GERMAN national and Cebu Football Association (CebuFA) board member Manfred Schuwerk has resigned from his post less than a year after assuming it.

Schuwerk quit his position as the head of the Cebu FA’s referees committee for health reasons.

“I have already been in the hospital twice and I’ve called my doctor in Germany and he advised me to reduce my activities,” Schuwerk said in an interview with Sun.Star Cebu.

Schuwerk believes Cebu City will be fine without his services and that Lapu-Lapu needs him more to promote football in the area.

“I give my priority to the Lapu-Lapu kids rather than Cebu because Lapu-Lapu has nothing,” said the 65-year-old Shuwerk. “I want to uplift the quality of football in Lapu-Lapu and increase the number of football players here.”

Prospect

The Cebu FA already has a prospect in mind to replace Schuwerk. The board will still meet next Monday for the final decision on the German’s replacement.

Schuwerk is working on a summer program for Lapu-Lapu City and will also be hosting football and futsal tournaments this summer.

He has around 150 footballers in the city and he also plans to help the Lapu-Lapu squad for their next campaigns in the Cental Visayas Regional Athletic Association (Civraa) .

“I’m very much needed in Lapu-Lapu because the Cviraa team lacks experience,” he said.

Schuwerk said he will be also training teachers this summer so the teachers, in turn, can train their students.

The German national, who started teaching football in Lapu-Lapu City in 2004 and personally funding his programs, was awarded the Sportswriters Association of Cebu Orlacsan Award for his work in 2008.

Schuwerk was named one of the Cebu FA board members last year along with Cebu FA President Richard Montayre, Eleazar Toledo, Tony Moraza, Raffy Musni, Adonis Quitoy, Bro. Mari Aberasturi, Ricky Dakay and Rachel Genco. (EKA)