Nationality Filipino Successor incumbent Team Apps | Predecessor Jose Mari Martinez Years Team | |
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Full Name Mariano V. Araneta, Jr. Born 1953 or 1954 (age 62–63) Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo, Philippines Title President of the Philippine Football Federation | ||
Mariano V. Araneta, Jr. is a Filipino former footballer, sports executive, and businessman. He formerly played for the Philippines national football team and is the current President of the Philippine Football Federation.
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Early life and education
Araneta was born on 1953 or 1954 in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo. He played for his town's team in province-wide football tournaments held during the summer and Christmas season during his childhood. For his high school studies, Araneta attended the University of the Philippines Iloilo. For his collegiate studies, he took up Civil Engineering at the Diliman campus of the University of the Philippines. He was a varsity player for both the university's basketball and football team.
Collegiate
Araneta helped the football team of the University of the Philippines in winning three titles.
Club
Araneta won his first National League Championship title as part of the U-Tex football team. He then transferred to CDCP where he won another National League title. He later won six more titles for Philippine Air Force F.C..
International
Araneta played for the Philippines national football team from 1975 to 1985. He was part of the Philippine squad that played at the 1977 and 1983 Southeast Asian Games. In 1983, he also played in the Asian football qualifiers for the 1984 Summer Olympics. On the 32nd minute of the second leg of the preliminary round against Japan, he scored the solitary goal for the Philippines.
International goals
Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.Coaching
He served as head coach of the Philippines at the 1993 Philippine International Football Cup which was hosted at the Paglaum Stadium.
Football administration
Following the ouster of Jose Mari Martinez as the President of the Philippine Football Federation on November 27, 2010, Araneta was designated as the interim president of the football body. Almost a year later, Araneta was elected as President on November 26, 2011 at a PFF congress held at the Astoria Plaza in Pasig.
In February 2017, it was reported that Araneta is one of the eight candidates vying for the Asian Football Confederation's four spots at the FIFA Council. The four successful candidates are to be determined at the AFC Congress in May 2017 in Bahrain.