Carlos Jose "Caloy" Garcia is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former TV host. He is an assistant coach for the

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. It debuted in the league in the 2006–07 PBA season after acquiring the franchise righ ...

of the

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(PBA) and the

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(UAAP)

Early life

Caloy Garcia was born to a Spanish father who is from Malaga and a Filipino mother. He studied at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and briefly played for the Dazz Dishwashing Paste in the PBL. He is a cousin of

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head coach

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, also a Benildean. He assisted Garcia in the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and the Welcoat Paintmasters prior to his winning run with the

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. He was one of the male hosts of Sunday noontime variety show, ''

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''.

Coaching career

Welcoat assistant (PBL)

He assisted

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in the Welcoat Paintmasters from 2002 to 2004.

Welcoat/Rain or Shine

He was the head coach of the Welcoat Paintmasters from 2005 up to its last year in 2006. He even led them to a PBL title (Unity Cup) in 2005 defeating the Monataña Pawnshop, 3-1.

CSB Blazers coach

He was hired in 2005 to replace Tonichi Ytturi as head coach of the

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. Under him, he produced NCAA MVP Jay Sagad. Later, he led them to 5-9, 3-11, and 1-11 records respectively. He was later replaced by

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Welcoat assistant

He again assisted

in the Welcoat Paintmasters from 2006 to 2008. Austria then resigned after the Philippine Cup.

Welcoat/Rain or Shine

He was hired as an interim coach of the Dragons and eventually the team's head coach in 2008. After being eliminated by the

during the quarterfinals of the 2010–11 Philippine Cup, Rain or Shine announced that Garcia will be replaced by

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as head coach. Garcia will slide down as the head assistant coach of the team.

Letran Knights

Upon the resignation of

Louie Alas Francisco Luis "Louie" Evora Alas (born October 10, 1963) is a Filipino basketball coach. He is the head coach of the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) since 2023 and the deputy assistant coa ...

, Garcia was chosen to become the head coach of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights. He will start coaching Letran during the 2013–2014 NCAA season. He led the Knights into the

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, when they lost to

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La Salle assistant

In January 2023, Garcia was selected by

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as his lead assistant coach for the

in the

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(UAAP). Under Robinson and Garcia, the Green Archers made their first UAAP finals appearance since 2017 and won the championship, ending a seven-year title drought.

Personal life

He is a cousin of professional footballers and Philippine internationals

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and

Juan Luis Guirado Juan Luis Aldeguer Guirado (born August 27, 1979), nicknamed Juani, is a Spanish-born Filipino footballer who plays as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder. Guirado only played in the lower leagues in Spain, amassing Segunda Div ...

. Garcia is also the uncle of actress

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Coaching record

Collegiate record

Professional record

References

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