Indra Wijaya
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.
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| Country | Indonesia (1974–2001) Singapore (2001–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 March 1974 Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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. In 2016, he started coaching junior players in Malaysia.