Luciano Alves Barbosa (born 30 December 1976 in

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) is a professional male

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player who represented

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during his career. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 120 in February 2004 after having joined the

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in 1999.

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* 1976 births Living people Brazilian male squash players Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in squash Squash players at the 2003 Pan American Games Squash players at the 2007 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{Brazil-squash-bio-stub