Dindo Pumaren

Personal information
Born	(1965-11-23)November 23, 1965 (age 59)
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	San Beda (Manila)
College	De La Salle
PBA draft	1989: 2nd round, 7th overall pick
Selected by thePurefoods Hotdogs
Playing career	1989–2002
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	2004–2017
Career history
As player:
1989–1993; 1996–2001	Coney Island/Purefoods
1994–1995	Pepsi Mega
2001	Tanduay Rhum Masters
2002	FedEx Express
As coach:
2004–2008	UE
2009	De La Salle (assistant)
2010–2011	De La Salle
2014–2017	UE (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player 4×PBA champion (1990 Third,1991 All-Filipino1993 All-Filipino,1997 All-Filipino) 2xPBA Mythical Second Team (1997,2000) 10xPBA All-Star (1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998) PBL Champions (1987 Maharlika) Philippine Basketball League Mythical Team (1987 Maharlika) As head coach: CCL champion (2006) Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup champion (2008)
Medals Men'sBasketball Representingthe Philippines Asian Games 1986 Seoul team

Ferdinand "Dindo" Pumaren, is a retiredFilipinoprofessional basketball player and former collegiate coach. In his professional playing career, he was nicknamed"The Bullet" due to his great passing and stealing.

Pumaren suited up for San Beda in high school, teaming up with fellow future prosMagsanoc,Altamirano,Paras,Gerry Esplana and Macky de Joya in a formidable squad that won the NCAA and the national secondary crowns in the early 80s. Pumaren played collegiate ball forDe La Salle Green Archers under the watch of his older brother,Derrick.^[1] While at La Salle, he studied BS-Commerce Major in Marketing Management course.^[2] He also played forPhilippine basketball (RP) team for the1986 Asian Games'basketball tournament.

Pumaren wasdrafted byPurefoods Hotdogs in1989, and played for the team until 1994, when the won four championships.

He was traded forPepsi for some draft picks and played for them for two seasons. He was traded back to Purefoods and won a championship in 1997. He played for the team until 2001, when he was traded toTanduay for a future draft pick.^[3] He was absorbed by thenFedEx Express, who replaced the Tanduay franchise. He retired in the end of 2002 PBA season.^[4]

Pumaren was hired as head coach ofUE Red Warriors, with his brother and school alumni Derrick as their consultant.^[5] He led them to five consecutiveUAAP Final Four appearances that includes a onefinals loss (because they ended up as undefeated in eliminations, so they will skip Final Four) against his alma mater, La Salle coached by his brotherFranz and led byJV Casio.^[6] He was replaced byLawrence Chongson.

La Salle, his alma mater was hired him to replace his brother, Franz, whoruns for a political position inQuezon City. He led the Archers to a final four appearance in2010,^[7] but a dismal performance in the next year. He was replaced by futureSan Miguel BeermenmanagerGee Abanilla.^[8]

He was rumored to return as Red Warriors' head coach,^[9] but the Red Warriors decided to hire his brother, Derrick.

• Living people
• Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
• Asian Games medalists in basketball
• Basketball players at the 1986 Asian Games
• Filipino men's basketball players
• Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
• San Beda University alumni
• De La Salle Green Archers basketball players
• Magnolia Hotshots players
• TNT Tropang Giga players
• UE Red Warriors basketball coaches
• De La Salle Green Archers basketball coaches
• 1965 births
• 20th-century Filipino sportsmen

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