Education
Pacheco attended elementary (1946-1950) and high school (1950-1954) San Beda College.
He took up Bachelor of Surgery Architecture at the University of Santo Tomas (1954-1958).
basketball player association football player
Pacheco attended elementary (1946-1950) and high school (1950-1954) San Beda College.
He took up Bachelor of Surgery Architecture at the University of Santo Tomas (1954-1958).
Pacheco made into the Philippine national football team when he was a junior student at San Beda College. He made a goal against Vietnam in a match that ended in a 2-3 defeat. He was named Mr. in 1954 by the Philippine Sportswriter Association.
Pacheco decided to switch to basketball due for financial reasons.
Scores and results list the Philippines" goal tally first. Pacheco played for the Philippine national basketball team
He was part of the squad that participated at the 1960 (Rome) and 1964 (Tokyo) Olympics. (In some references, he was listed as "Edgardo Pacheco" which was a typographical error that many references went with) Pacheco was named most outstanding basketball player by the Philippine Sportswriter Association in 1962.
He played in MICAA for the 7Up Bottlers, the Ysmael Steel Admirals, YCO Painters and the U/tex Weavers.
Pacheco retired from competitive basketball in 1973. After his retirement he became an area manager for Julius Rothschild Limited. He made frequent trips abroad and continues to play basketball for recreation purposes.
He also served as senior administrative officer at the Philippine Sports Commission under executive director Doctor Lucrecio Calo.
Pacheco died in his sleep on December 9, 2009 due to cardiac arrest in a Quezon City apartment that he was renting. He was 73 years old at the time of his death.
He was a member of the national team that participated at the 1954 Asian Games. Pacheco was also a bowler (member of TBAM. Tenpin Bowlers Association of Makati) swimmer, volleyball player and track and field athlete.