Jayakesuma, who scored 7 goals, both led the
top scorers chart. He is well-known for his
two-footedness, born as a left-footed but is
equally dangerous with his right.

National Anthem of Indonesia - Indonesia Raya

Indonesia Raya
(Great Indonesia)
Original Bahasa Indonesia Words
Indonesia tanah airku,
Tanah tumpah darahku,
Disanalah aku berdiri,
Jadi pandu ibuku,
Indonesia kebangsaanku,
Bangsa dan tanah airku,
Marilah kita berseru:
"Indonesia bersatu!"
Hiduplah tanahku,
Hiduplah negeriku,
Bangsaku, Rakyatku semuanya.
Bangunlah jiwanya,
Bangunlah badannya
Untuk Indonesia Raya!
CHORUS
Indonesia Raya, merdeka, merdeka
Tanahku, negeriku yang kucinta
Indonesia Raya, merdeka, merdeka
Hiduplah Indonesia Raya

INDONESIA

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia
(Indonesian: Republik Indonesia), is a nation of
islands that consists of 18,110 islands in the
South East Asian Archipelago. The capital is
Jakarta, formerly known as Batavia. Indonesia
(from Greek: indus = India nesos = islands) is
the world's largest archipelagic nation, and it
is bordered by the nations of Papua New
Guinea, Timor Leste, and Malaysia. With a
population of over 200 million, it is the world's
fourth most populous country and most
populous Muslim-majority nation. The region
was an important trade route to China, thriving
in trade of spices. Regional Hindu kingdoms
expanded religious and cultural influences of
Hinduism as well as Buddhism, and in the Middle
Ages, the islands came under the influence of
Islam. The region was colonized by the
Netherlands as the Dutch East Indies. The
people across many islands rebelled in the early
20th century against Dutch control. After a
brief occupation by Imperial Japan during World
War II, nationalists declared independence in
1945, and a united and independent Indonesia
was recognized in 1949. It was also recognized
by the United Nations in 1950. Indonesia is a
unitary state, and for most of its post-
independence history, was first governed by
Sukarno, leader of the national independence
struggle, and then under controversial and
authoritarian Suharto. Democracy was restored
following the revolution of 1998. Although the
national language is Indonesian and the
population is overwhelmingly Muslim, there are
several hundred diverse linguistic and ethnic
groups across the country, as well as other
religious communities. Although Indonesia's
economy is progressive and regionally
important, the problems of widespread
corruption, poverty, illiteracy, political
instability and regional separatism remain
major issues hindering national development.