Mariano Araneta

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Mariano Araneta
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Araneta in 2012
President of the Philippine Football Federation
Assumed office
November 27, 2010
Interim: November 27, 2010 – November 26, 2011
Preceded byJose Mari Martinez
Personal details
Born
Mariano V. Araneta, Jr.

(1954-11-09) November 9, 1954 (age 67)[1]
Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Association football career
Youth career
– Barotac Nuevo XI
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1975 University of the Philippines
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– U-Tex
– CDCP
– Philippine Air Force
National team
1975–1985 Philippines (~2)
Teams managed
1993 Philippines
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Basketball career
Career information
CollegeUniversity of the Philippines
PositionPoint guard
Number8

Mariano V. Araneta, Jr. is a Filipino sports executive, businessman and retired footballer. Araneta formerly played for the Philippines national football team. He is the current President of the Philippine Football Federation and a member of the FIFA Council since May 2017.

Early life and education[]

Araneta was born on November 9, 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.[2]

Basketball career[]

Araneta played for the UP Fighting Maroons basketball team for three years in the 1970s. He played as a point guard due to his football background. He was offered to play for a farm team of Mariwasa, a team in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA), by UP Coach Fely Fajardo so that after his graduation he would be part of the Mariwasa main team. However Araneta was not able to play in the MICAA when it was supplanted by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) in 1975 as the top-flight basketball league in the Philippines.[3] He decided to focus on finishing his studies in UP over playing competitive basketball.[4]

Football career[]

Collegiate[]

Araneta helped the football team of the University of the Philippines in winning three titles.[2]

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..[2]

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.[2][5][6]

International goals[]

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
September 7, 1983 National Stadium, Tokyo  Japan
1–4
1–10
1984 Football Olympic Tournament - Asian Qualification[6]
August 15, 1984 Senayan Sports Stadium, Jakarta  Iran
1–5
1–7
1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Coaching[]

He served as head coach of the Philippines at the 1993 Philippine International Football Cup which was hosted at the Paglaum Stadium.[7]

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.[8] Almost a year later, Araneta was elected as president on November 26, 2011, at a PFF congress held at the Astoria Plaza in Pasig.[9] He secured a second term in 2015.[10]

In February 2017, it was reported that Araneta is one of the then 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.[11] Three posts were in contention for male candidates while a single post for female candidates.[12]

On May 8, 2017, Araneta along with Zhang Jian of China and Chung Mong-gyu of South Korea secured their post by acclamation while Mahfuza Akhter Kiron of Bangladesh secured the sole FIFA Council slot in contention for women.[12]

On November 29, 2019, Araneta won a third term as PFF President in the elections held during the 16th PFF Congress. He was challenged by Negros Occidental Football Association President Ricky Yanson for the post. Araneta secured 23 votes from the PFF voting members in contrast to Yanson's 12.[10]

Other sports[]

Mariano served as the chef de mission of the Philippine delegation for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA Council". Archived from the original on August 11, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Olivares, Rick (January 5, 2011). "Mr. Football to restore the sport to its glory days". Bleacher's Brew. Business Mirror. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  3. ^ Morales, Luisa (June 3, 2020). "Philippine football chief recalls days with UP Maroons". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin (June 3, 2020). "Philippine Football Pres. Nonong Araneta played basketball for UP in UAAP". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Velasco, Santiago. "XVI Olympic Football Tournament (Qualifying Stage)". LinguaSport. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Japan 10 - 1 Philippines / Summer Olympics Qualifier". Japan National Football Team Database. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  7. ^ "Fegidero uses old magic on Malaysia". Bacolod: Manila Standard Today. May 13, 1993. Retrieved March 26, 2015. "We lack serious games which can only be attained in overseas tournament", said head coach Mariano Araneta
  8. ^ Olivares, Rick (November 29, 2010). "PFF Congress boots out Mari Martinez". Bleachers Brew. Business Mirror. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  9. ^ Terrado, Jonas (November 28, 2011). "Araneta re-elected". Tempo. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  10. ^ a b Murillo, Michael Angelo (December 1, 2019). "Araneta gets fresh term as PFF president". BusinessWorld. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  11. ^ "Shaikh Ahmad seeks re-election to Fifa council". Gulf News. Reuters. February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Four Asian Members Elected to FIFA Council". Asian Football Confederation. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  13. ^ "Philippine football chief appointed chef de mission to Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Rappler. August 13, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  14. ^ "Araneta: Team PHL staying the course in its Olympic preparation". BusinessWorld. February 7, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
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