Marnelli Dimzon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| c. 1998–2002 | FEU Lady Booters | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| c. 2003–2007 | Philippines | ||
| c. 2009 | Philippines (futsal) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2010– | FEU Lady Booters | ||
| c. 2014– | Philippines U14 (women's) | ||
Marnelli Salvador Dimzon (born November 22, 1979 in Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines[1]) also known as Let Dimzon is a former Philippine international footballer. Dimzon is the current head coach of the FEU Lady Booters and the Philippine girl's under-14 national team.
Career
Dimzon first played for the FEU Lady Booters when she was a second year college student at the Far Eastern University.[2] She helped FEU defeat De La Salle Lady Booters in the final of the football tournament of UAAP Season 64.[3] In 2002, Dimzon decided to stop her collegiate studies after failing to pass a pre-requisite subject in a previous semester.[2]
International
Dimzon was part of the Philippines women's national football team and played as early as 2003.[2]She was participated at the 2003 AFC Women's Championship.[4] She was part of the squad that played at the Southeast Asian Games in 2005[2] and 2007.[5]
Dimzon was also part of the national futsal team under head coach Emmanuel Batungbacal.[6]
Coaching
Sometime after putting her collegiate studies on hold in 2002, then women's national team head coach Marlon Maro offered her coaching assignments in the grassroots level.[2]
FEU Lady Tamaraws
Dimzon later served as assistant coach for the FEU Lady Booters under Malou Rubio from 2005-2009 and Kim Chul-soo in 2009. She was appointed as head coach of the FEU women's team in 2010. Under her watch FEU won three consecutive titles (UAAP Seasons 75, 76, and 77)[2] They also won in UAAP Season 73.
Philippines girls U14
Dimzon led the girl's under-14 national team to the finals of the AFC U-14 Girls ASEAN Regional Championship. The ended up as runner-ups of the tournament with Thailand beating them in the finals. The feat was the best performance of their age group.[7][8]
Honors
As player
- FEU Lady Booters
As Coach
- FEU Lady Booters
- Philippines U14
- AFC U-14 Girls ASEAN Regional Championship: Runner-up 2014
(*) Also Champions of the 2014 PFF Women's Cup, but the edition followed a 9-a-side format.
Personal life
Marnelli is married to Jimmy Dimzon in 2004 with whom she have a daughter. She resumed her collegiate studies in 2013 to finish her studies for a degree on financial management.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Women's Full National Team". Philfootballinfo.com. Philippine Football Federation. Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Quintos, Bea (6 February 2016). "Marnelli Dimzon is in a league of her own". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ Atencio, Peter (19 February 2002). "Golden goal earns FEU XI women's title". Manila Standard. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Women's football is hot". Manila Standard. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ Beltran, Nelson (30 November 2007). "Lady booters favored over Laos in SEAG opener". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ Olivares, Rick (9 February 2009). "Unfair Play". Bleacher's Brew. Business Mirror. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "AFC U-14 GIRLS REGIONAL C'SHIP (ASEAN): SINGAPORE 0-6 PHILIPPINES". Asian Football Confederation. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Despite second-place finish for U14 girls, future bright for PHL women's football". GMA News. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.