Andrés Soriano Jr. (May 3, 1926 – March 18, 1984) was a

Spanish Filipino Spanish Filipino or Hispanic Filipino ( Spanish: Español Filipino, Hispano Filipino, Tagalog: Kastílang Pilipino, Cebuano: Katsílà) are people of Spanish and Filipino heritage. The term may also include Filipino mestizos of Spanish ances ...

businessman best known as the chief executive of

San Miguel Corporation San Miguel Corporation (), abbreviated as SMC, is a Philippine multinational conglomerate with headquarters in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. The company is one of the largest and most diversified conglomerates in the Philippines. Originally fo ...

and A. Soriano Corporation (ANSCOR) from 1964 to 1984. He was a son of Andrés Soriano Sr.

Education

Soriano studied in the United States. He attended

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in New Jersey and the

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at the

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, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in economics.

Involvement in football

Soriano would inherit his father's advocacy in Philippine football, continuing

's (SMC) football programs. Succeeding Luis Javellana, he would become the longest serving president of the Philippine Football Association holding the position from 1969 to 1981. He would complement the PFA with support from SMC and would fund various programs including the grassroots program initiated by German

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. His support ended when he handed SMC over to Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. due to his detoriating health.

Death

Soriano died on March 18, 1984, at his residence in

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. He was 58 years old.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Soriano, Andres Jr. 1926 births 1984 deaths 20th-century Filipino businesspeople Filipino philanthropists San Miguel Corporation people Lawrenceville School alumni Wharton School alumni 20th-century philanthropists Filipino people of Spanish descent Presidents of the Philippine Football Federation