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Valentín "Tito" M. Eduque
Personal information
Born	August 26, 1927
Died	November 8, 2001 (aged 74); Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Career information
High school	De La Salle (Manila)
College	UST; De La Salle
Playing career	1946–1957
Number	3
Coaching career	1954–1986
Career history
As player:
1952–1957	YCO Painters
As coach:
1954–1957	YCO Painters (playing coach)
?–1968	Ysmael Steel Admirals
1964–1978	De La Salle
1968–1970	Meralco Reddy Kilowatts
1971–1972	Mariwasa-Akai
1973–1976	Concepcion Motorola / Carrier/Quasar (PBA)
1977	Mariwasa-Honda
1980–1981	Tanduay Rhum Masters
1983	Galerie Dominique
1986	Manila Beer Brewmasters
Career highlights and awards
	Championships: (as coach, partial list); NCAA men’s basketball (2):; De La Salle (2): 1971-1972; 1974-1975; Philippine men’s basketball team (2): 1958 Asian Games; FIBA Asia Championship (1973); BAP/MICAA/others (9):; YCO Painters (7): 1954 National; 1954 MICAA; 1955 National; 1956 National; 1956 MICAA; 1957 National; 1957 MICAA; Meralco (1): 1969 National Seniors; Mariwasa-Akai (1): 1972 MICAA Open;

Valentín "Tito" M. Eduque (August 26, 1927 – November 8, 2001) was a Filipino basketball coach and player.

Career

He was a member of the 1946 University of Santo Tomas varsity team, among his teammates were Ramon Campos, Jr., Primitivo Martinez, Julian Malonso and Dr. Jose Genato. The Glowing Goldies squad was undefeated in capturing the UAAP crown. Eduque also starred for La Salle and led the Archers to the 1947 NCAA title, his Archer teammates were Eddie Decena, Eddie Sharuff, Jose Mendieta, Jun Inigo, and Jess Pimentel.

Eduque saw action for the YCO Painters under coach Leo Prieto from 1952 to 1957 and then took over as playing coach. In 1964, he led the Philippines at Olympic qualifying tournament in Yokohama in 1964.^[1] He won the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) as the Philippines' coach in Manila in 1973.

Later known as "the man in white" for his penchant for wearing white clothing, Eduque was married to Inday Vargas, daughter of Jorge B. Vargas. He had five children with Inday. After the death of Inday, he later married Flor Valenzona, with whom he had three children.

In 2000, he was cited, along with coach Baby Dalupan for their contributions to basketball and were given Lifetime Achievement Awards by the National Basketball Hall of Fame whose Executive Director Jose Zubiri hosted the second enshrinement affair at the Peninsula Hotel in Makati.^[2]

Death

Eduque died on November 8, 2001.^[3]

Familia Eduque Mausoleum, La Loma Cemetery
Eduque's tomb
Elsie Tabora's tomb
Maria Luisa Eduque Abaya tomb
Maria Luisa Inday Vargas Eduque tomb
Family grave

References

^ Trinidad, Recah (August 2, 2002). "Philippine basketball now a discordant truth". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^ Vanzi, Sol Jose (November 4, 2001). "BASKETBALL: NO HALL OF FAME RITES THIS YEAR?". Manila: Philippine Star. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^ Sarmenta, Sev (August 29, 2010). "Remembering the man in white". One Game At A Time. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 22, 2015.