Eduardo Jorge "Anjinho" Bacil Filho (born March 11, 1971) is a Brazilian former indoor

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and

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player.

Career

Anjinho played with the Brazilian national volleyball team from 1988 to 1992. Anjinho was the first Brazilian and the first foreign player ever to win an

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(AVP) tournament in America. He won his first AVP title in 1995 in

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, partnering with José Loiola. In 2001, he earned his first title with partner Scott Ayakatubby at the Huntington Beach Open. In his career, he won $580,000 in prizes as a beach volleyball player. Fellow AVP alumnus

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has given Anjinho credit for inventing the "Steino pokey shot".

Coaching

Since his retirement, Anjinho has offered beach volleyball coaching clinics to youth. He has also coached volleyball at

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Personal life

Eduardo Jorge Bacil Filho is his full name, but his nickname is "Anjinho", which is Portuguese for "little angel". He is from

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. Anjinho has three children.

References

External links

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FIVB profile: Anjinho Bacil

Volleybox.net profile
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