NLEX Road Warriors | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | PBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
Philippines |
March 19, 1959
Nationality | Filipino |
Coaching career | 1990–1996; 2000–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1990–1994 | Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs |
1994–1996 | Mobiline Cellulars |
2000–2009 | Red Bull Barako |
2009–2011 | Burger King Titans |
2011–2016 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
2016–present | NLEX Road Warriors |
Career highlights and awards | |
Joseller Guiao | |
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Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Pampanga's First District | |
In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Carmelo Lazatin |
Succeeded by | Carmelo Lazatin II |
Vice Governor of Pampanga | |
In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 |
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Governor |
Mark Lapid (2004-2007) Eddie Panlilio (2007-2010) Lilia Pineda (2010-2013) |
Board Member of Pampanga (First District) | |
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Philippines |
March 19, 1959
Nationality | Filipino |
Political party |
Lakas-CMD (2001-2007) KAMPI (2007-2009) Lakas-CMD (2009-2012) National Unity Party (2012- present) |
Spouse(s) | Jennifer Tablante |
Alma mater | University of the Philippines, Diliman |
Occupation | Basketball Coach, Politician, Civil servant |
Joseller "Yeng" Guiao (Born March 19, 1959) is a Filipino professional basketball head coach, politician, commentator and sports commissioner. He is currently coaching the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association, and was also a former head coach of the Philippine National Basketball Team. Guiao won seven PBA titles since starting his head coaching job for Swift in the early 1990s. He is a former Philippine Basketball League commissioner from 1997–2000. He was also the Vice Governor of the Province of Pampanga from 2004 to 2013, serving three different Governors, Mark Lapid, Ed Panlillo and Lilia Pineda. He is a former congressman, representing the 1st District of Pampanga from 2013 to 2016.
Guiao is the son of former Pampanga Governor, the late Bren Z. Guiao. He was an alumnus of La Salle Green Hills and studied at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, where he was a member of the Senior Men's Varsity Basketball team. He entered the coaching ranks in the 1980s.
Prior to his PBA coaching career, Guiao was the head coach of the Swift franchise in the Philippine Amateur Basketball League with Alvin Patrimonio as one of its top stars. The RFM franchise entered the PBA in 1990, as Pop Cola, joining market rival Pepsi. Guiao was the team's first head coach and led the renamed Diet Sarsi to its first finals appearance, losing to Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdog in the 1991 All-Filipino Finals.
In the 1992 Third Conference, he led Swift to their first championship with a 4-0 sweep of 7-Up in the championship. It was also Guiao's first championship in the PBA. He would also led the Mighty Meaties squad to two finals appearances in 1993 and 1994, losing to San Miguel and Alaska.