Federico Israel, Jr. (born September 2, 1956), better known as Padim Israel, is a former Filipino basketball player.
He enrolled at
Ateneo de Manila University
, mottoeng = Light in the Lord
, type = Private, research, non-profit, coeducational basic and higher education institution
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, religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic ( Jesuits)
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in 1973 and saw action for Ateneo's varsity five. In his third year, he was asked to try out with the Blue Eagles and coach
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took him in. Padim spent three years playing for the Ateneo seniors in the NCAA from 1975-1978. He was taken in by the
Crispa team in the MICAA and at the same time tried out for the national team.
From Crispa, he got his release to play for APCOR under coach
Turo Valenzona, a new team that entered in the MICAA in 1979. After the league folded up, Padim was acquired by
Crispa in the PBA, along with his three other APCOR teammates;
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, Ramon Cruz and Arturo Cristobal.
Known as the "Defensive Specialist", Israel would also play for
Tanduay
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History
Tanduay traces its ...
,
Purefoods and
Presto. He was part of the Grandslam-winning Crispa team in 1983 and during his stint with Tanduay, he won three more championships from 1986 to 1987, playing alongside
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,
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Collegiate career
Hubalde played college ball for the Mapúa Institute of Technology, before eventuall ...
, JB Yango and Willie Generalao.
Personal life
Israel married actress Rio Locsin and became stepfather to Paula & Jabba (Locsin's daughters from her previous marriage to actor-director Al Tantay) and father to his youngest and only daughter Joses. Padim is now a pastor of a Christian denomination.
References
*Hardcourt: The Official Philippine Basketball Association Annual
1956 births
Living people
Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball players
Philippines men's national basketball team players
Filipino men's basketball players
1978 FIBA World Championship players
Magnolia Hotshots players
TNT Tropang Giga players
Small forwards
Power forwards (basketball)
Crispa Redmanizers players
Great Taste Coffee Makers players
Filipino Christians
Filipino evangelicals
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