Gino Brousseau (born September 4, 1966) is a former Canadian

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, a member of

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from 1984 to 2000, and a participant in the 1992

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. He is the current head coach of

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men's volleyball team and the

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Personal life

Brousseau was born in

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. He went to the

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for five years, being names student-athlete of the year in both 1988 and 1990.

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1966 births Living people Canadian men's volleyball players French Quebecers Laval Rouge et Or athletes Olympic volleyball players of Canada Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics {{Canada-volleyball-bio-stub