Ricardo Garcia (volleyball)

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Olympic medal record
Competitor for Brazil
Men's volleyball
Olympic Games
Gold	2004 Athens	Team
Silver	2012 London	Team
World Championship
Gold	2002 Argentina	Team
Gold	2006 Japan	Team
World League
Gold	2003 Madrid	Team
Gold	2004 Rome	Team
Gold	2005 Belgrade	Team
Gold	2006 Moscow	Team
Gold	2007 Katowice	Team
Silver	2002 Belo Horizonte	Team
World Cup
Gold	2003 Japan	Team
Pan American Games
Bronze	2003 Santo Domingo	Team

Ricardo Bermudez Garcia known as Ricardinho (born November 19, 1975) is a Brazilian volleyball player. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Ricardo is widely considered to be one of the best setters of all time, mainly for his ability to manipulate the opposing teams' blockers and create easy hitting opportunities for his attackers. Along with Brazilian head coach Bernardo Rezende, Ricardo is credited with creating the fast paced offense, including extremely quick back row attacks and fast paced sets to all positions on the court. This offense has been adopted by all major international teams and is consistently used at the highest levels today.

Although Ricardo is widely considered one of the greatest setters, many experts have questioned his 'natural athleticism'. Ricardo was not particularly quick on his feet, and was not able block at a height necessary of stopping opposing attackers. However, due to the skill level of the Brazilian team during Ricardo's career, the team was able to create a defensive strategy in which Ricardo rarely blocked and was able to focus almost solely on setting.

Garcia was born in São Paulo. In 2004, he was part of the Brazilian team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches.

In 2007 he was dismissed from the team, reportedly because of contention with other team members.^[1] He rejoined the team for the 2012 Olympics in London.

Awards

Individuals

2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup "Best Setter"

References

↑ English, CNTV. "Brazilian volleyball squad reveal Olympic uniform". CNTV. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

External links

Olympic Profile

v t e Brazil – 2004 Summer Olympics Gold Medal

3 Giovane 4 André Heller 6 Maurício 7 Giba 9 André Nascimento 10 Sérgio 11 Anderson 12 Nalbert (C) 13 Gustavo 14 Rodrigão 17 Ricardinho 18 Dante Coach: Bernardinho

v t e Brazil – 2012 Summer Olympics Silver Medal

1 Bruno 4 Wallace 5 Sidão 6 Vissotto 7 Giba (C) 8 Murilo 10 Sérgio 11 Thiago Alves 14 Rodrigão 16 Lucas 17 Ricardinho 18 Dante Coach: Bernardinho

v t e Brazil – 2002 Men's World Championship Champions (1st title)

3 Giovane 5 Henrique 6 Maurício 7 Giba 9 André 10 Sérgio 11 Anderson 12 Nalbert 13 Gustavo 14 Rodrigão 17 Ricardinho 18 Dante Coach: Bernardinho

v t e Brazil – 2006 Men's World Championship Champions (2nd title)

2 Marcelinho 4 André Heller 7 Giba 8 Murilo 9 André Nascimento 10 Sérgio 11 Anderson 12 Samuel 13 Gustavo 14 Rodrigão 17 Ricardinho 18 Dante Coach: Bernardinho

v t e Brazil – 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup Champions (1st title)

3 Giovane 4 André Heller 6 Maurício 7 Giba 9 André Nascimento 10 Sérgio 11 Anderson 12 Nalbert 13 Gustavo 14 Rodrigão 17 Ricardinho 18 Dante Coach: Bernardinho

v t e Brazil – World League 2003 Champions (3rd title)

1 Minuzzi 2 Marcelinho 3 Giovane 4 André Heller 5 Henrique 6 Maurício 7 Giba 8 Murilo 9 André Nascimento 10 Sérgio 11 Anderson 12 Nalbert 13 Gustavo 14 Rodrigão 15 Ezinho 16 Vissotto 17 Ricardinho 18 Dante Coach: Bernardinho

v t e Brazil – World League 2004 Champions (4th title)

1 Minuzzi 2 Marcelinho 3 Giovane 4 André Heller 5 Henrique 6 Maurício 7 Giba 8 Murilo 9 André Nascimento 10 Sérgio 11 Anderson 12 Alan 13 Gustavo 14 Rodrigão 15 Renato 16 Joel 17 Ricardinho 18 Dante Coach: Bernardinho

v t e Brazil – World League 2005 Champions (5th title)

1 Minuzzi 2 Marcelinho 3 Ezinho 4 André Heller 5 Henrique 6 João Paulo 7 Giba 8 Murilo 9 André Nascimento 10 Sérgio 11 Anderson 12 Samuel 13 Gustavo 14 Rodrigão 15 Renato 16 Raphael 17 Ricardinho 18 Dante Coach: Bernardinho

v t e Brazil – World League 2006 Champions (6th title)

1 Bruno 2 Marcelinho 4 André Heller 5 Sidão 6 Leandro Vissotto 7 Giba 8 Murilo 9 André 10 Sérgio 11 Anderson 12 Samuel 13 Gustavo 14 Rodrigão 16 Ezinho 17 Ricardinho 18 Dante Coach: Bernardinho

v t e Brazil – World League 2007 Champions (7th title)

1 Bruno 2 Marcelinho 3 Eder 4 André Heller 5 Sidão 6 Samuel 7 Giba 8 Murilo 9 André 10 (L) Sérgio 11 Anderson 12 Nalbert 13 Gustavo 14 Rodrigão 15 Minuzzi 16 Thiago Alves 17 (C) Ricardinho 18 Dante 19 (L) Alan Coach: Bernardinho

v t e Brazil – 2003 Pan American Games bronze medal

Giovane Sérgio Rodrigão Gustavo André Heller André Anderson Giba Nalbert Dante Ricardinho Mauricio Coach: Bernardinho

Persondata
Name	Ricardinho
Alternative names
Short description	Volleyball player
Date of birth	November 19, 1975
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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