Odjie Mamon

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Odjie Mamon
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
BornMarch 28
College / University University of Santo Tomas
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
    • 2011–15
    • ?–
    • 2015–2019
    • 2021–22
    • 2021
    • 2022–23
    • 2023
Honours
Women's volleyball
Head coach Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
SEA Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Kuala Lumpur Team

Arthur "Odjie" Mamon (born March 28 [1] [2] ) is a Filipino volleyball coach.

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Career

Mamon was a player for the UST Golden Spikers of the UAAP. [3] [4]

Coaching career

Collegiate

Mamon is a long-time volleyball coach at the University of Santo Tomas. In 2011, Mamon was appointed as head coach of the UST Golden Tigresses of the UAAP. [3] He held the role until 2015 when he resigned citing "excess drama" in handling the women's team. [5]

He later became head coach of the UST Golden Spikers men's team. [6]

Club

Mamon coached the PLDT men's team at the Spikers' Turf. [7]

The Philippines women's national team competing as the club Choco Mucho finished sixth at the 2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship under Mamon's tutelage. [8]

Mamon coached the AMC Cotabato Spikers at the 2022 PNVF Champions League for Men. [9] Cotabato later joined the Spikers' Turf where they finished second in the 2023 Open Conference. [10]

Philippine national team

Women's

Mamon was head coach of the Philippines women's national team. He led the team to a bronze medal at the 2001 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur. [11]

In 2021, Mamon was appointed again to the same role in early 2021 expectantly for the 31st SEA Games. [11] Brazilian coach Jorge Edson was brought in as a consltant for Mamon. [12] The two formed the pool for the regional games. [13] Edson eventually was the head coach for the SEA Games in Hanoi. [14]

He was assistant coach of the women's team which also won bronze at the 2003 SEA Games. [11]

Men's

Mamon was also head coach of the Philippines men's national team. He became interim head coach in January 2023. [15] He served the role until Sérgio Veloso took over. [16]

References

  1. ↑ "UST escapes with a win a day after Mamon's birthday, but coach isn't happy". Tiebreaker Times. March 29, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ "UAAP: UST overcomes La Salle in men's volley to halt 3-game skid". ABS-CBN. March 29, 2025. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Former UST spiker Mamon is new Tigresses coach". GMA News Online. April 5, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Title sweep by UST in UAAP volleyball". Manila Standard. September 28, 1992. p. 31. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ Lozada, Mei-Lin (February 28, 2015). "Odjie Mamon admits 'too much drama' forced him to quit as coach of UST Tigresses". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  6. ↑ Ballesteros, Jan (March 15, 2023). "'Matapang pa sa barako': UST coach Odjie Mamon has nothing but praise for Josh Ybañez". OneSports.ph. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  7. ↑ Agcaoli, Lance (March 11, 2021). "It's official: Odjie Mamon named Philippine women's volleyball team coach". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ "PH finishes 6th in Asian Club tilt". Panay News. October 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  9. ↑ Malanum, Jean (November 11, 2022). "PGJC-Navy to face North Cotabato in PNVF Champions League semis". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Mamon looks to keep Cotabato core for next conference". Spikers' Turf. August 4, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 Lozada, Bong (March 11, 2021). "Odjie Mamon named PH women's volleyball team coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Tai Bundit resigns from Philippine women's volleyball team". Rappler. August 19, 2021. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Valdez leads PH volleyball pool for SEA Games". Manila Standard. January 30, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  14. ↑ Manalang, Gerard (May 29, 2024). "Stay or Go". Daily Tribune. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  15. ↑ Garcia, John Mark (January 28, 2023). "Odjie Mamon tapped to take over, Dante Alinsunurin out as PH men's team head coach". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  16. ↑ Basco, Karl Cedrick (March 18, 2023). "PNVF names new coach, 3 Fil-Am spikers in men's national team". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
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