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.
| 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) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Del Rosario played for the football team of the University of the Philippines.[1]
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]
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]
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]
Del Rosario died on November 20, 2020, after slipping and had a bad fall the day before.[1]
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