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Coaching career

Early career

Gonzalez, a

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alumnus, son of a former La Salle Greenhills Greenies Tanny Gonzalez, worked with

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in the late 1990s. He's a part of Letran championship run at

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. After his stint at Letran, he coached at

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and then became part of

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's coaching staff at

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from 2007 to 2010. He joined

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, and reunited again with Capacio. When

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took over, Gonzalez left for

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in 2014. In 2015, Gonzalez, returned to Letran, with Ayo, a former player of the 1999 team, was coaching, and Capacio also joined. They won the 2015 title. The three later moved to La Salle, and also win a

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Head coaching

When Ayo left for

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, he was appointed to head coach with

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and Capacio as his assistants, but fired after a lackluster performance. He was replaced by Gian Nazario. He was hired by the

, replacing

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Coaching record

Collegiate

References

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