Indra Wijaya
Indonesian badminton player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indra Wijaya (Chinese: 陳甲寅; pinyin: Chén Jiǎyín; born 16 March 1974) is a former badminton player who initially represented Indonesia and subsequently Singapore. After his retirement, he started a new career as a coach.[2]
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Country | Indonesia (1974–2001) Singapore (2001–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1974-03-16) 16 March 1974 (age 50) Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wijaya was born in a badminton family, his sibling Candra, Rendra and Sandrawati was a former Indonesian player. Indra Wijaya played for Indonesia between 1995 and 2000; He was part of the national team that won the Thomas Cup in 1998. He subsequently moved to Singapore, becoming a Singapore permanent resident, and represented the country thereafter.[3]
After his retirement, Wijaya started a new career as a coach at the Candra Wijaya International Badminton Centre, after that he was accepted as a men's singles coach in South Korean team.[4] In 2016, he started coaching junior players in Malaysia.[5]