Ângelo Monteiro dos Santos Victoriano (8 February 1968 – 13 April 2024) was an Angolan

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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. 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

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), serving as captain in his final appearance.

Playing career

Born in the Maçal neighbourhood of

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, Victoriano began playing with Petro de Luanda in the top division at age 14. At the club level, he won a total of 11 national championship titles, one with

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, four with Petro de Luanda and six with

Primeiro de Agosto Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto is a multisports club from Luanda, Angola. The club, founded 1 August 1977, is attached to the Angolan armed forces, which is its sponsor. Its main team competes in men's football, and its professional basketball t ...

. He won ten Angolan Cups, eight Super Cups and two Africa Club Championships with

. 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

and won the 2009 Unitel Basket title with them.

Personal

Victoriano died on 13 April 2024, aged 56, in Luanda following a long illness caused by

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. His brothers,

Edmar Victoriano Edmar Monteiro dos Santos Victoriano a.k.a. "Baduna", (born 10 November 1975 in Luanda) is a former Angolan professional basketball player with Petro Atlético and Primeiro de Agosto. A former player of the Angolan national basketball team, he ...

and Puna Victoriano, also played for the

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References

External links

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CBS Sportsline profile
2004 article from ''

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