Eddie Pacheco

Eduardo Alvir Pacheco also known by his nickname, Eddie Pacheco, was a Filipino sportsman who has represented the Philippines both in international basketball and football.

Education Pacheco attended elementary (1946-1950) and high school (1950-1954) San Beda College. He was named Mr. Football in 1954 by the Philippine Sportswriter Association. Pacheco decided to switch to basketball due for financial reasons.

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

Basketball Pacheco played for the Philippine national basketball team. He was part of the squad that participated at the 1960 (Rome). (In some references, he was listed as "Edgardo Pacheco" which was a typographical error that many references went with)

Pacheco was also part of the team that won gold at the 1962 Asian Games. Pacheco was named most outstanding basketball player by the Philippine Sportswriter Association in 1962. He played in MICAA for the 7Up Bottlers, the Ysmael Steel Admirals, YCO Painters and the U/tex Weavers. Pacheco retired from competitive basketball in 1973.

Personal life Eddie was the son of Filipino football legend Emilio Pacheco.

He had four children from a previous relationship; Eduardo Jr., Catherine, Elizabeth, and Joseph.

He married Maria Lourdes Marqueta on October 17, 1972.

He worked for the Philippine Sports Commission up until the time of his demise as a Consultant.