Emelio Caligdong

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Emelio Caligdong
Personal information
Full nameEmelio Asada Caligdong[1]
Date of birth (1982-09-28) 28 September 1982
Place of birthPototan, Iloilo, Philippines
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing positionLeft winger
Club information
Current clubGreen Archers United
Number5
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2002–2004Union Manila
2004–2012Philippine Air Force
2013–Green Archers United18(6)
National team‡
2005Philippines U-23
2006–Philippines(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2013

Emelio Asada Caligdong (born 28 September 1982), nicknamed "Chieffy",[2] is a Filipino footballer who plays as a left winger for Green Archers United in the United Football League,[3] and is the vice-captain of the Philippines national team. Formerly a player for the Air Force football club, he was an enlisted member of the Philippine Air Force.

International career

Caligdong made his debut in the 2004 Tiger Cup, playing all four matches and scoring three goals. Two of those goals came in the 89th and 92nd minute in the 2–1 win over Timor-Leste,[4] making it the first ever victory of the Philippines in the ASEAN Football Championship.

He has also played for the Philippines U-23 at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games and in the pre-SEA Games tournament where he scored against Myanmar and Timor-Leste.[5]

On the first match of the Philippines in the Qualifying playoff round of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification against Mongolia, Caligdong scored a goal in the 43rd minute.

On September 30, 2011, Caligdong scored two goals in a draw against Hong Kong[6] and two more goals on October 4 against Macau in the 2011 Long Teng Cup. Caligdong, who shrugged off injuries to score both goals against Macau, emerged the top scorer for the tournament, earning the Golden Boot trophy.[7][8]

On September 29, 2012, Caligdong scored a goal on the 34th minute in the last match of the 2012 Philippine Peace Cup versus Chinese Taipei which ended in a 3–1 score line. The Philippines got the championship title with a 3 win, no draw and no loss record.[9]

On November 27, 2012, Caligdong who came in as a substitute in the 2nd half and scored an important goal for the Philippines in a 1–0 victory against Vietnam in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup. The Philippines eventually finished second in the group stage and qualified for the semi finals with a 2 win, 1 loss record.

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

Honours

Club

Philippine Air Force
  • UFL Division 1: 2010, 2011
  • UFL Cup: 2009, 2011

National team

Individual

2011
2013
  • Philippine Sportswriters Association Mr. Football Title: 1
2011[10]
  • The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Awards: 1
2012[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Philippines roster – 2008 AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 
  2. ↑ "Athletes – RP Men’s Football Team". Mizuno Philippines. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 
  3. ↑ Decena, Karl (3 January 2013). "Azkals hero Chieffy Caligdong transfers to Green Archers". interaksyon.com. AKTV/TV5. Retrieved 3 January 2013. 
  4. ↑ "ASEAN ("Tiger") Cup 2004 (Vietnam)". RSSSF. 1 December 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 
  5. ↑ "Booters rip E. Timor" (reprint). Manila Times (Find Articles). 5 September 2005. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 
  6. ↑ Moore, Roy (30 September 2011). "Azkals hold reigning Long Teng Cup titlist Hong Kong to draw". GMAnews.tv (Global Media Arts). Retrieved 30 September 2011. 
  7. ↑ Cedelf P. Tupas (10:53 pm). "Under-23 PH Azkals prove worth; Caligdong earns Golden Boot". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 18, 2011. 
  8. ↑ Rick Olivares (October 5, 2011). "His name is Caligdong, Chieffy Caligdong". InterAKTV. Retrieved October 18, 2011. 
  9. ↑ Decena, Karl (29 September 2012). "Azkals dispatch Chinese Taipei to win Peace Cup, book historic victory". interaksyon.com. AKTV/TV5. Retrieved 3 January 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Phil, Chieffy share PSA football award". The Philippine Star. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-02-18. 
  11. ↑ http://philnews.ph/2012/12/12/chieffy-caligdong-awarded-with-toym-2012/

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