Loreto Carbonell
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| Born | 1933 MICAA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1974 | YCO Painters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 – 1978 | San Beda | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 – 1985 | Manila Beer Brewmasters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Manila Beer Brewmasters (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Loreto "Bonnie" Dilema Carbonell (1933 – 23 September 2017) was a Filipino basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
Playing career
Sometime during his early years, Father Richard Cronin, a Jesuit priest from the
National team career
Carbonell played for the Philippines men's national basketball team.
He helped the team win the bronze medal at the 1954 FIBA World Championship[3] and was also part of the Leo Prieto-coached squad that participated at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also part of the team which defended their Asian Games title in the 1958 edition of the games. Carbonell played for the Philippine team which finished in eight place in the 1959 FIBA World Championship. He then led the team to a title a year later at the 1960 ABC Championship.[2]
He failed to make it to the national team which competed 1960 Summer Olympics due to contracting sinusitis during the tryouts. He never played for the national team after that.[2]
Coaching career
After his stint with the national team, Carbonell turned to coaching. At the 1974 MICAA Championship, he helped his old team YCO cause an upset over the
Death and legacy
He died on 23 September 2017 due to cardiac arrest. He is part of the San Beda Sports Hall of Fame.[2][3]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Loreto Carbonell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "PH hoops legend Loreto Carbonell dies at age 84". Rappler. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d Terrado, Reuben (24 September 2017). "Filipino Olympian Loreto 'Bonnie' Carbonell passes away at 84". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
External links
- Loreto Carbonell at FIBA
- Loreto Carbonell at Basketball-Reference.com
- Loreto Carbonell at Olympedia
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