Narciso Bernardo

Narciso C. Bernardo^[1] (July 27, 1937 – December 23, 2008),^[2] also known as Ciso Bernardo, was a Filipino basketball player, coach and politician. Bernardo was born in Manila, Philippines.

Narciso Bernardo
Member of the Mandaluyong City Council
In office June 30, 1988 – 2002
Basketball career
Personal information
Born	(1937-07-27)July 27, 1937
Died	December 3, 2008(2008-12-03) (aged 71)
Nationality	Filipino
Career information
College	NU
Coaching career	1976–1984
Career history
As a coach:
1976–1977	U/Tex Wranglers
1979–1981	Crispa 400
1983–1984	Crispa Redmanizers (assistant)
1984	Crispa Redmanizers
Career highlights
As head coach PBA champion (1984 First All-Filipino) As assistant coach 3× PBA champion (1983 All-Filipino, 1983 Reinforced Filipino, 1983 Open) Grand Slam champion (1983)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Philippines FIBA Asia Championship 1967 Seoul Team competition Asian Games 1962 Jakarta Team competition

Career

He played for Ysmael Steel, Crispa and Mariwasa in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA). Bernardo also appeared at the Olympic Games as a member of the country's national basketball team. He coached the Crispa 400s in the MICAA and later the Crispa Redmanizers in the Philippine Basketball Association, where he guided the team to the 1984 PBA First All-Filipino Conference championship, which was to be Crispa's final PBA championship title.

He also served as councilor in Mandaluyong City, as part of its District 2 Councilors in 1988 to 2002, when he suffered a heart attack and did not finished term.^[3]