Indra Mohammad Thohir[1] (born 7 July 1941) is an Indonesian former football coach who is best known for guiding Persib Bandung to two consecutive national titles, the 1993–94 Perserikatan and 1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division.
He completed his elementary and junior high school in Bandung, then continued his studies in the Academy of Physical Education, which was under the jurisdiction of the University of Indonesia.
[2] In 1990, Thohir was called by PSSI to become head coach of the Indonesia national under-16 team for the 1990 AFC U-16 Championship, held in the United Arab Emirates.
[2][3] Ahead of the inaugural season of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Thohir was again trusted as the head coach by Persib.
Persib started the competition with a loss, losing 1–0 to Pelita Jaya with the only goal scored by Yugoslav (now Montenegrin) striker Dejan Gluščević.
Their campaign ended when they failed to qualify out of their quarterfinal group, finishing last behind Ilhwa Chunwa, Thai Farmers Bank, and Júbilo Iwata.
During his tenure, the club managed to gain promotion to the Premier Division after winning the third place match against Perseden Denpasar 4–0 on 24 July 1997.
[5] In early 2000, Persib hired Thohir back as head coach to steer the club away from relegation trouble.
For the 2001 season, Thohir strengthened his squad with new arrivals such as Abdus Shobur, Luis Simoes, and Nana Setia.
Persib campaign came to an end when Reinald Pieters found the net for Persebaya in the 115th minute to seal the match.
[6] In 2005, Persib once again called Thohir back to his head coach role amidst disappointment with his predecessor Juan Antonio Paez's performance.
The club would have a slow start to the season but they slowly improved their form through Thohir's simple football philosophy.
Hopes of reaching the second stage came to end in the closing phase of the season, with a 1–1 draw with PSMS, a 1–0 defeat to Arema, and a loss to Persija Jakarta sealing their fate.