Kainun Waskito (born 29 January 1949), known mononymously as Waskito, is an Indonesian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the sixth highest all-time goalscorer for the Indonesia national team with 31 goals and the fourth most-capped player for the national team with 80 appearances.
Born in Ponorogo, Waskito joined Diklat Salatiga's youth system to began his football career before moving to Persebaya Surabaya in 1967.
Waskito had a remarkable season in with Persebaya Surabaya in the Perserikatan, where he achieved the distinction of being the top scorer of the competition. On 22 October, he scored his first goal of the season by scoring one goal and making it 5âÂÂ0 against PSL Langkat. He also scored another goal when his team was able to win over PPSM Magelang 4âÂÂ0 and held Persipal Palu 2âÂÂ2. Each he scored 1 goal in one match. Finally Persebaya qualified for the quarter-finals by being in second place under Persipal Palu with the same points, namely 6 but losing on goal difference.
In the quarter-final match which was held at Gelora Senayan Stadium, he was able to bring his team to a 7âÂÂ0 win over Persema Malang. He scored two goals and his second goal also became the winner for his team. In other matches in the quarter-finals, he also scored a penalty goal in the 22nd minute against PSMS Medan and also against Persiraja Banda Aceh and his goal was also the equalizer. However, in the semifinal match which was held on Thursday, 6 November 1975, his team had to surrender to Persija Jakarta 2âÂÂ0 through goals from Iswadi Idris and Risdianto. In the match for third place, he managed to bring Persebaya ahead of Persipura in 35 minutes while bringing his team to win 4âÂÂ2.
Waskito made his debut for Indonesia in the under-19 team, where he played a significant role in leading the team to a runner-up finish in the AFC Youth Championship in 1967. Throughout his youth international career with the Indonesia U19 team, he played a total of 6 matches and successfully scored 6 goals.
He was first called up by the senior team during the 1967 Merdeka Tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His debut took place on 11 August, in the opening match against South Korea, which ended in a 1âÂÂ3 defeat. His international debut goal occurred during his second cap while competing in the tournament semi-finals. He scored the only goal for Indonesia in a 1âÂÂ2 defeat against Hong Kong.
In 1971, he was selected to be included in the Indonesian national team squad which would prepare for the 1972 Olympics in Yangon, Burma.
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