Ângelo Victoriano
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Ângelo Monteiro dos Santos Victoriano (8 February 1968 – 13 April 2024) was an 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 as the second Angolan player in history.[1] Victoriano holds the record for most FIBA AfroBasket titles in history with eight titles, and in his club career in Angola he won eleven national championships and ten national cups.
Victoriano appeared on four Angolan Olympic basketball teams (in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004), serving as captain in his final appearance.
Playing career
Born in the Maçal neighbourhood of Luanda, Victoriano began playing with Petro de Luanda in the top division at age 14.[2] At the club level, he won a total of 11 national championship titles, one with ASA, four with Petro de Luanda and six with Primeiro de Agosto. He won ten Angolan Cups, eight Super Cups and two Africa Club Championships with Primeiro de Agosto.
Victoriano was the only African player to have won eight FIBA Africa championships, ahead of Jean-Jacques Conceição, and Carlos Almeida, both with seven.
Coaching career
From 2007 to 2009, Victoriano was an assistant coach under Luís Magalhães for Primeiro de Agosto and won the 2009 Unitel Basket title with them.[2][3]
Personal
Victoriano died on 13 April 2024, aged 56, in Luanda following a long illness caused by diabetes.[2][4]
His brothers, Edmar Victoriano and Puna Victoriano, also played for the Angola national basketball team.
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