Eugenio George Lafita - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Cuban sports coach (1933-2014)

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Eugenio George Lafita (March 29, 1933 – June 1, 2014) was a Cuban volleyball coach.
Nicknamed "Volleyball guru", Lafita led the Cuban women's team to three straight gold medals in the Olympic Games, 1992, 1996 and 2000.
In 2000, the Federation Internationale de Volleyball named George the Best Women's Volleyball Team Coach of the Twentieth Century.George was born on March 29, 1933 in Baracoa, Cuba.
In the 1940s his family moved to Havana running from the economical crisis.
His volleyball career started in 1947 at Pepe Barrientos Gymnasium in the Luyano neighborhood in Havana.
For more than 40 years he was married to Graciela González until her death in 2007.
Eugenio George died in Havana at the age of 81 after a long fight with cancer.

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