Camelo Tacusalme

Camelo Tacusalme (born 5 August 1989)^[1] is a Filipino football manager and a former player. He is the current team manager of Philippine Football League club Kaya-Iloilo.

Camelo Tacusalme

Personal information
Full name	Camelo Perez Tacusalme
Date of birth	(1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth	Talisay, Negros Occidental, Philippines[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Kaya
Number	5
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	West Negros University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?–2012	Pachanga
2013–2016	Ceres
2016–2017	JPV Marikina	15	(0)
2018–2024	Kaya		(0)
International career‡
2017	Philippines	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2017

Career

Tacusalme played for the West Negros University football team. In the United Football League, he played for Pachanga until its merger with Diliman to become Pachanga Diliman.^[3] Tacusalme then moved to Ceres–La Salle and later to JP Voltes.^[4] When the UFL was dissolved he remained with the club which joined the inaugural season in the Philippines Football League under the a new name, JPV Marikina.^[2]

After the 2017 season he joined Kaya–Iloilo in January 2018.^[5] He debuted for the club in a pre-season friendly against Sabah FA on January 25, 2018.^[6]

International

Tacusalme also played with the Philippines national football team in a friendly match against China in Guanzhou. He played in the centerback position. His team saw a 1–8 defeat in that match.^[7]