Vangie de Jesus
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| Full name | Evangeline de Jesus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1951 or 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 21, 2020 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | University of the East | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Evangeline "Vangie" de Jesus[1][2] was a Filipino volleyball player who was captain of the Philippine national team.
Career
Playing career
College
During her college years, Vangie de Jesus played for the University of the East Lady Red Warriors in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).[3]
National team
De Jesus helped the Philippine national team clinch the gold medal in the 1977, 1979, and 1981 Southeast Asian Games and was part of the squad that partook in the 1982 Asian Games.[3] She is reputed for her spikes and set delivery and[4] was supported by the Gintong Alay program of the national government.[5]
Coaching and sports administration
De Jesus later coached the UE Lady Red Warriors from 2007 to 2011 in the UAAP. Along with fellow former player Dulce Pante, De Jesus also worked as Spectator Development Manager in the Philippine Super Liga and was also a physical education instructor.[3]
De Jesus was also part of the Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) as its secretary general having been elected in 2010. She and PVF board member Adrian Laurel was suspended in early 2013 for forming a national team committee headed by Ramon Suzara, allegedly without PVF board approval.[6][7]
Death
De Jesus died on November 21, 2020, due to cardiac arrest at the age of 68.[3]
References
- ↑ "Training day for PH women's volley team". The Manila Times. March 6, 2019. p. D1. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ↑ "Mga retired athlete tulungan". Abante (in Filipino). November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 Agcaoili, Lance (November 21, 2020). "Volleyball legend Vangie de Jesus passes away". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ↑ "Former PH volleyball captain Vangie de Jesus dies". Rappler. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ↑ Castillo, Musong (August 24, 2018). "Breakthrough". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
The last time the Filipinos won a volleyball game in the Asiad was also in 1982, with Vangie de Jesus and Fe Mejia—key stars under the Project: Gintong Alay program of Michael Keon.
- ↑ "New volleyball president wants creation of first-ever pro league". GMA News. December 12, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ↑ "PVF prexy no longer has trust of stakeholders, claim banned officials". Spin.ph. February 26, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- University of the East alumni
- 2020 deaths
- 1950s births
- Philippines women's international volleyball players
- Filipino women's volleyball players
- SEA Games gold medalists in volleyball
- SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- Volleyball players at the 1977 SEA Games
- Volleyball players at the 1979 SEA Games
- Volleyball players at the 1981 SEA Games
- Medalists at the 1977 SEA Games
- Medalists at the 1979 SEA Games
- Medalists at the 1981 SEA Games
- Volleyball players at the 1982 Asian Games
- Filipino volleyball coaches
- University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players
- Asian Games volleyball players for the Philippines