2008–2009 Philippines (HWC) Playing position Name Marlon Maro | Years Team Role Football player 2001–2007 Philippines (women's) Position Defender | |
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Date of birth (1965-06-21) June 21, 1965 (age 50) | ||
Place of birth Dumaguete, Philippines | ||
Coach Marlon Maro on winning the championship | Sports and Action Exclusives
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.
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- Coach Marlon Maro on winning the championship Sports and Action Exclusives
- Club career
- International career
- College of St Benilde
- Philippine Navy
- Davao Aguilas
- Womens national team
- U18 and U23 youth national teams
- Homeless World Cup team
- Other involvements in Football
- Honours
- Military career
- References
Club career
Maro played as a player for Philippine Navy.
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.
College of St. Benilde
Maro is coached 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.
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.
Davao Aguilas
Maro was hired in an interim basis in September 2017 to serve as head coach of the Davao Aguilas F.C. replacing Gary Phillips. His first match leading the Davao Aguilas was the 1-1 draw with Ceres-Negros F.C..
Women's national team
Maro coached the Philippine women's national team from 2001 to 2007.
U18 and U23 youth national teams
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.
For the under-23 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.
Homeless World Cup team
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.
Other involvements in Football
Along with Aris Caslib, Maro organized the Ang Liga, an annual inter-collegiate football tournament in 2003.
Honours
Military career
Maro has served with the Philippine Navy retiring in 2008 with the rank of Sergeant.