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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 name | Eduardo Jorge Bacil Filho | ||
| Nickname | Anjinho | ||
| Born | March 11, 1971 (age 53) | ||
| Hometown | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| College / University | Estácio de Sá University | ||
| National team | |||
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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]
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]
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]
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