Nova Arianto Sartono (born 4 November 1979) is an Indonesian professional football coach and former player of Chinese Indonesian descent who last played for Pelita Bandung Raya as a defender and currently works as the head coach of the Indonesia national under-17 football team and as an assistant coach for Indonesia national football team under Shin Tae-yong.

Nova Arianto, who is a Roman Catholic, played for a very long time in Persebaya before leaving for Persib. He is used to scoring goals from corner kicks. He has played 112 times for Persib and scored 8 goals. He is the son of Persibo Bojonegoro coach Sartono Anwar and Tan Djiet Nio.

Sartono Anwar is a well-known coach who led PSIS Semarang to win the 1987 Premier Division and became one of the national team coaches from the 1980s to early 90s.

Finally, Sartono Anwar, who has also trained UMS Jakarta (Galatama), BPD Central Java (Galatama), Assyabaab Salim Group, Petrokimia Putra, Arseto Solo, Putra Samarinda, Persibo Bojonegoro led Persisam Putra Samarinda.

Nova made his debut for Indonesia in 2008 and has scored 1 goal against Thailand^[1] in the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup.

The problem is that he rarely starts the first eleven for Indonesia and usually stays in the bench. He could not play in the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup due to injury.

International goals

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No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 December 2008	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	1–0	1–2	2008 AFF Championship

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