Bernardo Rezende
Bernardo Rocha de Rezende (born 25 August 1959), known as Bernardo Rezende and nicknamed Bernardinho, is a Brazilian volleyball coach and former player. He is the current coach of the female volleyball team Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube. Rezende is one of the most successful coaches in the history of volleyball, accumulating more than 30 major titles in a twenty-year career directing the Brazilian male and female teams.
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Bernardinho at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||
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| Full name | Bernardo Rocha de Rezende | ||||||
| Nickname | Bernardinho | ||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||
| Born | 25 August 1959 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||
| Hometown | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||
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| Current team | Rio de Janeiro VC (since 2004) | ||||||
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Rezende has won two Olympic gold medals during his coaching career, as head coach of Brazil men's national volleyball team at 2004 Athens and 2016 Rio Olympics. He also won two bronze medals as head coach of Brazil women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics. As of 2021, with 48 medals overall, he is the most successful team sport coach of all time.