Interview by Violi Calvert
Recording by Andrew Russell

Jefferson Cheng is Filipino-Australian who is the Team Manager of Filipinas, and Director and part-owner of Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club. Jeff was born in Manila in 1955 and graduated from the University of the Philippines – degree in Architecture.  Jeff migrated to Australia in 1994; more of a businessman now, working on logistics in Aviation area.  Jeff shares his journey in football from playing for his college in UP.  In 2013, he became involved with the Philippine Football Federation to help out the President who is his friend; then he put his hand up to Filipinas Team Manager when it did not have a manager at the SEA Games.   He also shares his journey in becoming part-owner of the Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club.

Interview by Violi Calvert
Recording by Andrew Russell