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Sammy Acaylar
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born(1958-02-04)February 4, 1958
Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, Phillipines[1]
DiedJanuary 30, 2025(2025-01-30) (aged 66)
Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
1985–2024
2013–2016
2017
2018
2023
2023
2024		Perpetual Altas
Cignal HD Spikers (women)
Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors
UE Red Warriors
Imus City–AJAA Spikers
Quezon City Gerflor Defenders
Savouge Spin Doctors
National team
1991, 2009, 2017Philippines
Honours
Men's volleyball
Head coach for  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Manila National Team

Sinfronio "Sammy" Acaylar[2] (February 4, 1958 – January 30, 2025) was a Filipino volleyball coach.

Career

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Club

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Acaylar coached the Cignal HD Spikers women's team of the Philippine Super Liga, helping them finish as runners-up twice in their first season in 2013.[2]

He joined the Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors, who were newcomers in the 2017 season. He guided the team in the All-Filipino Conference before resigning shortly prior to the start of the Grand Prix Conference due to commitments with other teams.[3][4]

He briefly went to coach the Imus City–AJAA Spikers in their 2023 season Spikers' Turf run.[5][6]

In August 2023, Acaylar returned to women's volleyball and joined the Premier Volleyball League side Quezon City Gerflor Defenders in the lead up to the 2023 PVL Second All-Filipino Conference[7] He did not win any of the 11 matches of the team which faced salary issues.[8]

After Gerflor's disbandment, Acaylar went on to coach men's side Savouge Aesthetics in the Spikers' Turf.[8]

Collegiate

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Acaylar was known for his role in the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA Altas of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) which he has been working for since 1985.[9] From 2010 to 2014, he accomplish a win streak for the Altas men's team – which was then the longest in Philippine sport in general. He return full time with Perpetual in 2018 after assuming multiple simultaneous coaching roles with other teams.[2][10] He was also offered to become Perpetual's sports director in 2017.[11] He won the 2018, 2019, 2023, and 2024 titles as well garnering 14 men's volleyball titles for Perpetual.[12]

Acaylay also coached the Perpetual Lady Altas from Season 88 to 90.[13]

He also coached in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). The De La Salle Green Spikers from Seasons 71 to 73; [14] The University of the East (UE) Red Warriors for their Season 80 run in 2018.[15][16]

National team

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Acaylar coached the Philippines men's national team in multiple occasions. He coached the team which finished as bronze medalists at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games.[17] He also led a team at the 2009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship where they ended winless in six games.[18][19]

Acaylar was again tasked to lead the team in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games where they finished sixth.[20][21]

He was also part of the Stanislav Lugailo-led coaching staff of the Philippines women's national team which won gold at the 1993 Southeast Asian Games.[20]

Illness and death

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After suffering a stroke, Acaylar was brought to the University of Perpetual Help Hospital in Las Piñas, on January 7, 2025.[22] He died from a cardiac arrest on January 30, five days shy of his 67th birthday.[23]

References

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  1. ^ Dannug, Jonash (November 19, 2023). "Sammy Acaylar relishes first PVL game in hometown of CDO". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Zarate, Noel (March 19, 2023). "Best of the Decade: Sammy Acaylar puts his stamp on Philippine volleyball". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Cignal, Sta. Lucia upbeat ahead of PSL All-Filipino tilt". ABS-CBN News. June 4, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Lozada, Mei-Lin (October 3, 2017). "Sammy Acaylar steps down as Sta. Lucia coach three weeks before PSL Grand Prix kicks off". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Dannug, Jonash (January 30, 2023). "Acaylar hints at bringing Bagunas to Imus-ITP". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  6. ^ Dannug, Jonash (January 22, 2023). "Acaylar hopes NCAA allows Louie Ramirez to play in both Perps, Imus". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  7. ^ Escarlote, Mark (August 29, 2023). "Defenders to roll with seasoned Acaylar - Welcome to Tribune Sports!". Daily Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Dannug, Jonash (March 16, 2024). "Sammy Acaylar begins reinvention with Savouge". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  9. ^ "Acclaimed Perpetual Help coach passes away". The Manila Times. January 30, 2025. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  10. ^ "Perpetual extends men's volley streak to 48". ABS-CBN News. November 13, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  11. ^ Li, Matthew (August 13, 2018). "Sammy Acaylar looks to restore Perpetual's old glory". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  12. ^ "Veteran volleyball coach Sammy Acaylar passes away". NCAA Philippines. GMA News. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  13. ^ Garcia, John Mark (January 30, 2025). "Sammy Acaylar, men's volleyball stalwart, dies aged 66". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  14. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (January 30, 2025). "Sammy Acaylar, veteran volleyball coach, dies at 66". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  15. ^ Flores, Migs (February 4, 2018). "UP pounds 10-man UE, spoils Sammy Acaylar's debut". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  16. ^ Flores, Migs (February 23, 2018). "Francis Vicente, Sammy Acaylar resign from UE". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  17. ^ Escalorte, Mark (August 1, 2017). "This is a challenge for the team – PHI team coach Acaylar". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  18. ^ "RP spikers face tough task vs region's finest". The Philippine Star. September 23, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  19. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson (October 5, 2009). "Iranians book ticket to Asian volley final". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Vicente, Acaylar get LVPI nod to handle SEA Games squads". ABS-CBN News. January 12, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  21. ^ "Philippine men's volleyball team kaagad bumalik sa ensayo para sa 2019 SEAG" [Philippine men’s volleyball team immediately returns training for the 2019 SEAG]. Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Filipino). Philippine Star. September 7, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  22. ^ "Veteran coach Acaylar passes away". Tribune.net.ph. January 29, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  23. ^ "Sammy Acaylar, architect of Perpetual volleyball, passes away at 66". Tiebreaker Times. January 30, 2025. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
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