Alexandre Samuel | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Alexandre Ramos Samuel | ||
Nickname | Tande | ||
Born | March 20, 1970 54) Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (age||
Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | Outside hitter | ||
Number | 14 | ||
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Alexandre Ramos Samuel (born 20 March 1970), also known as Tande, is a Brazilian former volleyball player. [1] [2] [3] 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. [4] In 1995, he finished in fifth place with the Brazilian team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [4]
Tande won a silver medal with Brazil at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana. [4]
In 1997, Tande switched to beach volleyball and partnered with his former teammate, Giovane Gavio.
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