Eduardo Pacheco (Filipino sportsman)

Eduardo Alvir Pacheco also known by his nickname, Eddie Pacheco, was a Filipino sportsman who has represented the Philippines both in international basketball and football.

Eduardo Pacheco
Born	Eduardo Alvir Pacheco January 4, 1936 Manila, Philippine Commonwealth
Died	December 9, 2009 (aged 73) Quezon City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Association football career National team Years Team Apps (Gls) 1954–1967 Philippines (~2)
Basketball career
Career information
High school	San Beda College
College	University of Santo Tomas
Playing career	1956–1973
Position	Guard
Number	9
Coaching career	1975–1987
Career history
As player:
1956–1957	7Up
1958–1965	Ysmael Steel Admirals
1965–1968	YCO Painters
1968–1969	U/tex Weavers
1969–1971	7Up
As coach:
1975–1980	UST Growling Tigers High School
1980–1982	UST Growling Tigers College
1986–1987	San Beda Red Lions
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  Philippines Asian Games 1962 Jakarta Team

Education

Pacheco attended elementary (1946-1950) and high school (1950-1954) San Beda College.[1]

He took up B.S. Architecture at the University of Santo Tomas (1954-1958).

Football

Pacheco made into the Philippine national football team when he was a junior student at San Beda College. He was a member of the national team that participated at the 1954 Asian Games. He made a goal against Vietnam in a match that ended in a 2-3 defeat.[1][2] He was named Mr. Football in 1954 by the Philippine Sportswriter Association. Pacheco decided to switch to basketball due for financial reasons.[3]

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.[2]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
-	3 May 1954	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila	South Vietnam	? (1 goal)	2–3	1954 Asian Games
-	28 September 1967	Tokyo	Lebanon	1–0	1–11	1968 Summer Olympics qualification[4]

Basketball

Pacheco played for the Philippine national basketball team. He was part of the squad that participated at the 1960 (Rome). (In some references, he was listed as "Edgardo Pacheco" which was a typographical error that many references went with)

Pacheco was also part of the team that won gold at the 1962 Asian Games. Pacheco was named most outstanding basketball player by the Philippine Sportswriter Association in 1962.[5] He played in MICAA for the 7Up Bottlers, the Ysmael Steel Admirals, YCO Painters and the U/tex Weavers. Pacheco retired from competitive basketball in 1973.[1][6][7]

Other sports

Pacheco was also a bowler (member of TBAM; Tenpin Bowlers Association of Makati) swimmer, volleyball player and track and field athlete.[1]

Later life

After his retirement he became an area manager for Julius Rothschild Ltd. He made frequent trips abroad and continues to play basketball for recreation purposes. He also served as senior administrative officer at the Philippine Sports Commission under executive director Dr. Lucrecio Calo.[1]

Death

Pacheco died in his sleep on December 9, 2009 due to cardiac arrest in a Quezon City apartment that he was renting. He was 73 years old at the time of his death.[7]

Personal life

He had four children from a previous relationship; Eduardo Jr., Catherine, Elizabeth, and Joseph.

He married Maria Lourdes Marqueta on October 17, 1972.

He worked for the Philippine Sports Commission up until the time of his demise as a Consultant.

References

1. Rollon, Edwin (19 December 1997). "Eddie turns back the hands of time". E & S Philippine Journal (in Filipino and English). 1 (Dec 19 1997 issue): 5.
2. Garin, Erik; Herfiyana, Novan; Morrison, Neil. "Asian Games 1954". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
3. Ochoa, Francis; Duncan, Janardan (25 June 2011). "PH football renaissance feeding off Azkals' rise". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
4. Dee, Ignacio (2016). "A National Football League: A Cure-All? (chapter authors)". Philippine Football: Its Past, Its Future. By Villegas, Bernardo. University of Asia and the Pacific. p. 160. ISBN 978-621-8002-29-6. Against Lebanon [at the 1968 Summer Olympics qualifiers], Eddie Pacheco, then playing one of his last games for the country, gave the Philippines the lead after 17 minutes, but the Lebanese stirred to life and bombarded Filipino goalie Eddie Fuertes with 11 straight goals.
5. Iñigo, Manolo (4 October 2009). "Ex-Olympian Ramas reminisces". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
6. Iñigo, Manolo (11 December 2007). "How RP cagers fared in the Olympics". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
7. "RP sports mourns death of Olympian dribbler Pacheco". GMA News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

External links

• Eduardo Pacheco - Basketball-Reference