Tande

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Alexandre Samuel
Personal information
Full nameAlexandre Ramos Samuel
NicknameTande
NationalityBrazilian
BornMarch 20, 1970 (1970-03-20) (age 54)
Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number14
National team
1989–2000 Brazil
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
World League
Gold medal – first place 1993 São Paulo
Silver medal – second place 1995 Rio de Janeiro
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Osaka
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Milan
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1989 Brazil
Gold medal – first place 1991 Brazil
Gold medal – first place 1993 Argentina
Gold medal – first place 1995 Brazil

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.

Tande won a gold medal with the Brazilian national volleyball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In 1995, he finished in fifth place with the Brazilian team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1997, he switched to beach volleyball and partnered with his former teammate, Giovane Gavio.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Biography - Alexandre Samuel". jornaldovolei (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Biografia de - Tande". biografiasyvidas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside Brazil Emanuel Rego

2001
Succeeded by