Mark Mangune is a former (volunteer) Liaison & Recruitment Officer for the Philippine Football Federation. He had over 700 prospects throughout North America and about 67 of them have now been capped for the youth and senior WNT. Some of his notable finds if you will were - Jesse Shugg, Marisa Park, Joana Houplin-Michaelson, Raylene Larot, Alexa Diaz, and Hanna Parado. 5 of the players he scouted were part of the Asian Cup team that qualified for the World Cup namely, Hali Long, Jessica Miclat, Sofia Harrison, Tara Shelton and Kiara Fontanilla. His scouting work was crucial as these players bolster both the youth and national team since 2012. We talked about how he got involved through Coach Ernie Nierras, his partnership with Butchie Impelido and scouting for players for the National Team; a journey that started with the ID camp in 2012 although the team already had Filipino Heritage players prior. He also shared the soccer system in the US and how that has benefitted us in some ways. 

I've known Mark since 2013, let's just say that he also recruited me. He made me an admin of the now official PWNT Facebook and Twitter pages which back then were just fan pages. I worked with him and Mia to promote the team on social media when we had almost zero media coverage and none of the games was streamed at all. I invited him on so he can talk about the great work that he did for the team and other unsung heroes that we almost never heard about - Butchie Impelido, Trey Scharlin, Ralph Balin and Clint McDaniel, among others. 

AN IMPORTANT NOTE - If you're a Filipino heritage player (or a parent of), please get in touch directly with the Philippine Football Federation for tryouts and other important playing information. 

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

03:33 - How Mark Mangune's Filipino Heritage Players scouting Started

05:13 - Scouting partnership with Butchie Impelido 

06:30 - Another McDaniel Saves the Day

09:30 - Rise of the Scouts

10:40 - Scouting Prospects for the National Team

12:35 - We always had Fil-Am Players in the team

14:08 - 2012 California ID Camp

14:30 - A bit of info about the US Soccer System

17:36 - Post-2013 SEA Games 

19:24 - His favourite from all his recruits 

20:00 - Pinay Soccer Alliance

21:30 - Qualifying for the World Cup

22:20 - What he thinks of the Future of Philippine Women's Football

24:45 - Possibility of Playing against the USA in the World Cup

26:22 - Message for Filipino Heritage Players and Supporters of the PWNT

LINKS 

Follow Mark on Social Media

https://twitter.com/Markilizer002

Pinay Soccer Alliance of North America - https://www.facebook.com/PSANANation

PWNT ID CAMP Coverage - https://youtu.be/TXx1x3jTkYA

Futbol Brew Socials - 

http://www.instagram.com/FutbolBrew 

https://www.facebook.com/FutbolBrew 

https://twitter.com/FutbolBrew 

Album Cover Photos from Mark Mangune / Mia Montayre