| Jorge Edson | |
| Full Name: | Jorge Edson Souza de Brito |
| Birth Place: | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Height: | 192 cm |
| Currentcoachteam: | Philippines |
| Coachyears: | 2021– 2022–2023 |
| Coachteams: | Philippines (women) Akari Chargers |
| Medals-Expand: | yes |
Jorge Edson Souza de Brito (born October 13, 1966), known as Jorge Edson, is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. He was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain by defeating the Netherlands (3-0) in the final. He played as a middle blocker. He was born in Porto Alegre.[1]
Edson later became a coach. From 2002 onwards, Edson led top-tier Brazilian clubs and clinched podium finishes for sides from Turkey and Japan.[2] 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.[3]
Edson was a remote assistant coach of the Brazilian women's national team that won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[3] [4]
Edson joined the coaching staff of the Philippines women's national team in July 2021 under the FIVB's development project platform.[3] [5] [6] He joined the Philippine national team as a consultant with Arthur Mamon remaining head coach of the team.[7] When the national team was fielded as two club sides (Rebisco and Choco Mucho) in the 2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, Edson was tasked to be the head coach of the Rebisco team, and Mamon was tasked to lead the Choco Mucho team.[8]
Edson would be appointed as head coach of new Premier Volleyball League club Akari Chargers in 2022. He would serve the role concurrently with his national team duties until his resignation in December 2023.[9]
His contract with the Philippine national team is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2024 with his last tournament with the squad being the 2024 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup.[10] He was able to lead the team to its best ever finish in the tournament – third place.[11] [12] This made the Philippine National Volleyball Federation initiate negotiations to extend his contract.[13] The federation decide to retain him until the 2025 SEA Games in December.[14]
He is married to Raquele Lenartowicz, a former professional volleyball player, with whom he has three children. He is also Roman Catholic.[3]