Vic Sison, Goalkeeper
Vic Sison, Goalkeeper
Vic Sison, one of Philippine football's best goalkeepers, passed away on Thursday, October 14, at the age of 84 due to the coronavirus. "He was the best goalie in the 1950s," mentioned former Philippine Football Federation president Johnny Romualdez in a phone interview.
''[He] would have been 85 in December,'' Sison's son Philip told Rappler. The 5-foot-11 Sison was a strong leaper in getting corner kicks, rushed out of the box to handle forwards, and despite his youth, guided the older fullbacks in defense.
Sison saw action for arguably the strongest Philippine football team made, the 1958 Asian Games squad that disappointed Japan 1-0 to reach the quarterfinals.
The national team's backline was helmed by Sison, right fullback Ricardo Marmoleno, left fu...