Hélio Rubens Garcia
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| Born | 2 September 1940 Franca, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Professional playing career
During his pro club career, Rubens Garcia won 4 Brazilian Championships, in the years 1971, 1974, 1975, and 1980.
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.
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Template:Brazil Men Basketball Squad 1968 Summer Olympics
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Template:Brazil Men Basketball Squad 1972 Summer Olympics Template:Brazil Squad 1974 FIBA World Championship
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- 1940 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's basketball players
- Brazilian basketball coaches
- Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic basketball players of Brazil
- Basketball players at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- People from Franca
- Pan American Games medalists in basketball
- Franca Basquetebol Clube coaches
- Franca Basquetebol Clube players
- Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama basketball coaches
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista basketball players
- Esporte Clube Sírio basketball players
- Brazilian basketball biography stubs