Edmar Monteiro dos Santos Victoriano a.k.a. "Baduna", (born 10 November 1975 in
Luanda
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) is a former
Angola
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n professional basketball player with
Petro Atlético
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and
Primeiro de Agosto
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. A former player of the
Angolan national basketball team
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, he competed for Angola at the
1996
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2000
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and
2004 Summer Olympics
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as well as the
2002 World Championships.
His career was cut short in 2006 due to injury.
Facts
* Victoriano was born the day before Angola's official independence on 11 November 1975.
* Edmar's older brother,
Ângelo Victoriano
Ângelo Monteiro dos Santos Victoriano (born 8 February 1968 in Luanda) is a former 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.
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and younger brother
Puna Victoriano have also been remarkable Angolan basketball players.
External links
*
Edmar VictorianoYahoo! Sports
1975 births
Living people
Basketball players from Luanda
Angolan men's basketball players
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda basketball players
Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
C.D. Primeiro de Agosto men's basketball players
Olympic basketball players for Angola
Power forwards (basketball)
2002 FIBA World Championship players
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