Eric Altamirano

Personal information
Born	(1966-08-08)August 8, 1966 (age 58) Davao City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	San Beda (Manila)
College	UP
PBA draft	1988: 1st round
Selected by theAlaska Air Force
Playing career	1989–1994
Number	11; 4
Coaching career	1995–2020
Career history
As player:
1989–1990	Alaska
1991	Pepsi
1992–1994	Shell
As coach:
1995–1996	Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys (assistant)
1996–1997	UP
1997–1998	Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys
1998–2000	Mobiline Phone Pals
2001–2003	Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
2005	Coca-Cola Tigers
2006–2007	San Miguel Beermen (assistant)
2009	Philippines U16
2010	Philippines U18
2011–2016	NU
2016–2019	Alaska Aces (assistant)
2019–2020	Chooks-to-Go 3x3 (pro circuit teams)
Career highlights and awards
As head coach: PBA champion (1997 All-Filipino) UAAPchampion (2014) As player: UAAP champion (1986) UAAP Most Valuable Player (1986) UAAP Rookie of the Year (1983)
Medals Men'sBasketball Representingthe Philippines Asian Games 1986 Seoul team

2015- Present Program DirectorNational Basketball Training Center2022 FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSMANILATournament Director for Games

Frederick "Eric" Altamirano (born August 8, 1966 inDavao City) is a former Filipino basketball player and he formerly the assistant coach of theAlaska Aces. At the present, he is the commissioner ofChooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 andPBA 3x3. He was part of the Philippine national team that played at the1986 Asian Games. He is the former head coach of theNational University Bulldogs from 2011 to 2016.

Eric went toSan Beda College for his high school education. He was a member of the Red Cubs, the school's varsity basketball team and was one of the players who were instrumental in giving the school a string of championships.

He played college ball for theUniversity of the Philippines in theUniversity Athletic Association of the Philippines, Eric gained prominence in College when in 1986, together withRonnie Magsanoc andBenjie Paras, they led the UP Maroons to its first UAAP crown after 47 years and the team's first post-war title since the NCAA days. He was named the Most Valuable Player that same year.

Altamirano was a member of thePhilippine national team that took home the bronze medal at the1986 Asian Games inSeoul, the nationals were mentored by his UP coach Joe Lipa. He played forYCO Shine Masters in the PABL.^[1]

Altamirano was signed as a rookie free agent byAlaska in 1989. He wasn't really able to prove his worth in the pros, playing back-up to the starting point guard of his team. He also played forPepsi andShell.^[2]

He is now the program director for theNational Basketball Training Center, a grassroots program for Philippine Basketball. In 2004, he also created the Coach E Basketball School.

Altamirano ventured into coaching after retiring from playing. His first try was in 1996 when he led theUniversity of the Philippines to a Final Four finish. He was the head coach of the National University Bulldogs from 2011^[3] to 2016. He steered the Bulldogs when the team won their first UAAP men's basketball championship after 60 years in Season 77 men's basketball finals in 2014.^[4]

After an unsatisfactory performance in Season 79, Altamirano and the rest of his coaching staff led by Vic Ycasiano, Joey Guanio, Paolo Layug, and Anton Altamirano filed their resignation.^[5] On December 7, the management of the NU Bulldogs accepted the resignation letter of Altamirano.^[6]

Altamirano won two championships in the PBA. Before leading Purefoods to a PBA title in 1997, he wasChot Reyes' assistant coach at Purefoods in 1995 until 1996. After leading theCowboys in the All-Filipino Conference, he moved to theMobiline Phone Pals and gave them a championship, the1998 PBA Centennial Cup. But after the 2000 PBA All-Filipino Cup, he was fired together with the whole coaching staff,^[7] and replaced by his former assistantLouie Alas.^[8][9]

He returned to Purefoods and gave them a string of decent finishes. He left Purefoods, after being selected byJong Uichico as the RP men's basketball team assistant coach. After 2 years of not coaching a PBA team, he coached theCoca-Cola Tigers during the2005 PBA Fiesta Conference. Eventually, he was reassigned and appointed as the Project Director for the San Miguel All Stars.

Altamirano would oversee theChooks-to-Go 3x3 teams which competed at theFIBA 3x3 Men's Pro Circuit for two years. He resigned from his post in November 2020 and was replaced byAldin Ayo.^[10]

He was the head coach of the Nokia Pilipinas Under 18 Men's basketball team. Handled of the Nokia Pilipinas Men's National under-16 national basketball team of the Philippines, that placed 4th in the Fiba Asia U 16 Men's Tournament in Johor Bahru in November 2009.,^[11] and Project Director of the National Basketball Training Center of theSamahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the country's national basketball federation.^[12]

He served as general manager ofBarangay Ginebra in 2004, replacing Ira Maniquis who served until early 2004,^[13][14] and but only replaced for short time byAllan Caidic on March of the same year.^[15]

• 1966 births
• Living people
• Alaska Aces (PBA) players
• Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
• Asian Games medalists in basketball
• Basketball players at the 1986 Asian Games
• Filipino men's basketball coaches
• Filipino men's basketball players
• Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
• Magnolia Hotshots coaches
• San Beda University alumni
• Shell Turbo Chargers players
• TNT Tropang Giga players
• UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball players
• Great Taste Coffee Makers draft picks
• TNT Tropang Giga coaches
• UP Fighting Maroons basketball coaches
• NU Bulldogs basketball coaches
• 20th-century Filipino sportsmen

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