Olsen Racela
| FEU Tamaraws | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | UAAP |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
November 1, 1970 Quezon City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Ateneo de Manila University |
| PBA draft | 1993 Round: 2 / Pick: 12th overall |
| Selected by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs | |
| Playing career | 1993–2011 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 17 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1993–1996 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs |
| 1997–2011 | San Miguel Beermen |
| As coach: | |
| 2012–2013 | Petron Blaze Boosters |
| 2013–2014 | Purefoods Star Hotshots |
| 2014–present | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (assistant) |
| 2016–present | FEU Tamaraws |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Rodericko Cesar Escueta Racela, also known as Olsen Racela, (born November 1, 1970) is the head coach of the FEU Tamaraws men's basketball. He is also currently an assistant coach of the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is a retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association and he is considered as one of the best point guards who ever played in the league. He is also a former member of the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the UAAP and the Philippine national basketball team on many occasions.
Olsen Racela, born on November 1 in Quezon City, Philippines, was so named because he was born on All Saint's Day (his brother Nash was born on National Heroes' Day). As a young boy, he started playing basketball early in his life. It was just a game back then. A couple of shots through a hoop in his old neighborhood. Among his brothers, he shone out with the better basketball skills which gave him a spot in Ateneo de Manila University's varsity team.
Racela played for the Blue Eagles in a backup role to Jun Reyes and was a member of the Blue Eagles team that won the UAAP title in 1988. He also played in the Philippine Amateur Basketball League and the RP Youth Team.
In 1993, Racela was selected 12th by Purefoods in the 1993 PBA Rookie Draft. From 1993-1996, he played the backup role to Dindo Pumaren and won two titles with the Purefoods franchise under a limited role with the team.
In 1997, Racela moved to the San Miguel Beermen in what became the turnaround of his young career. Under new San Miguel head coach Ron Jacobs, Racela's skills were noticed under a rebuilding Beermen squad of Nelson Asaytono, Freddie Abuda and Mike Mustre.
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