Roger Gorayeb
| Roger Gorayeb | |||||||
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| Nationality | Philippines | ||||||
| Born | Rogelio Gorayeb 1960 or 1961 | ||||||
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| Current team | San Sebastian Lady Stags | ||||||
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Roger Gorayeb is a Filipino volleyball coach and former college player. He is noted for being a multi-titled and longtime coach of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos de Manila women's team of the NCAA.
Career
Gorayeb has served as head coach of the San Sebastian College women's volleyball team. Under Gorayeb's watch, San Sebastian grabbed 11 consecutive championships for the women's team from 1986 to 1997, 22 women's volleyball titles, 6 titles in women's beach volleyball and 11 in junior's volleyball.[1] Gorayeb started his coaching career as a player-coach in 1984, when he was tasked to lead San Sebastian's men's team when their Australian coach left the team.[2]
He was also the head coach of the Ateneo Lady Eagles volleyball team for five years until his resignation in 2013 as head coach to focus on his coaching stint with San Sebastian.[3]
From January 2015 to April 2017, he was the head coach of the NU Lady Bulldogs volleyball team.[4]
He previously served as head coach of the Philippine women's national team in 2013 for the 2014 FIVB Women's World Championship qualifiers and has also led the women's team of the PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters at the Shakey's V-League in 2014.[5]
Gorayeb's left PLDT Home Fibr after his contract expired by the end of 2021.[6] This marks the end of Gorayeb's eight years stint of coaching PLDT-backed teams.[7]
Controversies
Gorayeb and volleyball referee Rodrigo Rojas were given a one-game suspension by the NCAA on December 15, 2015, after they involved in a "shouting" and "shoving" incident during the game between the Gorayeb-coached San Sebastian Stags and the defending NCAA women's volleyball champions Arellano Chiefs last December 12.[8]
He was also involved in a brawl with several players of Perpetual Help Altas basketball team and its coach Frankie Lim during a volleyball game in 2011 held at the San Beda Gym.[9]
Personal life
In 2019, Gorayeb was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.[10][11] By June 2020, he was already cancer-free.[12]
References
- ^ Godinez, Bong (April 21, 2021). "Coach Roger Gorayeb of San Sebastian College Recoletos is a champion on and off the court". GMA News. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (July 4, 2020). "How Roger Gorayeb became San Sebastian player-coach at 23 in 1984". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (July 11, 2013). "Gorayeb quits Lady Eagles coaching job to focus on alma mater 'Baste". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ de la Paz, Diego (January 4, 2015). "Gorayeb named new NU mentor". BusinessMirror. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ "NU sacks coach, tabs former Ateneo mentor". EdgeDavao. January 6, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ Agcaoli, Lance (January 12, 2022). "PLDT hiring George Pascua after parting ways with Roger Gorayeb". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Roger Gorayeb leaves PLDT with grateful heart". ABS-CBN News. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Gorayeb, referee receive one-game ban after near scuffle". ABS-CBN Sports. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Fight erupts in 87th NCAA volleyball match". GMA News Online. December 2, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Lopez, Mark Edward (October 29, 2019). "#AllForCoachRoger: Volleyball community unites for ailing Gorayeb". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "Legendary NCAA coach Roger Gorayeb moved to tears while recalling battle with cancer". GMA News. February 23, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Anolin, Jan Carlo (June 21, 2020). "Multi-titled volleyball coach Roger Gorayeb now cancer-free". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 13, 2022.