# Ely Capacio

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Filipino basketball player, coach and executive

Ely Capacio Personal information Born (1955-03-14)March 14, 1955 Palo, Leyte, Philippines Died February 23, 2014(2014-02-23) (aged 58) Manila, Philippines Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg) Position Power forward / center Career history Playing –1979 YCO Painters 1980–1986 Tanduay Rhum Masters Coaching 1987 Tanduay Rhum Makers (assistant) 1987 Tanduay Rhum Makers 1988–1991 Purefoods Hotdogs (assistant) 1991–1992 Purefoods Hotdogs Career highlights As head coach: PBA champion (1991 All-Filipino) As assistant coach: 2x PBA champion (1987 Open, 1990 Third Conference) As player: MICAA champion (1979) Medals Men's Basketball Representing Philippines SEA Games 1977 Kuala Lumpur Team

**Eliezer "Ely" O. Capacio** (March 14, 1955 – February 23, 2014) was a [Filipino](/source/Filipino_people) basketball player, coach and executive. Born in [Palo](/source/Palo%2C_Leyte), [Leyte](/source/Leyte), Philippines, he played a total of eight seasons as a [forward-center](/source/Forward-center) for the [Tanduay Rhum Makers](/source/Tanduay_Rhum_Masters) from 1979 to 1986, averaging 5.9 points and 5.5 rebounds in a total of 324 games. The team won two championships during the [1986 PBA season](/source/1986_PBA_season).[1][2] His younger brother, [Glenn Capacio](/source/Glenn_Capacio) also played in the PBA.

## Amateur career

The 6-4 center-forward was a veteran of the 1975 and 1977 [Asian Basketball Confederation](/source/Asian_Basketball_Confederation) (ABC) championships and the 1977 SEA games. Capacio was a member of the MICAA mythical selection in 1976 and was part of the [YCO Painters](/source/YCO_Painters) champion team in 1979, before joining the pro ranks.

## Coaching career

After he retired from active playing, Capacio became part of the Tanduay coaching staff of [Arturo Valenzona](/source/Arturo_Valenzona). When the Rhum Makers got eliminated in the second conference of the [1987 PBA season](/source/1987_PBA_season), Valenzona was replaced and moved over to the Hills Bros. camp, Capacio succeeded Valenzona on the Tanduay bench. Capacio was assistant coach to new team [Purefoods Hotdogs](/source/Purefoods_Star_Hotshots) from 1988-1990.

Towards the second round of the 1991 PBA First Conference semifinals, Capacio succeeded [Baby Dalupan](/source/Baby_Dalupan) as [Purefoods](/source/San_Mig_Super_Coffee_Mixers) coach when "The Maestro" decided to quit after differences with the management. The following conference, coach Capacio led the franchise to its first ever [PBA All-Filipino Conference](/source/1991_PBA_All-Filipino_Conference) championship.[1] The next two conferences, the Hotdogs failed to make it past the eliminations. Capacio was replaced by [Domingo Panganiban](/source/Domingo_F._Panganiban), who acted as coach and team manager of the team starting the [1992 PBA All-Filipino Conference](/source/1992_PBA_All-Filipino_Conference).

## League chairman

The [Philippine Basketball Association](/source/Philippine_Basketball_Association) then hired him as league chairman in 2005.[2] He was vice president for human resources of Purefoods at the time of his death and would have served a second term as chair of the PBA board in the 2014–15 season.[1][2][3]

## Death

In February 2014, Capacio was playing a round of golf with Purefoods president Francisco Alejo. Capacio complained of back pain during the game. He completed the round but declined having lunch and later suffered a [stroke](/source/Stroke) from a ruptured [aneurysm](/source/Aneurysm). Capacio died at age 58, at a hospital in [Manila](/source/Manila) on February 23, 2014.[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Farewell_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Farewell_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Farewell_1-2) [Farewell, "Father" Ely](http://pba.inquirer.net/42023/farewell-father-ely)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Ely_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Ely_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Ely_2-2) [Former Purefoods coach Ely Capacio passes away](http://www.philstar.com/sports/2014/02/23/1293674/former-purefoods-coach-ely-capacio-passes-away)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Ely Capacio, former PBA player, coach, and official, passes away](http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/349730/sports/basketball/ely-capacio-former-pba-player-coach-and-official-passes-away)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Ely Capacio, 58](http://sports.inquirer.net/146124/ely-capacio-58)

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