Genaro "Dante" Gonzalgo (born July 8, 1958) is a Filipino former basketball player. He was nicknamed "Bicol Express", and "Iron Man".

Playing career

Amateur

Gonzalgo played for Crispa 400 from 1980 to 1981 in

MICAA The Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA) was a sports association which existed in Manila, Philippines from 1938 to 1981. Throughout its existence, it staged various sports and was participated by prominent Philippine c ...

Professional

Gonzalgo played for

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in 1984 until 1985. After the temporary disbandment of Magnolia, he played for Ginebra under

Robert Jaworski Robert Vincent Salazar Jaworski Sr. (; born March 8, 1946), also known by his nicknames Sonny, Big J, and Jawo (), is a Filipino former professional basketball player, head coach and politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines fro ...

, and He played with

Chito Loyzaga Joaquín "Chito" Cuerva Loyzaga (born August 29, 1958) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and commissioner. He played for the San Beda College in the NCAA before going on to play in the Philippine Basketball Association. PBA ...

. While playing at Ginebra, he was one of his toughest defenders and trusted import-stopper. Gonzalgo was the PBA's original Iron Man whose 280 straight games played from 1987 to 1991 was the league record before

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 ...

eventually surpassed it. On April 5, 1990, Gonzalgo shot a three-pointer against

Norman Black Norman Augustus Black (born November 12, 1957) is the current Consultant to the San Beda University Red Lions Basketball team playing in the NCAA Philippines. He is a former professional basketball player who played in the CBA, NBA, and PBA. ...

-coached

San Miguel Beermen The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Magnolia ...

in a crucial semifinal game. But after he fouled Dignadice, it missed his first attempt, before deliberately missing the second. Añejo import

Sylvester Gray Sylvester Gray (born July 8, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected by the Miami Heat in the second round (35th overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. A 6'6" small forward from Memphis State University, Gray playe ...

collared the rebound, then quickly threw the ball to

Rey Cuenco Reynaldo "Rey" Cuenco (March 17, 1960 – August 15, 1996) was a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. Career highlights A native of Pampanga, Rey became part of the Masagana 99 team in the PAB ...

, who then passed it to Gonzalgo, and shot a three-pointer sealing Anejo's 123–122 win.

National team

Gonzalgo was part of 1990 Philippine Team that won silver medal in

1990 Asian Games ) , nations = 31 , athletes = 6,122 , events = 308 in 27 sports , opening = 22 September 1990 , closing = 7 October 1990 , opened_by = Yang Shangkun , closed_by = Roy de Silva , athlete_oath = Chen L ...

. The team was also coached by Jaworski. He also played for the national team in

1982 Asian Games The 9th Asian Games (), also known as Delhi 1982 (), were held from 19 November to 4 December 1982, in Delhi, India. 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken at the event. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the Olymp ...

, and

1983 SEA Games The 1983 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 12th Southeast Asian Games, or informally Singapore 1983, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Singapore from 28 May to 6 June 1983. Scheduled to be hosted by Brunei in accorda ...

Coaching career

Gonzalgo coached the ANA Freezers in PBL.

Personal life

Gonzalgo is from

Sorsogon Sorsogon, officially the Province of Sorsogon ( Bikol: ''Probinsya kan Sorsogon''; Waray: ''Probinsya han Sorsogon''; ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region. It is the southernmost province in the island of Luzon and ...

. He became a Kagawad on his barangay.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalgo, Dante 1958 births Living people Asian Games medalists in basketball Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines San Miguel Beermen players Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players Basketball players at the 1966 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Barangay Ginebra San Miguel coaches Philippines men's national basketball team players Filipino men's basketball players Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars 20th-century Filipino sportsmen