Valentin Eduque

Valentin "Tito" M. Eduque
Personal information
Born	August 26, 1927
Died	November 8, 2001 (aged 74); Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Career information
High school	De La Salle College
College	De La Salle College
Playing career	1946–1957
Number	3
Coaching career	1954–1986
Career history
As player:
1946	UST (UAAP)
1947-1951	De La Salle College (NCAA)
1952-1957	YCO Painters (MICAA)
As coach:
1954–1957	YCO Painters (playing coach)
?-1968	Ysmael Steel
1968-1970	MERALCO
1971-1972	Marwasa-Akai
1973-1976	Concepcion Motorola (MICAA) / Carrier / Quasar
1964-1978	De La Salle College (NCAA)
1977	Mariwasa-Honda
1980-1981	Tanduay
1983	Galerie Dominique
1986	Manila Beer
Career highlights and awards
	Championships: (as coach, partial list); De La Salle (2):; NCAA men’s basketball (2):; 1971-1972; 1974-1975; Philippine men’s basketball team (2):; 1958 Asian Games; 1973 FIBA Asia; BAP/MICAA/others (19):; YCO Painters (7):; 1954 National; 1954 MICAA; 1955 National; 1956 National; 1956 MICAA; 1957 National; 1957 MICAA; Ysmael Steel (11):; 1961 National; 1961 MICAA; 1962 National; 1962 MICAA; 1963 National; 1964 National; 1965 National; 1965 MICAA; 1966 National; 1966 MICAA; 1967 National; 1967 MICAA; Mariwasa-Akai (1):; 1972 MICAA All-Filipino;

Valentin "Tito" M. Eduque (August 26, 1927 – November 8, 2001) was a Filipino former basketball coach and player.

He was a member of the 1946 University of Santo Tomas varsity team, among his UST teammates were Ramon Campos, Jr., Primitivo Martinez, Julian Malonso and Dr. Jose Genato. The Glowing Goldies squad was undefeated in capturing the UAAP crown. Eduque also starred for La Salle and led the Archers to the 1947 NCAA title, his Archer teammates were Eddie Decena, Eddie Sharuff, Jose Mendieta, Jun Inigo, and Jess Pimentel.

Eduque saw action for YCO Painters under coach Leo Prieto from 1952 to 1957 then took over as playing coach. In 1964, he led the Philippines at Olympic qualifying tournament in Yokohama in 1964.^[1] He won the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) as the Philippines' coach in Manila in 1973.

'The Man in white' was married to the late Inday Vargas, daughter of the revered sports official Jorge. He has five children with Inday. Eduque later married Flor Valenzona, with whom he had three children. In 2000, He was cited, along with coach Baby Dalupan for their contributions to basketball and were given Lifetime Achievement Awards by the National Basketball Hall of Fame whose Executive Director Jose Zubiri hosted the second enshrinement affair at the Peninsula Hotel in Makati.^[2]

Eduque died on November 8, 2001.^[3]

References

^ Trinidad, Recab (2 August 2002). "Philippine basketball now a discordant truth". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
^ Vanzi, Sol Jose (4 November 2001). "BASKETBALL: NO HALL OF FAME RITES THIS YEAR?". Manila: Philippine Star. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
^ Sarmenta, Sev (29 August 2010). "Remembering the man in white". One Game At A Time. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

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