| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Anton Edward Quimson del Rosario | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | San Francisco, California, USA | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kaya | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Skyline College | ||
| 2005–2006 | NDNU Argonauts | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006– | Kaya | ||
| National team | |||
| 2004– | Philippines | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Anton Edward Quimson del Rosario[1] (born 23 December 1981) is an American born Filipino footballer who plays as a right back or centre back for Kaya and the Philippines national team.
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Since the age six, Del Rosario has had a passion for football which his older brother and his parents were influential figures. He then played for a local team in the Hillsborough, California.[2] He eventually played football at Burlingame High School for four years[3] and was part of the varsity team which was the first CCS Champion Team at the school. In 2004 that Varsity CCS Champion Team of 1996-1997 was inducted into the Burlingame High School Athletic Hall of Fame which his older brother was also a part of.[4]
After high school, he continued his passion and played football in Burlingame, playing two years of football at Skyline College[3] and then two years at Notre Dame de Namur University.[5][6]
While living in the Philippines for a couple of years as a teenager, Del Rosario tried out for the Philippine national team. He was successful enough to get selected and has been involved with the national team since 2000.[2] Although he only made his debut on 8 December 2004 against Myanmar in the Tiger Cup.[7] He went on to play all the matches in that tournament as a right back[2] and has since become an integral part of the Philippine national team.[8]
Del Rosario scored his first goal against Brunei via a free kick from 30 yards in the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualifiers.[9]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 20 November 2006 | Panaad Stadium, Bacolod City, Philippines | Brunei |
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2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualification |
| 2. | 22 October 2010 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos, | Timor-Leste |
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2010 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification |
Del Rosario also has two own goals to his name; against Malaysia in the 2007 AFF Championship,[10] and against Turkmenistan in the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers.[11]
Del Rosario is the younger brother of former Philippine international footballer Armand del Rosario.[12] Del Rosario says that he is very close to his brother and credits him for turning football in his life.[2]
In 2007, Del Rosario was able to help Julie Loucks get into the Philippine women's national football team. Louks, a Philippine born American, was on the roster of the women's team at Notre Dame de Namur University at that time. Del Rosario informed and spoke highly of her to the coaches of the national team which led to successful tryouts.[13]