Emelio Caligdong
Encyclopedia
Emelio Asada Caligdong nicknamed "Chieffy", is a Filipino
footballer who plays as a left winger for Philippine Air Force F.C.
and the vice-captain of the Philippines national team
. As a player for the Air Force football club, he is an enlisted member of the Philippine Air Force
.
, 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, 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
.. On September 30, 2011, Caligdong scored two goals in a draw against Hong Kong
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.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
footballer who plays as a left winger for Philippine Air Force F.C.
Philippine Air Force F.C.
The Philippine Air Force Football Club is an association football club serving under consisting of officers, enlisted personnel and civilians of the Philippine Air Force...
and the vice-captain of the Philippines national team
Philippines national football team
The Philippines national football team is the national football team of the Philippines and represents the country in international football. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation , the governing body of football in the Philippines....
. As a player for the Air Force football club, he is an enlisted member of the Philippine Air Force
Philippine Air Force
The Philippine Air Force is the air force of the Republic of the Philippines, and one of the three main services of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Its official name in Filipino is Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas....
.
International career
Caligdong made his debut in the 2004 Tiger Cup2004 Tiger Cup
The 2004 Tiger Cup was jointly hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia from 7 December to 16 January 2005 and participated by the national football teams of Southeast Asia....
, 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, 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
2005 Southeast Asian Games
The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27 to December 5 in 2005. The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the opening and closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila...
and in the pre-SEA Games
2005 AFF U-23 Youth Championship
The 2005 AFF U-23 Youth Championship was held from 29 August to 7 September in Bangkok, Thailand. This tournament was also known as the pre-SEA Games tournament, as the ASEAN Football Federation organized the event as a preparatory tournament for the nations competing in the Manila SEA Games in...
tournament where he scored against Myanmar
Myanmar national under-23 football team
The Myanmar national under-23 football team is the under-23 football team representing Myanmar at the Olympic Games, Asian Games, and Southeast Asian Games...
and Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste national under-23 football team
The Timor-Leste national Under-23 football team represents the Timor-Leste in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games and any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste, the...
.. On September 30, 2011, Caligdong scored two goals in a draw against Hong Kong
Hong Kong national football team
The Hong Kong national football team , represents Hong Kong in international association football events such as the FIFA World Cup, AFC Asian Cup and East Asian Football Championship. The team is represented by the Hong Kong Football Association....
and two more goals on October 4 against Macau
Macau national football team
The Macau football team represents the Chinese special administrative region of Macau in international association football. The team is supervised by the Macau Football Association . The Macau football team has a ranking that is one of the lowest among the FIFA members...
in the 2011 Long Teng Cup
2011 Long Teng Cup
The 2011 Long Teng Cup was the 2nd staging of the Long Teng Cup, an international football competition held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The tournament took place from 30 September to 4 October 2011.-Competing teams:...
. Caligdong, who shrugged off injuries to score both goals against Macau, emerged the top scorer for the tournament, earning the Golden Boot trophy.
International goals
- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 14 December 2004 Bukit Jalil National Stadium National Stadium, Bukit JalilBukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, is a 87,411 capacity all-seater, multi-purpose stadium that was built in 1998 to host the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-History:The stadium was built in 1...
, Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia1–1 2–1 2004 Tiger Cup 2004 Tiger CupThe 2004 Tiger Cup was jointly hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia from 7 December to 16 January 2005 and participated by the national football teams of Southeast Asia....2. 14 December 2004 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2–1 2–1 2004 Tiger Cup 3. 16 December 2004 KLFA Stadium KLFA StadiumKLFA Stadium or Kuala Lumpur Football Association Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the current home stadium of Kuala Lumpur FA, and also host home matches for Felda United FC. Former Malaysia teams that...
, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1–0 1–3 2004 Tiger Cup 4. 14 November 2006 Panaad Stadium Panaad StadiumThe Panaad Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located inside the Panaad Park and Sports Complex in Bacolod, Philippines. Owned by the Negros Occidental provincial government, it is used for football matches, and is the adopted home of the Philippines national football team...
, BacolodBacolodBacolod may refer to the following:*Bacolod City, the capital city of Negros Occidental, Philippines*Metro Bacolod*Bacolod, Lanao del Norte, a municipality in Lanao del Norte, Philippines*BRP Bacolod City , a transport ship of the Philippine Navy...
, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
7–0 7–0 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualification 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualificationThis 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualification was held in Bacolod City, Philippines between 12 November and 20 November 2006 for the lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia...5. 20 November 2006 Panaad Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines 3–0 4–1 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualification 6. 13 May 2008 Iloilo Sports Complex, Iloilo City Iloilo CityThe City of Iloilo is a highly urbanized city in the Philippines and the capital city of Iloilo province. It is the regional center of the Western Visayas, as well as the center of the Iloilo-Guimaras Metropolitan Area...
, Philippines1–0 1–0 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualificationThe qualification phase for the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup will see four teams advance to the finals to join four automatic qualifiers in the final tournament in India. Qualification was held from April 2 to May 28, 2008 in four different venues. Sixteen teams participated in qualification in four...7. 12 October 2010 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Taiwan TaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
1–0 5–0 2010 Long Teng Cup 2010 Long Teng CupThe 2010 Long Teng Cup is an international football competition held in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei from 8 October 2010 to 12 October 2010.The edition featured three senior national teams and Hong Kong national under-23 football team which was preparing for the 2010 Asian Games.- Round robin...8. 9 February 2011 Panaad Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines 1–0 2–0 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification 9. 3 July 2011 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila ManilaManila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, Philippines1–0 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 10. 30 September 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2–2 3–3 2011 Long Teng Cup 2011 Long Teng CupThe 2011 Long Teng Cup was the 2nd staging of the Long Teng Cup, an international football competition held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The tournament took place from 30 September to 4 October 2011.-Competing teams:...11. 30 September 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 3–2 3–3 2011 Long Teng Cup 2011 Long Teng CupThe 2011 Long Teng Cup was the 2nd staging of the Long Teng Cup, an international football competition held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The tournament took place from 30 September to 4 October 2011.-Competing teams:...12. 4 October 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1–0 2–0 2011 Long Teng Cup 2011 Long Teng CupThe 2011 Long Teng Cup was the 2nd staging of the Long Teng Cup, an international football competition held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The tournament took place from 30 September to 4 October 2011.-Competing teams:...13. 4 October 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2–0 2–0 2011 Long Teng Cup 2011 Long Teng CupThe 2011 Long Teng Cup was the 2nd staging of the Long Teng Cup, an international football competition held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The tournament took place from 30 September to 4 October 2011.-Competing teams:...