Alexandre Ramos Samuel (born March 20, 1970), nickname Tande, is a former Brazilian volleyball player.[1][2] He began playing volleyball for the Botafogo team, when he was 12 years old.
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Full name | Alexandre Ramos Samuel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Tande | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | March 20, 1970 (1970-03-20) (age 52) Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Outside spiker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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His first major achievement was as a gold medal from the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In 1995, he played with the Brazilian team and got the fifth place at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1997 he switched to beach volleyball, to play with his former teammate, Giovane Gavio. By 1999, was awarded as "the king of the beach". [citation needed]
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Preceded by | Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner alongside ![]() 2001 |
Succeeded by![]() and Mariano Baracetti (ARG) |
Brazil men's volleyball squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Gold medal | ||
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