Alexandre Ramos Samuel (born March 20, 1970), nickname Tande, is a Brazilian former volleyball player.[1][2] He began playing volleyball for the Botafogo team when he was 12 years old.
Alexandre Samuel | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Alexandre Ramos Samuel | ||
Nickname | Tande | ||
Born | March 20, 1970 Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (age 54)||
Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | Outside hitter | ||
Number | 14 | ||
National team | |||
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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- ^ "Biography - Alexandre Samuel". jornaldovolei (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Biografia de - Tande". biografiasyvidas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
External links
edit- Tande at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Tande at the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (in Portuguese)
- Alexandre Samuel at Olympics.com
- Alexandre Samuel at Olympic.org (archived)
- Tande (Alexandre Ramos Samuel) at Olympedia
- tandedobrasil.sites.uol.com.br at the Wayback Machine (archived July 15, 2003)
- Media related to Tande at Wikimedia Commons