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]
Personal information | |
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Born | Luanda, Angola | February 8, 1968
Nationality | Angolan |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 247 lb (112 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1982–2006 |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
1982 | Primeiro de Agosto |
ASA | |
Petro Atlético | |
Queluz | |
Barreirense | |
2000–2006 | Primeiro de Agosto |
Medals |
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.
References
- "FIBA Hall of Fame Class of 2023 headlined by China legend Yao, Brazil's iconic Marques and Opals' ace Taylor". FIBA.basketball. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
External links
- Angelo Victoriano at FIBA
- Angelo Victoriano at Eurobasket.com
- Angelo Victoriano at RealGM
- Angelo Victoriano at Proballers
- Angelo Victoriano at Basketball-Reference.com
- Angelo Victoriano at Olympedia
- CBS Sportsline profile
- Angola aims high in face of adversity, 2004 article from The Guardian.
- Ângelo Victoriano at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)