Rino Salazar

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Rino Salazar
Personal information
Born (1952-03-30) March 30, 1952 (age 71)
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
College Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Playing career1975–1981
Position Point guard
Number7, 14
Coaching career1982–1999
Career history
As player:
1975–1978 Tanduay Rhum Makers
1978–1981 Toyota Super Corollas
As coach:
1982–1983Toyota (assistant)
1985–1991 Ginebra (assistant)
1991–1994 Formula Shell
1995–1998Ginebra (assistant)
1998–1999Ginebra
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Quirino "Rino" Salazar (born March 30, 1952) is a former Filipino basketball player and coach.

Contents

Career

Playing

A Letranista, Salazar played for Letran in college. He later played in PBA teams such as Tanduay and Toyota. In Toyota, he played with his future colleague Robert Jaworski. [1] [2]

Coaching

After moving out of the court, Salazar entered the sidelines as assistant coach of Toyota, and won the 1982 Reinforced Filipino Conference Finals. He later quit to focus on a small business. [1]

But in 1985, after Jaworski' appointment as coach of La Tondeña's Ginebra San Miguel, Jaworski was offered him to be an assistant coach. They won two championships. [1] [3]

In 1992, Shell franchise hired him as their head coach. The team won a championship in 1992 First Conference. [4]

After his tenure with Shell, he returned to Ginebra, where he won two more championships. However, following Jaworski's resignation and subsequent Senate run in 1998, Salazar took over as the interim coach. He notably led the team during the 1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup quarterfinals, achieving an upset victory over the top-seeded Mobiline Phone Pals. [1] [3] [5] Salazar later resigned when his family relocated overseas. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Catching up with Rino Salazar, the quintessential assistant coach". ESPN.com. 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  2. ↑ "Salazar says Jaworski 'did so many things so well he made it look ordinary'". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  3. 1 2 "Salazar explains why coaches want players like Bal David to have ball in endgame". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  4. ↑ "LOOK: Former Ginebra coach Rino Salazar, Ken Redfield in chance Vegas meeting". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  5. 1 2 "Bal David pays tribute to Ginebra coach who designed play that left Taulava in tears. Remember this?". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
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