| 词条 | Eugenio George Lafita |
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George was born on March 29, 1933 in Baracoa, Cuba.[4] In the 1940s his family moved to Havana running from the economical crisis.[5] His volleyball career started in 1947 at Pepe Barrientos Gymnasium in the Luyano neighborhood in Havana.[6] For more than 40 years he was married to Graciela González until her death in 2007.[5][6] Eugenio George died in Havana at the age of 81 after a long fight with cancer.[7] CareerHis coaching career began in 1963 with the Cuban men's junior team. He built up the foundation of the men's senior team that took the gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico (1966).[8] In 1968 took charge of the Women’s National Team and trained it for 28 years.[9] Under the management of George Laffita, the Cubans also clinched titles at the FIVB Women's World Championship in Soviet Union (1978), Brazil (1994) and Japan (1998), the FIVB World Cup in Japan (1989, 1991, 1995 and 1999) and the FIVB World Grand Prix in Quezon City, Philippines (1993) and Hong Kong, China (2000). George Laffita was the president of the NORCECA Technical and Coaches Commission and he is a member of the FIVB Coaches Commission. In 2009, the NORCECA Congress in Antigua, Guatemala decided to establish the “Eugenio George Lafita Trophy” to the Most Outstanding Coach of the biennial Women’s Continental Championship.[10] References1. ^Eugenio George Lafita, the Volleyball guru, still fighting for the gold. Fivb.org. Retrieved 2014-08-21. 2. ^Cubans pay homage to Eugenio George. Norceca.net. Retrieved 2014-08-21. 3. ^Best Volleyball Teams — Which are the Best Teams Ever?. Volleyballadvisors.com. Retrieved 2014-08-21. 4. ^Eugenio George Lafita, Cuba {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822123838/http://www.volleyhall.org/ind2005_george.html |date=2014-08-22 }}. Volleyhall.org. Retrieved 2014-08-21. 5. ^1 Eugenio Rafael George Lafita. Ecured.cu. Retrieved 2014-08-21. 6. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20070202224846/http://www.norceca.org/endex.htm Ms. Graciela González, wife of Eugenio George, passed away in Cuba ] 7. ^Eugenio George, heart of the Cuban school volleyball, died. On Cuba magazine. Retrieved 2014-08-21. 8. ^1 Volleyball mourns passing of coaching legend. Fivb.org. Retrieved 2014-08-21. 9. ^Legendary Cuban volleyball coach passes away. Amateursport.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-08-21. 10. ^RIP Coach Eugenio George. Volleywood.net. Retrieved 2014.08.21 6 : Cuban sportspeople|People from Baracoa|Sportspeople from Havana|Cuban volleyball coaches|1933 births|2014 deaths |
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