Eric Gonzales
Manolito "Eric" Gonzales Jr. (born September 3, 1972) is a Filipino professional basketball coach, currently with the FEU Tamaraws in the UAAP as an assistant coach.
| FEU Tamaraws | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant Coach |
| League | UAAP |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 3, 1972 Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ramon Magsaysay High School |
| College | University of Santo Tomas |
| Coaching career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2014–2015 | GlobalPort Batang Pier (as head coach) |
| 2015–2016 | GlobalPort Batang Pier (as assistant) |
| 2016 | GlobalPort Batang Pier (as head coach) |
| 2016–2018 | GlobalPort Batang Pier (as assistant) |
| 2017–present | FEU Tamaraws (as assistant) |
| 2018 | TNT KaTropa (as assistant) |
Coaching Profile
Gonzales is a former University of Santo Tomas track and field star from 1992 to 1994.[1] He started his coaching career by serving as an assistant for Binky Favis in 1995 with the Tiger Cubs. There, he slowly built his résumé while coaching in the minor leagues for the St. Stephen High School with his brother Warren Gonzales, and would later spend time on the Purefoods and Coca-Cola benches. At GlobalPort, he served as an assistant to coaches Junel Baculi and Ritchie Ticzon. [2] He was the longtime deputy coach to Nash Racela at Far Eastern University.[3]
Prior to the 2014–15 PBA season, he was again called up to the Batang Pier bench by no less than team owner Mikee Romero, and acted as the lead assistant for coach Pido Jarencio. Nine games into the season, he was given the head coaching job on an interim basis after Romero decided to relieve Jarencio from his coaching duties.[4]
In his head coaching debut, he won the game in a blowout fashion for GlobalPort against Barangay Ginebra on November 30, 2014.[5]
On March 31, 2015, Gonzales was relegated as the team's assistant coach, while reappointing team consultant Pido Jarencio as the head coach.
On May 2016, Global Port reappointed Gonzales as their head coach, replacing Jarencio, following the appointment of Franz Pumaren as the team consultant.[6]
On September 2, 2018, TNT named Gonzales as interim head coach after previous coach Nash Racela went on indefinite leave after a poor 1–4 start to the 2018 Governors' Cup.[7]
References
- Badua, Snow. "Bible-preaching Eric Gonzales turns to motivational words to bring out best in GlobalPort". www.spin.ph. SPIN.ph. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- http://pba.inquirer.net/51481/impressive-debut
- Leyba, Olmin. "Tams clip Falcons, nail first semis seat". www.philstar.com. Philippine Star. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- Badua, Snow. "Pido Jarencio out as GlobalPort coach; Eric Gonzales takes over on interim basis". www.spin.ph. SPIN.ph. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- Ramos, Gerry. "Globalport gives new coach Eric Gonzales fitting debut with stunning win over Ginebra". www.spin.ph. SPIN.ph. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- Badua, Snow (May 16, 2016). "Gonzales to replace Jarencio at GlobalPort, Franz Pumaren coming in as consultant". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- Ramos, Gerry (September 2, 2018). "Nash Racela on leave, Eric Gonzales to call shots for TNT against Columbian, according to source". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
| Preceded by Pido Jarencio |
GlobalPort Batang Pier (interim) Head Coach 2014-2015 |
Succeeded by Pido Jarencio |