Cristina Martinez Ramos-Jalasco is a sports executive and former international footballer.
Sporting career
Ramos-Jalasco was the first President of the Philippine Ladies Football Association (PLFA) which was established in October 1980 in
Baguio
Baguio ( ,
), officially the City of Baguio ( ilo, Siudad ti Baguio; fil, Lungsod ng Baguio), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", ...
herself.
The PLFA was later absorbed to the
Philippine Football Federation
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) is the governing body of association football in the Philippines. Established as the Philippine Amateur Football Association (PAFA) in 1907, the PFF is one of the oldest national football associations in ...
.
She was a member of the
Philippines national team from 1980 to 1986.
She was the
captain
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of the Edward Magallona-led squad at the
1981 AFC Women's Championship
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.
[ She also led the team to a bronze medal finish at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games] in the women's football event which was contested by only three teams.
She became involved in karate
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in 1992 and later became the Project Director of the Philippine Karate-do Federation.
The first female President of the Philippine Olympic Committee
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The POC is a private, non-governmental organization composed of and serve as the mother organization of all National Sports Associations (NSAs) i ...
was Ramos-Jalasco, having served the sports body from 1997 to 1999, when she was removed from the position following a leadership dispute. Her husband Godofredo Jalasco, then head of the Basketball Association of the Philippines
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was a part of an opposing faction which disputed her leadership.
By 2010, Ramos-Jalasco is involved with FIFA
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and the Asian Football Confederation
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as a committee member. She has also served as match commissioner since 2003[ for various international football matches. She was the match commissioner of the ]2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 5th edition of the tournament. It was held in Germany, who will also host the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup a year later from 13 July to 1 August 2010. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all ...
final between Germany
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and Nigeria
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.
Personal life
Ramos—Jalasco is the fourth child among five daughters. of former Philippine President
The president of the Philippines ( fil, Pangulo ng Pilipinas, sometimes referred to as ''Presidente ng Pilipinas'') is the head of state, head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of t ...
Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel Valdez Ramos (, ; March 18, 1928 – July 31, 2022), popularly known as FVR and Eddie Ramos, was a Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He was the only career military ...
and Amelita Ramos
Amelita "Ming" Jara Martinez-Ramos (born December 29, 1926) is a former First Lady of the Philippines. She is the widow of Fidel V. Ramos.
Early life
Ramos was born Amelita Jara Martinez to Rufino Martinez and Josefa Jara Martinez, both from ...
. She has three children with her husband, Godofredo Jalasco.[
]
References
Filipino women's footballers
Philippines women's international footballers
Cristina
Cristina is a female given name, and it is also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*Cristina (daughter of Edward the Exile), 11th-century English princess
*Cristina (singer), Cristina Monet-Palaci (1956–2020), American s ...
Filipino sports executives and administrators
Women FIFA officials
Fidel V. Ramos
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Women's association footballers not categorized by position
Children of presidents of the Philippines
Women association football executives
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