Marlon Maro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 21, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumaguete, Philippines | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Philippine Navy | |||
| International career | |||
| Philippines | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Philippines (women's) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Philippines (HWC) | ||
| ?– | College of Saint Benilde | ||
| 2011–2012 | Philippine Navy | ||
| ~2013 | Philippines (U18) | ||
| 2015– | Philippines (U23) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marlon Maro (born June 21, 1965) is a Filipino football coach and former international football player. He is the head coach of the Philippines national under-23 team since 2015.[1]
Club career
Maro played as a player for Philippine Navy.[2]
International career
Marlon Maro played as a defender for the Philippine national team. He was part of the 1991 squad that reached the semifinals of the Southeast Asian Games; the highest achievement of the senior team at said tournament before the football at the games became an under-23 tournament in 2001. At the 1993 Southeast Asian Games, Marlon Maro was designated as the captain of the national team.[1][3]
Coaching career
Philippines (women's)
Maro coached the Philippine women's national team from 2001 to 2007.[1][4]
College of St. Benilde
Maro is currently coaching the football team of the College of Saint Benilde which plays at the NCAA Football Championship. He led the collegiate team to its first NCAA title at the 2009-10 season ending San Beda College eight-year championship winning streak.[1][4][5]
Philippines Homeless World Cup
Marlon Maro, led the 2008 and 2009 Philippine squads that participated at the Homeless World Cup, a football competition for street children of several countries.[6][7][8]
Philippine Navy
During off-season of the United Football League in 2011, Marlon Maro was hired as head coach of Philippine Navy. Maro brought in civilian players, with some coming from San Beda College in an effort to boost the squad.[9][10]
Philippines U18
At the 2013 Kanga Cup, under the club name Carranz F.C., the Philippine U18 team, led by Maro, won the U18 male division of the youth tournament beating Capital Football Senior NTC in the finals; 1–0.[11][12]
Philippines U23
For the national team's stint at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, Maro was appointed head coach to lead the team, taking over from Australian Jimmy Fraser, as head coach.[1]
Other involvements in Football
Along with Aris Caslib, Maro organized the Ang Liga, an annual inter-collegiate football tournament in 2003.[4][13]
Honours
- College of St. Benilde
- NCAA Football Championship Champions: 2009–10
- Carranz F.C. (Philippine U18)
- Kanga Cup U18 Champions: 2013
Military career
Maro has served with the Philippine Navy retiring in 2008 with the rank of Sergeant.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e Santiago, Francis (30 May 2015). "Homegrown booters to prove something". Tempo. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ Atencio, Peter (8 November 1988). "Cebu booters on top". Manila Standard. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "The 1991 Philippine Men's Football National Team: Kings for a day". Football Philippines (January–February 2012 ed.). 28 February 2012.
- ^ a b c Icasiano, Nissi (25 May 2015). "Philippine U-23 SEA Games football roster named". Rappler. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ Tupas, Cedelf (20 February 2010). "Saint Benilde booters dethrone Red Lions". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Homeless booters vie in Australia". The Philippine Star. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ Mata, Elvira (17 December 2008). "Homeless footballers back from World Cup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "RP rips Luxembourg in Homeless WC". The Philippine Star. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ Olivares, Rick (23 October 2011). "Caligdong, Araneta show the way as Air Force strafes Navy in UFL". InterAKTV. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Air Force FC, Army FC & Navy FC: The strong, the few, and the proud are under siege". Bleachers Brew. inthezone.com.ph. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Under-18 Azkals emerge triumphant in Kanga Cup". GMA News. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Philippine Team bags the gold at Kanga Cup 2013". Embassy of the Philippines - Canberra, Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ Icasiano, Nissi (20 June 2014). "Collegiate teams vie for Ang Liga football title". Rappler. Retrieved 30 May 2015.