Jerry Herman Codiñera (born November 14, 1966) is a Filipino coach and retired

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player of the

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. He is nicknamed the "Defense Minister" for his prowess at the defensive end. He is the current head coach of the

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of the

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Basketball career

Collegiate / Amateur career

Codiñera played college basketball at the

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. With

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, they led the

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to back to back championship in 1984-1985, the last championship of the Red Warriors in

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. Prior to joining the PBA in 1988, he played for

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in the Philippine Amateur Basketball League (PABL, now the

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Professional career

For 12 seasons suiting up for Purefoods, Codiñera was one half of the most dominant duo to ever terrorize the All-Filipino hardcourts. But a trade split up his partnership with

Alvin Patrimonio Alvin Dale Vergara Patrimonio (born November 17, 1966) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player from the Philippine Basketball Association and is the current team manager for the Magnolia Hotshots. Patrimonio holds several PBA r ...

and saw him wear a new jersey for the first time since joining the PBA in 1988. On July 8, 1999, in the middle of the 1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup, he was traded to Mobiline for Andy Seigle. A perennial member of the All-Defensive Team, he was given the moniker "Defense Minister" for his tireless manning of the post. In fact, the 6-5 Codiñera was also a terror on the offensive end who had an unerring 18-foot jumpshot not normally found in big men. He came close to winning an MVP award in 1993 but lost to Patrimonio in the tightest race for the prestigious trophy in league history. He also won the first PBA Best Player of the Conference award back in the 1994 All-Filipino Cup. He is also a member of the 25 Best Players of all Time of PBA and

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of the

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. His #44 jersey was retired along with Rey Evangelista's #7 by the Purefoods franchise on November 9, 2014, before their game against Ginebra at the

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Coaching career

He made his head coaching debut with the Teletech Titans in the

in 2006. He also served as one of the assistant coaches of the

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. In January 2011, he was named head coach of the

Red Warriors. He was relieved of his coaching duties midway through the 2012 UAAP season after amassing a 1–6 win–loss record in the first round. He was later reassigned as UE Sports Consultant. On December 13, 2013, he took over the coaching duties for the

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, replacing

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. In his first season with the Chiefs during the 2014 NCAA season, he helped the squad earn a remarkable 13-5 win–loss record as second place after the eliminations and secure a twice-to-beat advantage and ticket to the finals against

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. On February 20, 2018, he made his head coaching debut for

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Coaching record

Collegiate record

As a television analyst

Codiñera served as a studio game analyst for

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which is the first charity game dedicated for public servants and celebrities in the Philippines an original concept by Mr. Public Service Daniel Razon. He appears on the UNTV Cup Season 2 coverage during pre-game and halftime shows, in addition to special UNTV Cup events.

Non-basketball career

Outside basketball, he has also dabbled into movies and television during the early '90s. His first movie, ''Last Two Minutes'' (1990) was a top-grosser at the box-office. The movie co-starred him with teammate

and

Bong Alvarez Paul Beleno "Bong" Alvarez (born June 15, 1968) is a Filipino former professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association and politician. Dubbed as "Mr. Excitement" because of his high-leaping, slam-dunking acts. Basketball c ...

. The movie also spawned a sitcom of the same title aired over PTV 4 where they co-starred with PBA legend Yoyong Martirez. The basketball trio reunited on-screen in 1993 to do Tasya Fantasya opposite

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References

External links

PBA Website

Player Profile
at PBA-Online! {{DEFAULTSORT:Codinera, Jerry 1966 births Living people 20th-century Filipino sportsmen Arellano Chiefs basketball coaches Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines Asian Games medalists in basketball Barako Bull Energy players Basketball players at the 1986 Asian Games Basketball players at the 1994 Asian Games Centers (basketball) Filipino men's basketball coaches Filipino men's basketball players Power forwards Magnolia Hotshots players Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games MPBL coaches Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars Philippine Basketball Association players with retired numbers Philippines men's national basketball team players TNT Tropang 5G players UE Red Warriors basketball players UE Red Warriors basketball coaches