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

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and beach volleyball player.

Biography

He was the first Brazilian and the first foreign player ever to win an Association of Volleyball Professionals tournament in America. Fellow AVP alumni

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has given Bacil the credit for inventing the "Steino" Pokey shot. In 2011, he Earned his first outdoor domestic title at the Huntington Beach open with Scott Ayakatubby, and in 1995, he won his first AVP title with

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indoors at

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Anjinho Bacil was a two-time Brazilian Beach Volleyball Champion in both 1991 and 1992, and he also won the South American Beach Volleyball Championship in 1993. He played professionally on the Brazilian indoor volleyball team from 1986–1992. Eduardo Jorge Bacil Filho is his full name, but his nickname is "Anjinho", which is

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for "little angel". He is from

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, Bacil currently resides in Redondo Beach, CA and has four children.

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* 1971 births Living people Brazilian men's volleyball players American men's volleyball players Brazilian men's beach volleyball players Sportspeople from Redondo Beach, California Volleyball players from Rio de Janeiro (city) {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub