Ricardo Garcia (volleyball)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Bermudez and the second or paternal family name is Garcia.

Ricardo Garcia
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Bermudez Garcia
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1975-11-19) 19 November 1975 São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Spike	337 cm (133 in)
Block	320 cm (126 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
National team
1997–2012 Brazil
Honours Men's volleyball Representing Brazil Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 0 World Championship 2 0 0 World Cup 1 0 0 World Grand Champions Cup 2 1 0 World League 6 1 0 Pan American Games 0 0 1 Total 12 3 1 Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 2012 London Team World Championship 2002 Argentina Team 2006 Japan Team World Cup 2003 Japan World Grand Champions Cup 1997 Japan Team 2005 Japan Team 2001 Japan Team World League 2001 Katowice Team 2003 Madrid 2004 Rome 2005 Belgrade 2006 Moscow 2007 Katowice 2002 Belo Horizonte Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Team

Ricardo Bermudez Garcia (born November 19, 1975), known as Ricardinho, is a Brazilian volleyball player. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Ricardo is widely considered to be one of the best setters of all time, mainly for his ability to manipulate the opposing teams' blockers and create easy hitting opportunities for his attackers. Along with Brazilian head coach Bernardo Rezende, Ricardo is credited with creating the fast paced offense, including extremely quick back row attacks and fast paced sets to all positions on the court. This offense has been adopted by all major international teams and is consistently used at the highest levels today.

Although Ricardo is widely considered one of the greatest setters, many experts have questioned his 'natural athleticism'. Ricardo was not particularly quick on his feet, and was not able block at a height necessary of stopping opposing attackers. However, due to the skill level of the Brazilian team during Ricardo's career, the team was able to create a defensive strategy in which Ricardo rarely blocked and was able to focus almost solely on setting.

Garcia was born in São Paulo. In 2004, he was part of the Brazilian team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches.

In 2007 he was dismissed from the team, reportedly because of contention with other team members. He rejoined the team for the 2012 Olympics in London where they won the silver medal.

Awards

Individuals

• 2004 Summer Olympics "Best Setter"
• 2005 America's Cup "Best Setter
• 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup "Best Setter"
• 2007 World League "Most Valuable Player"

External links

• Ricardinho (Ricardo Bermudez Garcia) at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)