Name of Coach : Gary J. White
Gary J. White, a UEFA “A” License coach, officially took the helm of the Matao, Guam men’s national football team in the early months of 2012. At the Guam FA, White also is the technical director, overseeing coaching development and the Guam FA National Academy, an elite program for youth players. Immediately prior to moving to Guam, White was the technical director for Washington Youth Soccer in the United States, assisting development within the Seattle Sounders organization, a professional club in the United States’ MLS. White also was the head coach for the British Virgin Islands national football team, as well as the Bahamas national football team in CONCACAF. He also served as a scout for Southampton and Portsmouth in the English Premier League. Before becoming a coach, White also played for Southampton FC in his youth days, Bognor Regis Town FC in the United Kingdom and as a professional for Fremantle City in Australia.
As of April 2013
The Matao, Guam men’s national football team, is composed of several professional and U.S. college athletes, as well as some local amateur players, with a young average age of only 23 years. The Guam men’s national football team earned its first win against a FIFA member nation against Mongolia in the 2010 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary competition, held in Guam in 2009. In the same tournament, the team defeated the Northern Mariana Islands and forced a 2-2 draw against Macau to qualify for the semifinal round. The team’s next victory over a FIFA member nation came two years later during the Pacific Games, a 2-0 victory over OFC’s American Samoa. In 2012, the team coined the nickname “the Matao” and under head coach Gary White, claimed two 3-0 victories over Macau. Guam rose to No. 178 in the FIFA World Rankings by October, Guam’s best ever ranking to date. In the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifier in 2013, the Matao defeated Chinese Taipei for the first time, winning 3-0, making the history books again.
As of April 2013
＞＞Ryan Guy
Position ：MF
＞＞Jason Cunliffe
Position ：FW
＞＞Shawn Nicklaw
Position ：MF
Name of Coach : Brett Maluwelmeng
Brett Maluwelmeng, an AFC “B” License coach, assumed the head coach position of the Masakåda, the Guam women’s national football team, in 2013, after assisting in 2012. Maluwelmeng also is head coach of the Mini Matao, the Guam 14 Boys national team, as well as the Junior Masakåda, the Guam U16 women’s national team. In 2012, Maluwelmeng was the head coach of the U12 division of the Guam Football Association National Academy, before being selected to take the helm of three Guam national teams this year. Maluwelmeng has been coaching in Guam since 2009, including a stint as the Guam U19 national team assistant coach.
Maluwelmeng is the Guam FA Men’s League Administrator. Up until 2012, Maluwelmeng also was the Guam FA Referees Administrator, serving a referee in two AFC U14 Festivals and also participating in several referee courses, most recently with the FIFA Technical Instructor Course in Japan last year.
Maluwelmeng is the former Guam national team goalkeeper, earning the position in 2005. Maluwelmeng was credited with two clean sheets for Guam – one against Mongolia, the island’s first ever victory over a FIFA member nation, and one against American Samoa in 2011. In the 2009 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary competition, Maluwelmeng received the Best Goalkeeper Award after the tournament. He played his final competition for Guam in 2011 during the Pacific Games in Noumea, New Caledonia.
Maluwelmeng currently plays for Quality Distributors in Division I of Guam’s Budweiser Soccer League.
As of April 2013
The Masakåda, Guam women’s national football team, is composed of local-based league and interscholastic athletes, as well as a handful of U.S. collegiate athletes, with a young average age of only 20 years. The Guam women’s national football team achieved its highest ever FIFA Women’s World Ranking in 2003, at No. 66, following a silver finish at the 2003 South Pacific Games in Suva, Fiji. The team lost 1-0 in the gold medal match against Papua New Guinea, but had recorded shut-out wins against the host nation, Vanuatu and Kiribati, and draws with Tonga and Tahiti.
The team’s most recent competition was the EAFF East Asian Women’s Cup preliminary competition in 2012. The Masakåda shut out the Northern Mariana Islands 6-0, but was edged by Hong Kong 4-3 in its next match.
As of April 2013
＞＞Paige Surber
Position：FW
＞＞Anjelica Perez
Position：MF
＞＞Simone Willter
Position：MF
