Jerry Codiñera

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Jerry Codiñera
Position	Center
Nickname	The Defense Minister
League	Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Team	Purefoods, Tanduay Rhum Masters, FedEx Express, Mobiline
Nationality	Philippines
Born	November 14, 1966 Manila, Philippines
College	University of the East
Pro career	1988–2005
Awards	PBA 25 Greatest Players of All Time (2000) PBL 20 Greatest Players of All-Time (2003) All-Defensive Team

Jerry Codiñera (born November 14, 1966) is a retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Called as the "Defense Minister". One of the 25 Best Players of all Time of PBA. Member of San Miguel-Philippines of the 1994 Asian Games. He played college basketball at the University of the East (UE). With Allan Caidic they led the UE Red Warriors to a back to back championships in 1984-1985, the last championship of the Red Warriors in UAAP. Prior to joining the PBA in 1988, he played amateur basketball in the Philippine Amateur Basketball League (PABL, now the Philippine Basketball League).

For 12 seasons, he was half of the most dominant pair to ever terrorize the All-Filipino hardcourts. But a trade split up his partnership with Alvin Patrimonio and saw him wear a new jersey for the first time since joining the PBA with Purefoods in 1988. During the Commissioner's Cup, Jerry Codiñera was traded to Mobiline for Andy Seigle. He succeeded Philip Cezar as Tapal King and owns the single game record for blocks at 11.

A perennial member of the All-Defensive Team, this University of the East product was given the monicker "Defense Minister" for his tireless manning of the post. In fact, the 6-5 Codiñera was also a terror on the offensive end who was blessed with 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 is the current head coach of the Teletech Titans in the Philippine Basketball League and one of the assistant coaches of the Air21 Express.

Codiñera is also the first nominee of the Party-list ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) in the upcoming party-list elections.

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PBA 25 Greatest http://www.pba.com.ph/25greatest.php?selected=17
Philippine Basketball Association, The First 25 Years, (Philippines, 2000)

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	PBA-San Miguel Philippines - 1994 Asian Games
Marlou Aquino \| Dong Polistico \| Jerry Codiñera \| Rey Evangelista \| Alvin Teng \| Alvin Patrimonio \| Kenneth Duremdes \| Allan Caidic \| Ato Agustin \| Franz Pumaren \| Hector Calma \| Johnny Abarrientos \| Coach Norman Black