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17 Facts About Glenn Capacio

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Glenn Capacio started his basketball career at Far Eastern University under coach Arturo Valenzona for two years and a year under coach Chee Poblete.

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Glenn Capacio studied at Leyte Institute of Technology during high school and later moved to Manila and joined the Trinity College team for a year until graduation before moving on to FEU.

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Glenn Capacio saw action for the national team under coach Joe Lipa in the 1986 Asian Games and the 1987 Jones Cup, ABC championships and SEA Games.

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Glenn Capacio played a key role in Mobiline's drive to two finals appearance in the following year during the Centennial Cup and Governors Cup.

5.

Glenn Capacio regained a spot in the All-defensive team and bagged the Comeback Player of the Year award from the PBA Press Corps by the end of the 1998 PBA season.

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Glenn Capacio was an eight-time member of the All-Defensive Team and a member of the 5,000 point club, its 43rd, when he achieved the milestone on November 27,1998.

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Glenn Capacio was signed by new team Batang Red Bull in 2000 to play quality minutes off the bench but an injury-plagued season with the Thunder lead him to retirement, playing just five games in his final year in 2001.

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Glenn Capacio first started his coaching career after being hired by his college alma mater, the FEU Tamaraws, to coach its basketball team in 2007.

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Glenn Capacio led the team to the Final Four in three of his four years with the team losing the semifinals in his next two years and losing to the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the 2010 finals.

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Glenn Capacio left FEU to coach the AirAsia Philippine Patriots of the fledgling ASEAN Basketball League and leading the team to the title in the league's first season.

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Glenn Capacio took over as the interim head coach for the team.

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Glenn Capacio was relegated to being the first assistant coach of the team.

13.

Glenn Capacio said that he was unduly terminated by the team because of his failure to attend team meetings.

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Glenn Capacio said that he was fired as early as January 2015, and with 18 months still left in his contract, the team offered to buy out only three months of his contract, to which he refused.

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Glenn Capacio has since filed a case against the team.

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Glenn Capacio won another title there, his first in the UAAP as a coach.

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Glenn Capacio has three brothers who play basketball with the eldest, Ely Capacio, being a national team player and played for Tanduay in the PBA.