Ricardo Lucarelli
Ricardo Lucarelli | |||||
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![]() Lucarelli at the 2014 World Championship | |||||
Personal information | |||||
Full name | Ricardo Samuel Lucarelli Santos de Souza | ||||
Nationality | Brazilian | ||||
Born | Maceió, Brazil[1] | 14 February 1992||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||
Spike | 338 cm (133 in) | ||||
Block | 308 cm (121 in) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Outside hitter | ||||
Current team | Funvic Taubaté | ||||
Number | 8 | ||||
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Last updated: 21 August 2016 |
Ricardo Samuel Lucarelli Santos de Souza (born 14 February 1992) is a Brazilian volleyball player, a member of Brazil men's national volleyball team and Brazilian club Funvic Taubaté, 2016 Olympic Champion, South American Champion 2013, a silver medalist of the World Championship 2014 and the World League (2013, 2014).
Career
Clubs
In 2010 he started playing for Minas Tênis Clube. In 2013 he signed a contract with SESI São Paulo, and in 2015 he was hired by the club Funvic Taubaté.
National team
In 2013 Lucarelli won the World Grand Champions Cup, a gold medal at the South American Championship and a silver medal at the World League, where he was named the Best Outside Spiker (together with Ivan Zaytsev). In 2014 he was a major player in Brazilian team, which won the silver medal at the World League 2014 in Florence, Italy.[3][4] He was again named the Best Outside Spiker, together with teammate Murilo Endres.[5]
Lucarelli was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He played the last three games, against Argentina (quarterfinals), Russia (semifinals) and Italy (finals).[2]
Sporting achievements
Clubs
National championships
- 2011/2012
Brazilian Championship, with Minas Tênis
- 2012\2013
Brazilian Championship, with Mineiro
National team
- 2013
FIVB U23 World Championship
- 2013
FIVB World League
- 2013
South American Championship
- 2013
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
- 2014
FIVB World League
- 2014
FIVB World Championship
- 2015
South American Championship
- 2016
FIVB World League
- 2016
Olympic Games
Individual
- 2009 FIVB Youth World Championship – Best Receiver
- 2013 FIVB U23 World Championship – Most Valuable Player[6]
- 2013 FIVB World League – Best Outside Spiker[6]
- 2014 FIVB World League – Best Outside Spiker[6]
- 2014 FIVB World Championship – Best Outside Spiker[6]
- 2016 Olympic Games – Best Outside Spiker
References
- ^ Lucarelli. cob.org.br
- ^ a b Ricardo Lucarelli. rio2016.com
- ^ Poland win second World Championship title at home – fivb.org – 21 September 2014
- ^ Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil – fivb.org – 21 September 2014
- ^ Poland in dreamland and in Dream Team – poland2014.fivb.org – 21 September 2014
- ^ a b c d Ricardo Lucarelli. nbcolympics.com
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