Tande

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.

Alexandre Samuel
Personal information
Full nameAlexandre Ramos Samuel
NicknameTande
NationalityBrazilian
BornMarch 20, 1970 (1970-03-20) (age 53)
Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside spiker
National team
1989–2000Brazil
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
World League
Gold medal – first place1993 São Paulo
Silver medal – second place1995 Rio de Janeiro
Bronze medal – third place1990 Osaka
Bronze medal – third place1994 Milan
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place1989 Brazil
Gold medal – first place1991 Brazil
Gold medal – first place1993 Argentina
Gold medal – first place1995 Brazil

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".

References

  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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