He was best known for his time in Persib Bandung where he spent ten years in the senior squad and three coaching stints.
His father R. Soendoro was a footballer who once played for VIJ Jakarta and would become chairman of Persib Bandung in 1950.
Soendoro started playing football in the garden in front of his house located in the Jalan Malabar, Bandung.
[6] Shortly after retiring from the playing field, Soendoro became Persib head coach with the task of getting the club promoted back to the Perserikatan Premier Division.
[8][9][10] On 16 October 2005, Soendoro was appointed as Persib head coach once more for the 2006 Premier Division[1] However, a poor start to the 2006 season saw his reign end very early.
[11] After retiring from coaching, he continues to run the UNI footballing school[12] On 3 March 2016, Soendoro died in a hospital in Bandung due to a chronic stomach ulcer.