Ricardo Lucarelli

Ricardo Lucarelli
Ricardo Samuel Lucarelli Santos de Souza (born 14 February 1992) is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Gas Sales Piacenza and the Brazil national team. He was a gold medallist in the men's tournament at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the 2019 World Cup winner.
Career
Club
In 2010 he started playing for Minas Tênis Clube. In 2013 he signed a contract with SESI São Paulo, and in 2015 he was hired by the club Funvic Taubaté.
National team
The young Lucarelli defended the junior national team in 2010, winning the gold medal in the South American Championship. The following year, he was in the group that finished fifth in the World Championship.
In 2013 Lucarelli won the World Grand Champions Cup, a gold medal at the South American Championship and a silver medal at the World League, where he was named the Best outside spiker (together with Ivan Zaytsev). In 2014 he was a major player in the Brazilian team, which won the silver medal at the World League 2014 in Florence, Italy. He was again named the Best outside spiker, together with teammate Murilo Endres.
Lucarelli was one of the Bernardinho team's starters; Lucarelli was on the court in all the games of the FIVB World League and the conquest of the South American Games in 2015. In the special year of 2016, Lucarelli was a key player in the gold medal campaign at the Rio Olympic Games.
Lucarelli was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He played the last three games against Argentina (quarterfinals), Russia (semifinals), and Italy (finals).
Honours
Club
FIVB Club World Championship
Betim 2021 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
CSV South American Club Championship
Belo Horizonte 2013 – with Minas Tênis Clube
Taubate 2016 – with Vôlei Taubaté
Domestic
2018–19 Brazilian Championship, with Vôlei Taubaté
2022–23 Italian Cup, with Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
Youth national team
2013 FIVB U23 World Championship
Individual awards
2009: FIVB U19 World Championship – Best receiver
2013: CSV South American Club Championship – Best server
2013: FIVB U23 World Championship – Most valuable player
2013: FIVB World League – Best outside spiker
2013: CSV South American Championship – Best outside spiker
2014: FIVB World League – Best outside spiker
2014: FIVB World Championship – Best outside spiker
2016: CSV South American Club Championship – Best outside spiker
2016: Olympic Games – Best outside spiker
2017: FIVB World League – Best outside spiker
2017: CSV South American Championship – Best outside spiker
2017: FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Best outside spiker
2017: FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Most valuable player
2021: CSV South American Championship – Best outside spiker
2023: CSV South American Championship – Best outside spiker
References
External links
Player profile at LegaVolley.it
Player profile at Volleybox.net
1992 births
Living people
People from Contagem
Sportspeople from Minas Gerais
Brazilian men's volleyball players
Olympic volleyball players for Brazil
Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Olympic gold medalists for Brazil
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
Trentino Volley players
Outside hitters
Brazilian expatriate volleyball players