Jorge de Brito (volleyball)
Brazilian volleyball player
Jorge Edson Souza de Brito (born October 13, 1966), known as Jorge Edson, is a Brazilian volleyball coach and retired volleyball player who is the head coach for the Capital1 Solar Spikers of the Premier Volleyball League. He was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona by defeating the Netherlands (3-0) in the final. He played as a middle blocker. He was born in Porto Alegre.
Coaching career
2000–2021
De Brito later became a coach. From 2002 onwards, De Brito led top-tier Brazilian clubs and clinched podium finishes for sides from Turkey and Japan. He was part of the coaching staff of the Incheon Korean Air Jumbos of the South Korean V-League from 2015 to 2016 and the Clube Duque de Caxais in 2021.
De Brito was a remote assistant coach of the Brazilian women's national team that won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Philippines
De Brito joined the coaching staff of the Philippines women's national team in July 2021 under the FIVB's development project platform. He joined the Philippine national team as a consultant with Arthur Mamon remaining head coach of the team.
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