Rino Salazar Explained

Rino Salazar
Birth Date:30 March 1952
Nationality:Filipino
Career Start:1975
Career End:1981
Career Position:Point guard
Career Number:7, 14
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:160
College:Letran
Coach Start:1982
Coach End:1999
Years1:1975–1978
Team1:Tanduay Rhum Makers
Years2:1978–1981
Team2:Toyota Super Corollas
Cyears5:1998–1999
Cteam5:Ginebra
Cyears4:1995–1998
Cteam4:Ginebra (assistant)
Cyears3:1991–1994
Cteam3:Formula Shell
Cyears2:1985–1991
Cteam2:Ginebra (assistant)
Cyears1:1982–1983
Cteam1:Toyota (assistant)
Highlights:As player:

As head coach:

As assistant coach:

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

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.

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.[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.[5] Salazar later resigned when his family relocated overseas.

Notes and References

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