Francis John Patrick Vicente is a Filipino volleyball coach. He was the head coach of the Philippines women's national volleyball team in 2017. He also mentored the women's collegiate team of the National University Bulldogs 2010 - 2013 and

University of the East The University of the East ( fil, Pamantasan ng Silangan), also known as UE, is a leading private university located in Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1946, business tycoon Lucio Tan acquired the university in 1990. UE was once labeled as the ...

Warriors from 2014 - 2018 and the Philips Gold Lady Slammers and Generika Lifesavers volleyball club of the Philippine Super Liga. He has also coached the

Philippine Super Liga All-Stars The Philippine SuperLiga All-Stars was a volleyball selection team composing of players from the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). It competed as a club team in international club tournaments outside the Philippines such as the AVC Club Volleyball Ch ...

team which participated at the

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Coaching career

School volleyball

Vicente started as a volunteer assistant coach from 1991-1993 and later on given a full pledge appointment as assistant coach to Coach August Saint Maria. Vicente was appointed as the head coach of the girls' team of the

University of Santo Tomas High School The University of Santo Tomas Junior High School (USTJHS), formerly called University of Santo Tomas High School, was established on June 6, 1928, and is one of the junior high school departments of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), located at ...

which won straight titles in the UAAP juniors under his helm. He mentored the

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to the Final Four campaign in the 2012–13 season of the UAAP. He later went on to become the Head Coach of

Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions The Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors were a professional women's volleyball team that played in the Premier Volleyball League. The team was owned by Federated Distributors, Inc., exclusive distributors of Pocari Sweat in the Philippines. History The ...

that changed their name to Philips Gold Lady Slammers that won bronze medal (all Filipino and Reinforce Conference). In May 2014, he was appointed as head coach of the women's team of the

(UE) until 2018. In 2018, Francis Vicente was called upon by a Volleyball official to Head a Women's National Team abroad to participate in the Micronesian Olympic Games in YAP. His National team received Silver Medal finish after 48 years.

Club

Domestic

Vicente has coached various teams at the Philippine Super Liga. In 2015, Vicente led the

which later on became Philips Gold Lady Slammers. Several years later he guided the

Generika Lifesavers The Generika Ayala Lifesavers are a professional women's volleyball team owned by Actimed, Inc. (Generika Drugstore) in partnership with Ayala Corporation. History Generika Drugstore first became involved in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) when i ...

to a fifth place finish at the

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International

The

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that participated at the

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was coached by Vicente. In May 2017, Vicente was appointed head coach of the Philippine Super Liga selection team which participated at the

under the name "Rebisco PSL Manila". 2018 Vicente was called upon to act as Head Coach for a Women's National Team abroad (RMI Women's National Volleyball Team)

National team

Vicente has mentored the youth team of the Philippines. In January 2017, he was officially appointed by the

Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (lit. Volleyball Sport in the Philippines) was the national sport association for volleyball in the Philippines between 2015 and January 2021. It was recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), th ...

as the head coach of the Philippines women's senior national volleyball team. He was among the 23 coaches who were vying for the position.

Other

In the year 1991-2010 Vicente was working 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 ...

as an assistant professor and 2009-2010 he served as the Institute of Physical Education and Athletics Moderator.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vicente, Francis Year of birth missing (living people) Filipino volleyball coaches Living people Academic staff of the University of Santo Tomas