José Loiola

José Geraldo Loiola (born March 28, 1970)[1] is a Brazilian former beach volleyball player.

He won the gold medal at the 1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Marseille, partnering with Emanuel Rego.

[2] Loiola began playing beach volleyball in the AVP in 1993 with partner Eduardo "Anjinho" Bacil.

[4][5] Loiola represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,[6][7] and added a silver medal to his tally a year later at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, alongside Ricardo Santos.

[1] Loiola coached Sara Hughes and Kelly Claes of the United States in preparation for the 2020 Olympic beach volleyball qualification.