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Bienvenido Marañon credits Chieffy Caligdong for improvement even if they never met

Filipino naturalization candidate Bienvenido Marañon admitted he had a tough time acclimatizing himself to the Philippines when he first arrived in 2015. After a poor run of form by his standards, he decided to turn to Philippine football icon Chieffy Caligdong for inspiration.

"When I came to the Philippines, in my first month it wasn't easy. I didn't play really good, I wasn't happy with my performance," Marañon told the Game. "I was thinking about, 'what Filipino player is similar to me and is one of the best in the Philippines?' So I looked at Chieffy Caligdong and it's him."

At the time, the Filipino winger was in the twilight of his career and wrapping up his playing days with Green Archers United.

Marañon said studying Caligdong was transformative for him as a player.

"I went to Rizal many times to watch him, I watched many videos of him, and that made me play better," Marañon said. "So if you see me before I looked at him and after, you will see the change."

Caligdong scored 16 intern

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    Chieffy Caligdong

    Filipino football player and head coach

    In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Asada and the surname or paternal family name is Caligdong.

    Emelio "Chieffy" Asada Caligdong (born September 28, 1982) is a Filipino footballhead coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Ontario Development League Boys under-15 team, and also an assistant coach for North Mississauga SC's under-13 team.

    Caligdong played as a left winger for the Philippines national team, of which he is a former captain. At the club level, he played for Philippine Air Force and Green Archers United of the United Football League. At that time, he was also an enlisted member of the Philippine Air Force.

    After retiring, he coached Green Archers United, the Philippines' youth teams, and the Perpetual Altas.

    Early life

    Emelio Asada Caligdong was born on 28 September 1982 in Pototan, Iloilo.[2][3] He first played football when he was five years old and was encouraged to play by his brother Roberto, a m

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