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Hélio Rubens Garcia
Personal information
Born	2 September 1940 (age 84); Franca, Brazil
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1959–1984
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	1984–present
Career history
As player:
1959–1984	Franca
As coach:
1989–1999	Franca
1999–2002	Vasco da Gama
1990–2002	Brazil
2003–2004	Unitri/Uberlândia
Career highlights and awards
	As a player: 4× Brazilian champion (1971, 1974, 1975, 1980); As a head coach: 9× Brazilian champion (1990, 1991, 1993, 1997–2001, 2004); Brazilian League Coach of the Year (2011);
Men's Basketball
Representing Brazil
FIBA World Cup

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Hélio Rubens Garcia (born Franca, Brazil, September 2, 1940), also commonly known as Hélio Rubens, is a former Brazilian professional basketball player and coach. He is the father of Helinho, who is the current head coach of Franca.

Professional playing career

During his pro club career, he won 4 Brazilian Championships, in the years 1971, 1974, 1975, and 1980.

Coaching career

At his retirement at age 43, he was player-coach of Franca.

National team playing career

With the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Rubens Garcia played at the 1967, 1970, 1974 and 1978 editions of the FIBA World Cup. He also played at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games, and the 1972 Summer Olympic Games.

National team coaching career

Hélio Rubens was the head coach of the senior Brazilian national basketball team at the 1990 FIBA World Cup, the 1998 FIBA World Cup, and the 2002 FIBA World Cup.

External links

FIBA Profile
CBB Profile (in Portuguese)

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-'''Hélio Rubens Garcia''' (born [[Franca, Brazil]], September 2, 1940), also commonly known as Hélio Rubens, is a former [[Brazil]]ian professional [[basketball]] player and [[basketball coach|coach]].
+'''Hélio Rubens Garcia''' (born [[Franca, Brazil]], September 2, 1940), also commonly known as '''Hélio Rubens''', is a former [[Brazil]]ian professional [[basketball]] player and [[basketball coach|coach]]. He is the father of [[Helinho (basketball)|Helinho]], who is the current head coach of Franca.
 ==Professional playing career==
-During his pro [[sports club|club]] career, Rubens Garcia won 4 [[Brazilian Basketball Championship|Brazilian Championships]], in the years 1971, 1974, 1975, and 1980.
+During his pro [[sports club|club]] career, he won 4 [[Brazilian Basketball Championship|Brazilian Championships]], in the years 1971, 1974, 1975, and 1980.
+== Coaching career ==
+At his retirement at age 43, he was player-coach of [[Franca Basquetebol Clube|Franca]].
 ==National team playing career==
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+*[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q//pid/82789/_//players.html FIBA Profile]
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112208/http://www.cbb.com.br/PortalCBB/Selecoes/AT?cod=223 CBB Profile] {{in lang|pt}}
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 [[Category:Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games]]
 [[Category:Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games]]
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+[[Category:Basketball coaches of international teams]]
+[[Category:20th-century Brazilian sportsmen]]