Hélio Rubens Garcia (born
Franca, Brazil, September 2, 1940), also commonly known as Hélio Rubens, is a former
Brazil
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ian professional
basketball
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player and
coach
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.
Professional playing career
During his pro
club
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
...
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
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, Rubens Garcia played at the
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
,
1970
Events
January
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* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
,
1974
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and
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
editions of the
FIBA World Cup
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. 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
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of the senior
Brazilian national basketball team
The Brazil national basketball team is governed by the Brazilian Basketball Confederation ( pt, Confederação Brasileira de Basketball), abbreviated as CBB. They have been a member of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA), since 19 ...
at the
1990 FIBA World Cup, the
1998 FIBA World Cup
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, and the
2002 FIBA World Cup.
External links
FIBA ProfileCBB Profile
1940 births
Living people
Brazilian basketball coaches
Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1971 Pan American Games
Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1975 Pan American Games
Basketball players at the 1979 Pan American Games
Brazilian men's basketball players
1967 FIBA World Championship players
1970 FIBA World Championship players
1974 FIBA World Championship players
1978 FIBA World Championship players
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama basketball coaches
Esporte Clube Sírio basketball players
Franca Basquetebol Clube coaches
Franca Basquetebol Clube players
Olympic basketball players of Brazil
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games medalists in basketball
People from Franca
Point guards
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista basketball players
Unitri/Uberlândia basketball coaches
Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
Sportspeople from São Paulo (state)
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