Bruno Rezende
Bruno Mossa de Rezende is a Brazilian professional volleyball He was once captain of the National Team, where he stayed until the Paris Olympics Brazil men's national volleyball team and brazil club Renata Volley.
The son of the legendary Brazilian coach Bernardo Rezende, he is one of the world's most accomplished setters and volleyball players. His accomplishments include: 2016 Olympic Champion, double silver medalist of the Olympic Games, 2010 World Champion, double gold medalist of the World Grand Champions Cup, South American Champion, multimedalist of the World League, Pan American Games, Brazilian Champion, Italian Champion.
Career
National team
Rezende started his career in the Brazil team in the youth teams, winning second place in the 2005 U20 World Championship. Playing for the adult team in 2007, he won the FIVB World League, the Pan American Games, the FIVB World Cup, and the South American Championship. In 2008, he participated in the Beijing Olympic Games, where Brazil won the silver medal.In 2009, Bruno won two trophies with the national team: the World League and the Champions Cup. One year later, he won the World League for the third time and obtained his first FIVB World Championship. In 2011, he finished in second place in the World League and became a South American champion and Pan American champion. A few months later, Brazil won the bronze medal at the FIVB World Cup. In 2012, the Brazil national team once again won the silver medal at the London Olympic Games.
In 2013, Brazil finished in second place at the World League and won two gold medals in the South American Championship and the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup. The setter started the 2014 season with the silver medal in the FIVB World League and a silver medal in the dramatic final with Poland in FIVB World Championship. In 2015, Brazil won the gold medal in the American Championship. In the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Brazil won a gold medal after the final match against Italy, and Bruno was named the best setter of the tournament.
Personal life
Bruno is the only child of former volleyball players Bernardinho and Vera Mossa. His mother took part in Olympics three times. His father is a silver medalist with the 1984 Olympic Games and former coach of Brazil men's national volleyball team. His parents divorced when he was a child. From his mother's first marriage to basketball player Éder Mundt Leme, Bruno has an older half-brother, Edson. From her third marriage, he has a younger half-sister, Luisa. From his father's second marriage to former volleyball player Fernanda Venturini, Bruno has two younger half-sisters, Júlia and Victória. His maternal grandfather was an athlete in the 1960s and a former Brazilian 110 metres record holder.Bruno often faced accusations of nepotism when he first started playing for Brazil's national volleyball team, since his father, Bernardinho, was the team's coach from 2001 to 2017. However, he and his father vehemently defended themselves against the accusations and were always backed up by the other players, who said Bernardinho was tougher and more demanding of Bruno because of their family ties.
Bruno is close friends with footballer Neymar.
Sporting achievements
Clubs
FIVB Club World Championship
- 2018 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2019 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
CEV Champions League
- 2019 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
CEV Cup
- 2023 – with Valsa Group Modena
South American Club Championship
- 2009 – with Cimed Florianópolis