1. Dan Palami was the general manager of the Philippine men's national football team from 2009 to 2024.
18 Facts About Dan Palami
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Dan Palami is credited for his contributions to the revival of football in the Philippines due to the national team's performance at the 2010 AFF Championship.
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Dan Palami studied at the University of the Philippines and pursued a degree in accountancy.
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Dan Palami studied law at the same university but stopped his studies during his fourth year to establish a railway company.
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Dan Palami owned Global FC from the club's inception until December 2017, when the club was sold to Alvin Caranzza of MacGraphics Carranz.
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In November 2009, Dan Palami was offered to handle the Philippine U19 national football team.
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Dan Palami accepted the offer to manage the team through the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.
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Dan Palami quit after a poor finish at the tournament only gaining a point against Guam.
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The Philippine Football Federation hired Dan Palami to be the manager of the Philippine national football team in December 2009.
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Dan Palami was hesitant in accepting the job at first but accepted the offer of the PFF after learning that the next major tournament, the 2010 AFF Championship, was months away, since he had more little time to prepare the U-19 team at the AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.
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Dan Palami is in charge of recruiting players and hiring the coach of the team.
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Dan Palami announced that he would be leaving his role with the national team on January 9,2024.
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Dan Palami was succeeded by former national team player Freddy Gonzalez.
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In late 2017, it was reported that Dan Palami would be involved in managing the Philippine youth teams in 2018.
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Dan Palami described the setup of the national youth team to the setup of the senior national team in 2010 when there was a lack of developmental plan and transparency on the selection of players.
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Dan Palami said he might get involved in the grassroots of football in the country.
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In 2007, Dan Palami ran for city mayor of Tacloban against Alfred Romualdez, son of outgoing mayor Alfredo 'Bejo' Romualdez.
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Dan Palami lost the election by a more than 22,000 vote margin.