Noel Surigao Marcaida (born December 14, 1980) is a Filipino football coach and former player. He is currently the

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of Loyola. Marcaida was a

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of the Philippines national team in the

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and the 2000 Olympic Qualifiers. As a head coach, he led Pachanga Diliman to the final of the

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. He then coached Kaya–Iloilo from 2017 to 2019, where they won the

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and achieved two second-place finishes in the league. He has also served in the coaching staff of the Philippines' national youth teams.

Career

As coach

Pachanga Diliman

Noel Marcaida coached Pachanga Diliman of the United Football League (UFL) and guided the club to the

final, where they lost to Loyola.

Philippines youth teams

In February 2014, he was appointed as the goalkeeping coach of the Philippines under-21 team for that year's

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. He was also goalkeeping coach for the Philippines under-19 team in the 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship and the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, both held in Laos. In February 2016, he was the head coach of Philippines U-19 during the 2016 China-ASEAN International Youth Football Tournament held in China.

Kaya

Marcaida joined

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in July 2016 as a goalkeeping coach and assistant to Chris Greatwich. After Greatwich's departure in 2017, Marcaida became the team's head coach. He led the club to win the inaugural

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as well as guiding the team to its runner-up finish in both

and

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seasons. Kaya also participated in the

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AFC Cup. He announced his departure from the club in January 2020 after his contract expired on December 31, 2019.

As technical director

As of February 2020, he is the

of Loyola. As of 2020, he is also serving as the academy director of GKMarks Academy, a football academy specializing in goalkeeping.

Personal life

Mark Jojo Marcaida, Noel's

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who is partially deaf and mute, played as a forward for the National University

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. Noel's involvement in football inspired Mark to take up the sport.

Honors

Coach

Pachanga Diliman * United Football League Cup runner-up:

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Kaya–Iloilo *

; runner-up:

References

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