Roger Gorayeb is a Filipino volleyball coach and former college player. He is noted for being a multi-titled and longtime coach of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos de Manila women's team of the

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Career

Gorayeb has served as head coach of the San Sebastian College women's volleyball team. Under Gorayeb's watch, San Sebastian grabbed 11 consecutive championships for the women's team from 1986 to 1997, 22 women's volleyball titles, 6 titles in women's beach volleyball and 11 in junior's volleyball. Gorayeb started his coaching career as a player-coach in 1984, when he was tasked to lead San Sebastian's men's team when their Australian coach left the team. He was also the head coach of the

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volleyball team for five years until his resignation in 2013 as head coach to focus on his coaching stint with San Sebastian. From January 2015 to April 2017, he was the head coach of the

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volleyball team. He previously served as head coach of the Philippine women's national team in 2013 for the 2014 FIVB Women's World Championship qualifiers and has also led the women's team of the

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at the

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in 2014. Gorayeb's left PLDT Home Fibr after his contract expired by the end of 2021. This marks the end of Gorayeb's eight years stint of coaching PLDT-backed teams. On August to October 2023, Gorayeb became the head coach of the

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women's volleyball team, as part of the UNTV Volleyball League's inaugural season. Under his guidance, the Lady Defenders ended the elimination round with a 7–3 record, securing second place. In the semifinals, they won in 4 sets against PNP. In the Finals, Gorayeb and Senate bowed down to the undefeated AFP team in two games, both in 3 sets. Nonetheless, his team was able to donate P250,000 to their chosen charity Senate Spouses Foundation, Inc.

Controversies

Gorayeb and volleyball referee Rodrigo Rojas were given a one-game suspension by the NCAA on December 15, 2015, after they involved in a "shouting" and "shoving" incident during the game between the Gorayeb-coached San Sebastian Stags and the defending NCAA women's volleyball champions

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last December 12. He was also involved in a brawl with several players of

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team and its coach

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during a volleyball game in 2011 held at the San Beda Gym.

Personal life

In 2019, Gorayeb was diagnosed with

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. By June 2020, he was already cancer-free.

References

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