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Former
West Ham and Chelsea striker Carlton Cole (R) and Persib manager Umuh Muhtar
hold up Cole's jersey during a press conference in Bandung, Indonesia on March
30, 2017
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Former West Ham United
and Chelsea striker Carlton Cole has signed for Indonesia's Persib Bandung, the
club announced Thursday.
AFP
report continues:
Cole
joined Persib just two weeks after his former Chelsea teammate and ex-AC Milan
and Real Madrid midfielder Michael Essien signed for the club -- the
highest-profile player to make the move to Indonesia for years.
Cole
signed a one-year contract for an undisclosed sum with Persib, owned by
Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir who is also president of Italian giants
Inter Milan.
Persib
finished fifth in last year's Indonesian Soccer Championship.
"We
will take the team to the next level. And I'll try to give my best," the
Englishman said at a press conference.
Cole,
33, who ended a brief stint with Sacramento Republic in the US last year, said
Essien's decision had helped pave the way for his move.
Persib
boss Teddy Tjahjono said: "One thing for sure by having Essien and Cole we
want Persib to be the champion this year, that's the main goal.
"But
actually there's another goal, a wider aim ... they can give and teach their
skills to our players."
Indonesian
football has been hit by crises including a 2015 dispute between the domestic
association and the government which led to FIFA banning the country from
international competition.
FIFA lifted the ban in May
2016.
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