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Ricardo Lucarelli
Lucarelli at the 2014 World Championship
Personal information
Full nameRicardo Samuel Lucarelli Santos de Souza
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 32)
Maceió, Brazil[1]
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Spike338 cm (133 in)
Block308 cm (121 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current teamFunvic Taubaté
Number8
Career
YearsTeams
2010–2013
2013–2015
2015–
Minas Tênis Clube
SESI São Paulo
Funvic Taubaté
National team
2011–Brazil
Honours
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2014 Poland
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 Japan
World League
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mar del Plata
Silver medal – second place 2014 Florence
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kraków
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cabo Frio
Gold medal – first place 2015 Maceió
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

Individual

References

  1. ^ Lucarelli. cob.org.br
  2. ^ a b Ricardo Lucarelli. rio2016.com
  3. ^ Poland win second World Championship title at home – fivb.org – 21 September 2014
  4. ^ Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil – fivb.org – 21 September 2014
  5. ^ Poland in dreamland and in Dream Team – poland2014.fivb.org – 21 September 2014
  6. ^ a b c d Ricardo Lucarelli. nbcolympics.com
Awards
Preceded by
First Award
Best Outside Spiker of
FIVB World League

2013
ex aequo Italy Ivan Zaytsev
2014
ex aequo United States Taylor Sander
Succeeded by
Preceded by
First Award
Best Outside Spiker of
FIVB World Championship

2014
ex aequo Brazil Murilo Endres
Succeeded by
TBD
Preceded by
First Award
Best Outside Spiker of
Olympic Games

2016
ex aequo United States Aaron Russell
Succeeded by
TBD