André Luís Guimarães Fonseca (born 4 March 1969), also commonly known as Ratto, is a Brazilian former professional

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player and

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Career

With the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Ratto He at the

1994 FIBA World Cup The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the 12th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. The tournament was hosted by Canada from August 4 to 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome and Maple Le ...

, the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, and the

1998 FIBA World Cup The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. The tournament was contested by 16 n ...

. After his basketball playing career ended, Ratto began a career working as a

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1969 births Living people Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Brazilian basketball coaches Brazilian men's basketball players CR Vasco da Gama basketball players Flamengo basketball players Mogi das Cruzes Basquete players Olympic basketball players for Brazil Point guards Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia UniCEUB/BRB players Unitri/Uberlândia basketball coaches 1994 FIBA World Championship players Pan American Games medalists in basketball Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games {{Brazil-basketball-bio-stub