[7] Bambang played for several clubs around his hometown as a youth, before beginning his senior career with Persija Jakarta.

Shortly afterwards, Bambang accepted an offer to play in the Malaysian Football League with Selangor FA, along with national teammate Elie Aiboy.

Despite having scored a total of 178 goals in Liga Indonesia, like Singaporean forward Indra Sahdan Daud, Bambang lost his place in the nation team to foreign-born talents.

[12] Bambang has taken part in four FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns (2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014), playing in 14 matches and scoring 3 times.

[14] In the 2002 Tiger Cup, Bambang was the top scorer with 8 goals, but an injury ruled him out of the Indonesian squad for the 2004 event.

Pamungkas is married to Tribuana Tungga Dewi, with whom he has three daughters: Salsa Alicia, Jane Abel, Syaura Abana.

[17] As a well-known public figure, Pamungkas has appeared in many product endorsements, including for Biskuat, Ti Phone, Nike, Bodrex, and Kuku Bima.

The book Ketika Jemariku Menari details Pamungkas's life, career and teammates at club and national level, especially during the 2010 AFF Championship.

Former Indonesiam national team manager Ivan Venkov Kolev comments in the book that Pamungkas is "a rare striker in Indonesia.

[18] Pamungkas has been chosen as a torch bearer for 2012 Summer Olympics flame passage through Calderdale on 24 June 2012.