Valentin Eduque

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Valentín "Tito" M. Eduque

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| number = 3

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|08|26}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2001|11|08|1927|08|26}}

| death_place = Philippines

| nationality = Filipino

| high_school = De La Salle (Manila)

| college = UST
De La Salle

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| career_start = 1946

| career_end = 1957

| years1 = 1952–1957

| team1 = YCO Painters

| coach_start = 1954

| coach_end = 1986

| cyears1= 1954–1957 | cteam1= YCO Painters (playing coach)

| cyears2= ?–1968 | cteam2= Ysmael Steel Admirals

| cyears3= 1964–1978 | cteam3= De La Salle

| cyears4= 1968–1970 | cteam4= Meralco Reddy Kilowatts

| cyears5= 1971–1972 | cteam5= Mariwasa-Akai

| cyears6= 1973–1976 | cteam6= Concepcion Motorola / Carrier/Quasar (PBA)

| cyears7= 1977 | cteam7= Mariwasa-Honda

| cyears8= 1980–1981 | cteam8= Tanduay Rhum Masters

| cyears9= 1983 | cteam9= Galerie Dominique

| cyears10= 1986 | cteam10= Manila Beer Brewmasters

| highlights =

Championships: (as coach, partial list)

NCAA men’s basketball (2):

De La Salle (2):

1971-1972
1974-1975

Philippine men’s basketball team (2):

BAP/MICAA/others (9):

YCO Painters (7):

1954 National
1954 MICAA
1955 National
1956 National
1956 MICAA
1957 National
1957 MICAA

Meralco (1):

1969 National Seniors

Mariwasa-Akai (1):

1972 MICAA Open

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

Career

He was a member of the 1946 University of Santo Tomas varsity team, among his 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 the YCO Painters under coach Leo Prieto from 1952 to 1957 and then took over as playing coach. In 1964, he led the Philippines at Olympic qualifying tournament in Yokohama in 1964.{{cite news|last1=Trinidad|first1=Recah|title=Philippine basketball now a discordant truth|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=51g1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2562%2C14701120|access-date=August 22, 2015|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=August 2, 2002}} He won the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) as the Philippines' coach in Manila in 1973.

Later known as "the man in white" for his penchant for wearing white clothing, Eduque was married to Inday Vargas, daughter of Jorge B. Vargas. He had five children with Inday. After the death of Inday, he 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.{{cite news|last1=Vanzi|first1=Sol Jose|title=BASKETBALL: NO HALL OF FAME RITES THIS YEAR?|url=http://www.newsflash.org/2001/11/sp/sp001726.htm|access-date=August 22, 2015|publisher=Philippine Star|date=November 4, 2001|location=Manila}}

Death

Eduque died on November 8, 2001.{{cite news|last1=Sarmenta|first1=Sev|title=Remembering the man in white|url=http://www.inquirer.net/sports/articles/Remembering-the-man-in-white.html|access-date=August 22, 2015|work=One Game At A Time|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=August 29, 2010}}

File:Valentin_Tito_Eduque_Family_Mausoleum.jpg|Familia Eduque Mausoleum, La Loma Cemetery

File:Valentin_Tito_Eduque_Family_Mausoleum3.jpg|Eduque's tomb

File:Valentin_Tito_Eduque_Family_Mausoleum2.jpg|Elsie Tabora's tomb

File:Valentin_Tito_Eduque_Family_Mausoleum4.jpg|Maria Luisa Inday Vargas Eduque tomb

File:Valentin_Tito_Eduque_Family_Mausoleum8.jpg|Family grave

Valentin Eduque

Career

Death

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