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A football player for Philippines Air Force F.C. and a member of the Philippine National Football team or the Philippine Azkals. Plays as a left winger. More popularly known by his nickname “Chieffy”.
Caligdong was born in the city ofIloilo, and in this province he was able to hone his football skills at an early age. Compared toManilawherein football and other sports play second fiddle to basketball, the hometown of Chieffy is football crazy. The sport is an integral part of their lives wherein children would play barefoot in the many grassy areas over there.
Personal Information
Date of birth: 28 September 1982
Place of birth: Pototan, Iloilo, Philippines
Height: 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position:Left winger
Twitter: @chieffy_13
Achievements
He made his international debut in the Tiger Cup in 2004. He has since then become a prolific scorer having 14 international goals credited to his name. Opponents always have to be wary of Chieffy’s powerful left boot. In the 2011 Long Teng Cup, he won the Golden Boot trophy as the top scorer of the tournament. He has been an integral part of the Philippine Football team and has greatly influenced the sport of football in the country. He currently plays Philippines Air Force F.C. in the Philippines.
A football player for Kaya F.C., and a member of the Philippine National Football team or the Philippine Azkals. Plays as a defender at either right back or center back.
Anton was born in America and has played football since his early years. Became a member of Burlingame High School team wherein he was inducted into the school’s hall of fame. Later he played for Skyline College and Notre Dame de Namur University. His older brother Armand was able to greatly influence Anton in his football career.
Personal Information
Birthday: December 23, 1981
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, U.S.A
Position: Defender
Height: 5’11
Twitter: @anton_delro
Achievements
Del Rosario has been part of the Philippine National team since 2000
Current Vice-Captain for Kaya FC in the Philippines
Debuted in 2004 against Myanmar in the Tiger Cup as a right back
Marielle is the Team Captain of the Philippine Women’s Football Team. She has been playing football since her early years, playing in Paref-Woodrose in high school and eventually De La Salle University in her college years.
She has been part of the National Team since she was 16 years old and has been a big part of their success. She has been dubbed as the David Beckham of the Philippines. The Women’s team or the Malditas as they are called, always seek her leadership in the pitch.
Photos Courtesy of Mon Lindo
Personal Information
Date of birth: October 2
Place of birth: Quezon City
Height: 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position: Midfielder
Twitter: @mariellebenitez
Achievements
Marielle has been playing in the Philippine National Team since 2003
She has been the Team Captain since 2005
2-time Silver Medalist in the Malaysian Invitational Quadrangular Tournament
Plays for the Loyola Meralco Sparks in thePhilippines, and is a member of the Philippine National Football team. Positioned at either Attacking Midfielder or Second Striker.
Mark started out his football career at Portsmouth. He has since been playing in thePhilippines. He started out as a member of Manila Nomads F.C., and then he eventually moved to the Loyola Meralco Sparks.
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Date of birth: 20 January 1992
Place of birth: Southampton, England
Height: 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position:Attacking midfield, Second striker
Achievements
Made his first appearance in 2011 for the Philippine National Team
Plays for the Loyola Meralco Sparks in the Philippines, and is a member of the Philippine National Football team. Positioned at either Left Back or Left Midfielder.
Mathew has made appearances for numerous clubs namely Portsmouth, Weymouth, Nottingham Forrest, and Bognor Regis Town. Made his first appearance for the Philippines in 2006.
Born in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture, Honda commenced playing football with Settsu FC, therestricted group, when he was a second-grader at main school. He united Gamba Osaka'syounger youth assembly but the group did not endorse him to their youth team. He moved into Seiryō High School in Ishikawa Prefecture and commenced playing for the school. He was one of the key players when Seiryō superior to the semi-final stage of the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament for the first time as a envoy of Ishikawa Prefecture. He was picked as one of the Designated Players for Development by J. League and JFA in 2004.
Porto’s FC striker Givanildo Vieira de Souza, also known as The Hulk, has a corresponding mythology about his anger, power and physical strength. In December 2009, The Hulk was accused of assaulting a match steward in the tunnel following a game between Porto and Benefica that earned him a 4 month suspension. Porto successfully appealed The Hulk’s suspension after the Brazilian striker had already missed 17 games. The Portuguese soccer federation ruled to reduce The Hulk’s suspension to three games, effectively nullifying it after the striker missed January, February and most of March 2010.
Personal Information
Date of birth: 25 July 1986
Age: 25
Country of birth: Brazil
Position: Attacker
Achievements
J. League Division 2: Top scorer 2007
Peace Cup: Top scorer 2009
Portuguese League: Top scorer 2010–11
Portuguese League Player of the Month: February 2009, September 2010, October 2010, November 2010, December 2010, January 2011
Born within São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Motta signed with FC Barcelona within1999 at age 17, from locally Clube Atlético Juventus, initially being assigned towards the B side. He ultimately graduated towards the senior team within 2001, making his former team debut onto three October against RCD Mallorca (3–0 house win). In the 2001–02 UEFAChampions League, Motta made seven impressions and assisted his team towards the semi-finals. Competition for continent within an already congested midfield meant that he was unable towards hold down a frequent site within the centre. In the 2002–03 seasonwithin La Liga, he appeared within a career-best 21 toys (with three goals), but Barça could alone cease within sixth grading, and also performed an meaningful portion within theconsecutive season's long UEFA Cup operate, whichw as ultimately ended via Celtic; withinthe former foot, a 0–1 loss within Glasgow (0–1 onto aggregate), he was posted off during half-time as soon as kicking out at negative goalkeeper Robert Douglas, whom was alsoguided the red card, within an incident that occurred within the tunnel.
Personal Information
Date of birth : 28 August 1982
Place of birth : São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height : 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position : Midfielder
Achievements
1997–1999 Juventus-SP
Senior career :
1999–2002 Barcelona B
2001–2007 Barcelona
2007–2008 Atlético Madrid
2008–2009 Genoa
2009– Inter
National team : 1999 Brazil U17, 2003 Brazil, 2011 Italy
Wayne Srhoj (born 23 March 1982 in Mareeba) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He is a central midfielder currently playing for A-League club Melbourne Heart.
Naum Sekulovski (born 14 May 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He plays as a left winger for the Persema Malang.
Cássio José de Abreu Oliveira known as Cássio (born January 8, 1980 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian professional football player who currently plays for Adelaide United in the Australian A-League.
