Ângelo Victoriano
Personal information | |
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Born |
Luanda, Angola | February 8, 1968
Nationality | Angolan |
Listed height | 196 cm (6.43 ft) |
Listed weight | 112 kg (247 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1982–2006 |
Position | Small forward |
Career history | |
1982 | Primeiro de Agosto |
ASA | |
Petro Atlético | |
Queluz | |
Barreirense | |
2000–2006 | Primeiro de Agosto |
Medals
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Ângelo Monteiro dos Santos Victoriano (born February 8, 1968 in Luanda) is a former Angolan basketball player. He was listed at 6’5” and 246 pounds.
Victoriano appeared on four Angolan Olympic basketball teams (in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004), serving as captain in his final appearance. At the club level, he won a total of 11 national championship titles, one with ASA, four with Petro Atlético and six with Primeiro de Agosto. He won 10 Angolan Cups, 8 Super Cups and 2 Africa Club Championships with Primeiro de Agosto. His brothers, Edmar Victoriano and Puna Victoriano, also played for Angola’s national basketball team.
Victoriano is the only African player, to have won 8 FIBA Africa championships, ahead of Jean-Jacques Conceição, and Carlos Almeida, both with 7.
External links
- CBS Sportsline profile
- Angola aims high in face of adversity, 2004 article from The Guardian.
- Profile