Ricardo Lucarelli
Ricardo Samuel Lucarelli Santos de Souza is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for JTEKT Stings and the Brazil national team. He was a gold medallist in the Volleyball at the [2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|men's tournament] at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's [World Cup|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 2013 Men's [South American Volleyball Championship|South American Championship] and a silver medal at the World League, where he was named the Best outside spiker. 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, Russia, and Italy.
Honours
Club
FIVB Club World Championship- * Betim 2021 – with Cucine Lube CivitanovaCSV South American Club Championship
- * Belo Horizonte 2013 – with Minas Tênis Clube
- * Taubate 2016 – with Vôlei TaubatéDomestic
- * 2018–19 Brazilian Championship, with Vôlei Taubaté
- * 2022–23 Italian Cup, with Gas Sales Piacenza