Rudy del Rosario

Rudy del Rosario (15 September 1969 – 20 November 2020[1]) was a Filipino football coach and footballer who played for the Philippines national football team and Kaya F.C..

Rudy del Rosario
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-09-15)September 15, 1969
Date of death November 20, 2020(2020-11-20) (aged 51)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Kaya F.C.
National team
1991–1997 Philippines
2001 Philippines (futsal)
Teams managed
?–2015 Kaya
2010–? Philippines (Homeless World Cup)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

College career

Del Rosario played for the football team of the University of the Philippines.[1]

Club career

Kaya F.C., which now plays in the Philippines Football League, was established in 1996 by del Rosario along with Bob Kovacs and John Rey Bela-Ong.[2][3] He was also served as a player with the club.[4]

International career

Del Rosario played for the Philippines national football team and was captain from 1994 to 1997. He was part of the Philippine squad for the 1991 Southeast Asian Games.[5] which won 1–0 against Malaysia, which was considered as an upset at the time.[1] In the 1994 Philippine Cup, a tournament held at the Rizal Memorial Club which the national team won, del Rosario was part of the squad that defeated South China A.A., Taipei Tigers and a Xiamen provincial selection. He also came out of retirement to play for the national futsal team at the 2001 AFF Futsal Championship.[4]

Coaching career

After his retirement, del Rosario served as head coach of Kaya F.C.[4] In 2010,[6] he was became the long-time coach of the Philippine squad which participated in the Homeless World Cup.[7]

Death

Del Rosario died on November 20, 2020 after slipping and had a bad fall the day before.[1]

References
  1. Olivares, Rick (20 November 2020). "Former Azkals striker Rudy del Rosario passes away". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. Guerrero, Bob (7 March 2016). "AFC Cup preview: Kaya FC's special anniversary moment". Rappler. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (20 November 2020). "Kaya Iloilo founder Rudy Del Rosario passes away". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. Fenix, Ryan (24 August 2011). "Kicking it with Homeless World Cup Team Philippines coach Rudy del Rosario". InterAKTV. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  5. Terrado, Reuben (20 November 2020). "PH football mourns loss of former national skipper Rudy Del Rosario". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. Carrion, Mike (31 July 2012). "Homeless World Cup Team PH sets eyes on Mexico". Rappler. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. "Rudy Del Rosario, former football star and longtime coach of PH Homeless World Cup team, passes away". GMA News. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.


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