Ângelo Victoriano

Ângelo Monteiro dos Santos Victoriano (born 8 February 1968 in Luanda) is a former Angolan basketball player. He was listed at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) and 247 lbs. (112 kg). Victoriano was inducted to the FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023.[1]

Ângelo Victoriano
Personal information
Born (1968-02-08) February 8, 1968
Luanda, Angola
NationalityAngolan
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
Playing career1982–2006
PositionCenter
Career history
1982Primeiro de Agosto
ASA
Petro Atlético
Queluz
Barreirense
2000–2006Primeiro de Agosto

Victoriano appeared on four Angolan Olympic basketball teams (in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004), serving as captain in his final appearance. At the club level, he won a total of 11 national championship titles, one with ASA, four with Petro Atlético and six with Primeiro de Agosto. He won ten Angolan Cups, eight Super Cups and two Africa Club Championships with Primeiro de Agosto. His brothers, Edmar Victoriano and Puna Victoriano, also played for Angola's national basketball team.

Victoriano is the only African player, to have won eight FIBA Africa championships, ahead of Jean-Jacques Conceição, and Carlos Almeida, both with seven.

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