Filomeno Codiñera

Filomeno Codiñera
Outfielder (Softball)
Born: March 1939 (age 76)
Teams
Baseball:
Canlubang Sugar Barons (1950s–1970s)

Filomeno Codiñera Jr.[1] (born March 1939[2]) also known as Boy Codiñera is a former Filipino baseball and softball player. He has represented both the men's national softball and baseball teams of the Philippines.[3] He plays as an outfielder in softball.[2]

Career

Manila Bay Baseball League

From the 1950s to the 1970s, Codiñera was a member of the Canlubang Sugar Barons which dominated Manila Bay Baseball League and the local softball tournaments. He was also considered as part of the "Manila's Finest".[3]

International

Codiñera represented the Philippines in the 1968 Men's Softball World Championship in Oklahoma, United States where he hit seven consecutive doubles, a feat that was noted by the Guinness Book of World Records.[3] The team finished fourth in the 1968 edition of the softball world championship and Codiñera again represented the country in the 1972 Men's Softball World Championship hosted in Manila.[1]

He also represented the Philippine national baseball team at the 1966 World Amateur Baseball Championship in Hawaii where his team won a bronze medal.[3][4]

Coaching

He coached the softball and baseball teams of the Adamson University at the UAAP leading them to at least a dozen of titles.[4]

Honors

In February 6, 2012, Codiñera was inducted to the Adamson’s Athletes Hall of Fame due to his contribution to Adamson University's softball and baseball teams as coach despite not being an alumnus of the university.[4]

Personal life

Codiñera is the father of Jerry, Harmon and Pat, who were all basketball players at the Philippine Basketball Association.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "BLU BOYS". Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines. PJ Lhuilier Group of Companies. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Angping bares softball plans". The Philippine Star. 30 June 2002. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Baseball great Codiñera to get Lifetime Achievement Award". The Standard Sports. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Paeng, Calma, Codiñera head AdU honor roll". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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