Anjinho Bacil

Anjinho Bacil
Personal information
Full nameEduardo Jorge Bacil Filho
NicknameAnjinho
BornMarch 11, 1971 (1971-03-11) (age 53)
HometownRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
College / UniversityEstácio de Sá University
National team
1988–1992 Brazil

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

Career

Anjinho played with the Brazilian national volleyball team from 1988 to 1992.[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. ^ a b c d e f "Eduardo Jorge "Anjinho" Bacil Filho". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Coaches". Mizunovolleyballclub.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "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.