A native of Brazil with international playing experience, Victor Morais enters his second season as the assistant coach at California (PA) in 2023.
Morais recently served as a college coach for both the men’s and women’s volleyball teams at Carlow, a NAIA program in Pittsburgh. He was an assistant coach for the inaugural season of men’s volleyball at Carlow in 2021 when the program played teams from seven different states. The following spring, the Celtics won their first intercollegiate match.
On the women’s side, Morais was a member of the coaching staff in 2021. Carlow earned seven victories at home before placing third at the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Championship in Virginia Beach. The Celtics featured 12 players named to the River States Conference Scholar-Athlete Team last year.
Morais also has been a coach at both the club and scholastic level in the Pittsburgh area for several years. He has been involved with Pittsburgh Elite while working with players from 12-18. Additionally, Morais served as the girls’ varsity head coach at both Deer Lakes and Upper St. Clair following a tenure as the girls’ varsity assistant coach at Mt. Lebanon.
Prior to his coaching career, Morais played for various club level teams in beach volleyball tournaments in his native Brazil. He then moved to South Africa and competed at the national club level while playing for Durban University of Technology.
Morais, who earned his degree from Durban (South Africa) in 2015, resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
