Putu Gede Suwi Santoso

Putu Gede Suwi Santoso
Personal information
Full name	I Putu Gede Suwi Santoso
Date of birth	1 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Denpasar, Indonesia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Persibo Bojonegoro (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1996	Persebaya Surabaya
1996–1997	Mitra Surabaya
1997–1999	Persija Jakarta
1999–2001	Arema Malang
2002–2003	Deltras Sidoarjo
2004–2006	Arema Malang
2007–2008	Persita Tangerang
2008	Persebaya Surabaya
2008–2009	Persekabpas
2010–2012	Persipro Probolinggo
International career
2000–2004	Indonesia
Managerial career
2013	Persipro Probolinggo (assistant)
2014	PSBK Blitar
2017	Persibo Bojonegoro
2018	Perseru Serui
2019	Babel United
2020	PSG Gresik
2021	Persekat Tegal
2022	PSS Sleman
2022–2023	PSMS Medan
2023	Arema (caretaker)
2023	Arema (assistant coach)
2023–2024	Persikab Bandung
2024–	Persibo Bojonegoro
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

I Putu Gede Suwi Santoso (born in Denpasar, 1 December 1973) is an Indonesian former footballer. He normally plays as a defensive midfielder. His name Suwi is derived from the first syllable of his father's and mother's name.

In 2007, Putu Gede moved to

Arema Malang, following Benny Dollo, Arema's coach who helped winning Piala Indonesia twice. In Arema, Putu become ever a captain and helped this club winning Piala Indonesia twice (2005 and 2006). Like Ansyari Lubis

, he has much experience, high flying hours and spirit leadership. With his position Putu look very easy contents of field when his team attack although get pressure from enemy's team.

As a captain he is not typical, he often provocated from the opponent or enemy in the field. However, he still have an own-plus, he can firing spirits his club teammates for winning a match.

After retiring from playing in 2012, Putu Gede was appointed assistant head coach of his last club

PSBK Blitar in 2014. in 2017, I Putu Gede take charge of Persibo Bojonegoro as a head coach.^[1]

Putu Gede is a former Indonesia national football team player.