A legendary Indonesian footballer who is in seventh place as the all-time top goalscorers for the Indonesia national team with 25 goals in 56 games.

At the age of 14, he has strengthened Persekabpas Pasuruan and participated in the National Sports Week East Java football team in 1969.

For a decade, Risdianto has represented Indonesia in a number of tournaments and championships, including the 1981 SEA Games, which won a bronze medal along with Iswadi Idris, Abdul Kadir and Hartono.

He started his first professional club by joining UMS Jakarta, which was trained by Dr. Endang Witarsa.

Risdianto was the first Indonesian player to be signed by MacKinnon Mackenzie, a Hong Kong top-division team for the 1974–1975 season.