Oliver Colina

{{Short description|Filipino association football coach}}

{{Philippine name|Donaire|Colina}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Oliver Colina

| fullname = Oliver Donaire Colina

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|05|07}}

| birth_place =

| currentclub =

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| manageryears1 = 2012

| managerclubs1 = Philippines U14

| manageryears2 = –2019

| managerclubs2 = SHS-AdC Magis Eagles {{small|(secondary)}}

| manageryears3 = 2012–2019

| managerclubs3 = Leylam

| manageryears4 = 2020

| managerclubs4 = Kaya–Iloilo

| manageryears5 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs5 = Cebu

| manageryears6 = 2022

| managerclubs6 = Philippines U23 (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2022

| managerclubs7 = ADT (assistant)

| manageryears8 = 2024-

| managerclubs8 = Kaya–Iloilo (assistant)

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Oliver "Bingbing" Donaire Colina{{cite web |title=Kaya FC's Casas hails coaching staff after battling draw with Tampines |url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/latest/news/kaya-fc-s-casas-hails-coaching-staff-after-battling-draw-with-tampines |website=the-afc.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation (AFC) |accessdate=October 22, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022181521/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/latest/news/undefined |archivedate=October 22, 2020 |date=February 27, 2020 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Alison |first1=Mars |title=Cebu's Oliver 'Bingbing' Colina now an 'A'-licensed football coach |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/242440/cebus-oliver-bingbing-colina-now-an-a-licensed-football-coach |accessdate=17 February 2020 |work=Cebu Daily News |date=2 July 2019}} (born May 7, 1982{{cite web |title=Oliver Colina |url=https://www.kayafc.com/staff/oliver-colina/ |website=Kaya FC–Iloilo}}) is a Filipino football coach. He is currently the assistant coach of Philippines Football League club Kaya-Iloilo.

Coaching career

=Philippines U14=

Colina has coached the Philippine national under-14 team leading the national youth side to a third-place finish at the 2012 Japan-East Asean Football Exchange Programme U-14 Youth Football Festival in Osaka.

=Sacred Heart and Leylam=

Colina has concurrently coached the secondary football team of the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) and Leylam F.C.. He had led the former to secondary titles of the CESAFI, Mandaue City Meet and the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association{{cite news |last1=Alison |first1=Mars |title=Cebuano Colina is coach of Kaya FC |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/286185/cebuano-colina-is-coach-of-kaya-fc |accessdate=17 February 2020 |work=Cebu Daily News |date=5 February 2020}} and the latter to at least three Men's Open titles in the Aboitiz Cup. He has been head coach of Leylam since its formation in 2012.{{cite news |last1=Alison |first1=Mars |title=Coach Colina’s appointment as Kaya FC coach a boost to Cebu football |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/286412/coach-colinas-appointment-as-kaya-fc-coach-a-boost-to-cebu-football |accessdate=17 February 2020 |work=Cebu Daily News |date=6 February 2020}}

With the endorsement from the Cebu Football Association, he took the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ‘A’ Coaching Certificate Course which was handled by the Philippine Football Federation and was conducted in two phases in 2017 and 2018. Colina became the second football coach from Cebu to earn an AFC "A" license in 2019, with the first being Mari Aberasturi. With the coaching license, Colina became eligible to coach a Philippines Football League side.{{cite news |title=Colina finishes AFC A course |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1753217 |accessdate=17 February 2020 |work=Sun Star Cebu |date=17 July 2018}}

=Kaya-Iloilo=

Colina was appointed by Philippines Football League (PFL) club, Kaya–Iloilo to guide the team in their 2020 AFC Cup stint. Colina temporarily left his coaching position from both SHS-AdC and Leylam after he was granted a leave of absence by both teams. Colina led Kaya to a 2–0 win in their AFC Cup tie with Myanmar club Shan United which was also Colina's first competitive match with Kaya.{{cite news |last1=Alison |first1=Mars |title=Successful AFC debut for Cebuano coach Oliver Colina |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/288021/successful-afc-debut-for-cebuano-coach-oliver-colina |accessdate=17 February 2020 |work=Cebu Daily News |date=14 February 2020}}

=Dynamic Herb Cebu=

In 2021, Colina returned to Cebu and was appointed head coach of PFL club Dynamic Herb Cebu for their debut season.{{cite web|url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/up-trio-to-lead-cebu-fc-in-pfl/216655|title=UP trio to lead Cebu FC in PFL|publisher=Tiebreaker Times|date=10 August 2021|accessdate=11 August 2021}}

=Philippines U23 and ADT=

After a season with Cebu, Colina was appointed as assistant coach for Philippines U23 and ADT, assisting Norman Fegidero at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games.{{cite news|url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/430064/fegidero-named-azkals-u23-coach-for-seag|title=Fegidero named Azkals U23 coach for SEAG|publisher=Cebu Daily News|date=16 March 2022|accessdate=18 March 2022}}

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