Chito Victolero
Victolero with the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots in 2023 | |
| Mapúa Cardinals | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| League | NCAA Philippines |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 29, 1975 Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 153 lb (69 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Mapúa |
| PBA draft | 2002: 2nd round, 13th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
| Playing career | 1998–2005 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1995–1996 | Stag Pale Pilseners |
| 1998 | Manila Metrostars |
| 1999–2001 | San Juan Knights |
| 2002–2005 | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
| 2005 | FedEx Express |
Coaching | |
| 2009–2012 | Mapúa |
| 2014–2016 | Kia Carnival / Kia Sorento / Mahindra Enforcer (assistant) |
| 2016–2025 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots |
| 2026–present | Mapúa |
| Career highlights | |
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As head coach: | |
Medals | |
Ercito "Chito" Victolero (born November 29, 1975) is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player who serves as the head coach for the Mapúa Cardinals of NCAA Philippines.
His playing career began in 1995 with the Stag Pale Pilseners of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL). In 1998, he turned pro upon joining the Manila Metrostars of the Metropolitan Basketball Association before moving to the first incarnation of the San Juan Knights in 1999. He played in the PBA for the Sta. Lucia Realtors where he was drafted by the Realtors in the second round of the 2002 PBA draft as the 13th overall pick and played there until 2005 when he had a short stint with the FedEx Express.
In 2009, Victolero began his coaching career with the Mapúa Cardinals where he coached the team until 2012. In 2014, he returned to the PBA where he coached the Kia / Mahindra franchise before a move to the Magnolia Hotshots in 2016, leading the team to a PBA title in the 2018 PBA Governors' Cup. He would go on to run the playbook for the Hotshots until his replacement in 2025. In 2026, he returned to Mapúa.