Percy Guarin

Percy Piñero Guarin is a former Filipino international footballer, coach and sports official.

Early life Guarin took up football at age 10 and the sport was the pastime of his closest friends and family in Dumaguete.

Football career

Playing career

Collegiate Guarin played for the football team of Silliman University and later San Beda College. He was enrolled in both institutions.

Guarin entered the senior national team in 1981. Among other selected national team players, he participated in cultural exchange football activities between the Philippines and the former Soviet Union in 1983.

In 2014, Guarin joined other select coaches of the Philippine under-11 team at Loughborough University in England where the underwent training. ) succeeding Ismael C. Batiles who served for 8 years.

Programs He initiated football programs in Cagayan de Oro. Among his most noted projects is the "All Heart for your Dreams" program which involved collaboration with sports associations in the city, the conduction of football clinics for children for free, and the scouting for new talents. As part of Guarin's program, the Cagayan de Oro football center, the Liga Estudiantes, and the Mindanao 1 Futbol were established and the project "Happiness" was launched.

Guarin however had limited projects in Misamis Oriental due to a lack of support from the football association and at times the association itself is inactive. He collaborated with friends, officials, and teachers from the Department of Education for his projects.

Personal life Guarin settled with his wife in 1987. He officially started to reside in Cagayan de Oro in 2008.