Eduardo Alvir Pacheco also known by his nickname, Eddie Pacheco, was a Filipino sportsman who has represented the Philippines both in international basketball and football.

Education

Pacheco attended elementary (1946-1950) and high school (1950-1954)

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. He took up B.S. Architecture at the

University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Miguel ...

(1954-1958).

Football

Pacheco made into the Philippine national football team when he was a junior student at San Beda College. He was a member of the national team that participated at the

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. He made a goal against Vietnam in a match that ended in a 2-3 defeat. He was named Mr. Football in 1954 by the Philippine Sportswriter Association. Pacheco decided to switch to basketball due for financial reasons. :''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.''

Basketball

Pacheco played for the

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. He was part of the squad that participated at the

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(Rome). (In some references, he was listed as "Edgardo Pacheco" which was a typographical error that many references went with) Pacheco was also part of the team that won gold at the

1962 Asian Games ) , Host city = Jakarta, Indonesia , Nations participating = 17 , Athletes participating = 1,460 , Events = 120 in 13 sports , Opening ceremony = 24 August 1962 , Closing ceremony = 4 September 1962 , ...

. Pacheco was named most outstanding basketball player by the Philippine Sportswriter Association in 1962. He played in MICAA for the 7Up Bottlers, the

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and the U/tex Weavers. Pacheco retired from competitive basketball in 1973.

Other sports

Pacheco was also a bowler (member of TBAM; Tenpin Bowlers Association of Makati) swimmer, volleyball player and track and field athlete.

Later life

After his retirement he became an area manager for Julius Rothschild Ltd. He made frequent trips abroad and continues to play basketball for recreation purposes. He also served as senior administrative officer at the Philippine Sports Commission under executive director Dr. Lucrecio Calo.

Death

Pacheco died in his sleep on December 9, 2009 due to cardiac arrest in a Quezon City apartment that he was renting. He was 73 years old at the time of his death.

Personal life

He had four children from a previous relationship; Eduardo Jr., Catherine, Elizabeth, and Joseph. He married Maria Lourdes Marqueta on October 17, 1972. He worked for the

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up until the time of his demise as a Consultant.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pacheco, Eduardo 1936 births 2009 deaths Filipino men's footballers Philippines men's international footballers Philippines men's national basketball team players Filipino men's basketball players Footballers at the 1954 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 1962 Asian Games Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for the Philippines UST Growling Tigers basketball players Basketball players from Manila Guards (basketball) Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Men's association football players not categorized by position Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games UST Growling Tigers basketball coaches