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Jerry Codiñera

Jerry Codiñera
Arellano Chiefs
Position Head coach
League NCAA
Personal information
Born (1966-11-14) November 14, 1966 (age 50)
Nationality Filipino
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College University of the East
PBA draft 1988
Selected by the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
Playing career 1988–2005
Coaching career 2006–present
Career history
As player:
1988–1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
1999–2002 Mobiline Phone Pals
2002–2005 FedEx Express
As coach:
2006 Teletech Titans (PBL)
2011–2012 UE Red Warriors (UAAP)
2013–present Arellano Chiefs (NCAA)
Career highlights and awards
  • 9× PBA All-Defensive Team (1989, 1991–1998)
  • 3× PBA Mythical First Team (1993–1994, 1998)
  • 5× PBA Mythical Second Team (1988-89, 1991-92, 1997)
  • 2× PBA Sportsmanship Award (1994, 1996)
  • PBA All-Filipino Cup Best Player of the Conference (1994)
  • PBA Defensive Player of the Year (1994)
  • PBA Governor's Cup Best Player of the Conference (1998)
  • PBA 25 Greatest Players of All Time (2000)
  • PBL 20 Greatest Players of All-Time (2003)
  • PBA All-Star (1989–1999, 2004)
  • No. 44 retired by Purefoods

Jerry Herman Codiñera (born November 14, 1966) is a Filipino coach and retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is nicknamed the "Defense Minister" for his prowess at the defensive end. Currently, he serves as the head coach of Arellano Chiefs in the NCAA.

Codiñera played college basketball at the University of the East. With Allan Caidic, they led the UE Red Warriors to back to back championship in 1984-1985, the last championship of the Red Warriors in UAAP. Prior to joining the PBA in 1988, he played amateur basketball in the Philippine Amateur Basketball League (PABL, now the Philippine Basketball League).

For 12 seasons suiting up for Purefoods, Codiñera was one half of the most dominant duo to ever terrorize the All-Filipino hardcourts. But a trade split up his partnership with Alvin Patrimonio and saw him wear a New Jersey uniform for the first time since joining the PBA in 1988. On July 8, 1999, in the middle of the 1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup, he was traded to Mobiline for Andy Seigle.

A perennial member of the All-Defensive Team, he was given the moniker "Defense Minister" for his tireless manning of the post. In fact, the 6-5 Codiñera was also a terror on the offensive end who was blessed with an unerring 18-foot jumpshot not normally found in big men. He came close to winning an MVP award in 1993 but lost to Patrimonio in the tightest race for the prestigious trophy in league history.

He is also a member of the 25 Best Players of all Time of PBA and Philippine men's national basketball team of the 1994 Asian Games.


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