Cris Bolado

Cris Bolado

Personal information
Born	(1969-10-25)October 25, 1969 Lucban, Quezon, Philippines
Died	September 17, 2017(2017-09-17) (aged 47) Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
College	National University
PBA draft	1994: 2nd round
Selected by the Alaska Milkmen
Playing career	1994–2003
Position	Center
Career history
1994-1997	Alaska Milkmen
1997	Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys
1997-1998	Gordon's Gin Boars/Ginebra San Miguel
1999	Pop Cola
1999	San Miguel Beermen
2000	Batang Red Bull Thunder
2002-2003	Coca Cola Tigers

Crisanto Bolado (October 25, 1969 – September 17, 2017) was a Filipino professional basketball player.

Basketball career

Cris played for the NU Bulldogs of the National University during his college years. He was selected by Alaska in the second round of the 1994 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) draft. At 6-7, the Hulking Bolado tied San Miguel Beermen's Dong Polistico as the second tallest player in the league that time.

He became part of the Alaska Milkmen's grandslam team in 1996 and in terms of finals stints, Cris was easily the most successful in the PBA, where he made it to the championship series ten straight times - from Alaska, Purefoods and Gordon's Gin.

In 1999, he was in his fourth PBA team with Pop Cola and then was traded to San Miguel Beermen where he became a member of two championships. Bolado won 11 titles in the league and retired in 2003.

Later life and death

Bolado moved to Cambodia with his wife in 2013. There he worked as a basketball coach in an international school in Phnom Penh. He also managed Inasal Nation, a restaurant. He died in a motorcycle accident on September 17, 2017 at age 47.

Personal life

Bolado was married to Anne Christine Waje with whom he had two children. From 2013 until his death, Bolado and his wife resided in Cambodia.