Anjinho Bacil

Eduardo Jorge "Anjinho" Bacil Filho (born March 11, 1971) is a Brazilian former indoor volleyball and beach volleyball player.[1]

Anjinho Bacil
Personal information
Full nameEduardo Jorge Bacil Filho
NicknameAnjinho
NationalityBrazilian
BornMarch 11, 1971 (1971-03-11) (age 52)
HometownRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
College / UniversityEstácio de Sá University
National team
1988-1991 Brazil

Career

Anjinho played with the Brazilian national volleyball team from 1988 to 1991.[2][1]

Anjinho was the first Brazilian and the first foreign player ever to win an Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) tournament in America.[3] He won his first AVP title in 1995 in Washington, DC, partnering with José Loiola.[1] In 2001, he earned his first title with partner Scott Ayakatubby at the Huntington Beach Open.[1] In his career, he won $580,000 in prizes as a beach volleyball player.[1]

Fellow AVP alumnus Stein Metzger has given Anjinho credit for inventing the "Steino pokey shot".[3]

Coaching

Since his retirement, Anjinho has offered beach volleyball coaching clinics to youth.[4] He has also coached volleyball at El Segundo High School in El Segundo, California.[2]

Personal life

Eduardo Jorge Bacil Filho is his full name, but his nickname is "Anjinho", which is Portuguese for "little angel".[3] He is from Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3] Anjinho has three children.[3][1]

References
  1. "Eduardo Jorge "Anjinho" Bacil Filho". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  2. "Coaches". Mizunovolleyballclub.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. "ANJINHO BACIL". volleyball1on1.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  4. Kendra, Tom (May 29, 2009). "Brazilian great 'Anjinho' to teach volleyball clinic in Muskegon". Muskegon Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
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