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Brazilian basketball player and coach

Hélio Rubens Garcia

Personal information

Born

(1940-09-02) 2 September 1940 (age 84)
Franca, Brazil

Listed height

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Listed weight

175 lb (79 kg)

Career information

Playing career

1959–1984

Position

Point guard

Coaching career

1984–present

Career history

As player:

1959–1984

Franca

As coach:

1989–1999

1999–2002

1990–2002

2003–2004

Career highlights and awards

As a player:

4× Brazilian champion (1971, 1974, 1975, 1980)

As a head coach:

9× Brazilian champion (1990, 1991, 1993, 1997–2001, 2004)
Brazilian League Coach of the Year (2011)

Medals

Men's Basketball

Representing Brazil
FIBA World Cup
	1967 Montevideo
	1970 Ljubljana
	1978 Manila

Hélio Rubens Garcia (born Franca, Brazil, September 2, 1940), also commonly known as Hélio Rubens, is a former Brazilian professional basketball player and coach. He is the father of Helinho, who is the current head coach of Franca.

Professional playing career

During his pro club career, he won 4 Brazilian Championships, in the years 1971, 1974, 1975, and 1980.

Coaching career

At his retirement at age 43, he was player-coach of Franca.

National team playing career

With the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Rubens Garcia played at the 1967, 1970, 1974 and 1978 editions of the FIBA World Cup. 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 of the senior Brazilian national basketball team at the 1990 FIBA World Cup, the 1998 FIBA World Cup, and the 2002 FIBA World Cup.

External links

FIBA Profile
CBB Profile (in Portuguese)

Brazil squads

v t e Brazil squad – 1967 FIBA World Championship - Bronze medal
4 Emil Rached 5 Macarrão 6 Mosquito 7 Edvar 8 Menon 9 Zé Olaio 10 Amaury 11 Bira 12 Hélio Rubens 13 Sucar 14 Jatyr 15 Sebba Coach: Kanela

v t e Brazil squad – 1970 FIBA World Championship – Silver medal
4 Joy 5 Branca 6 Macarrão 7 Edvar 8 Wlamir 9 Marquinhos 10 Menon 11 Mosquito 12 Zé Olaio 13 Pedrinho 14 Bira 15 Hélio Rubens Coach: Kanela

v t e Brazil squad – 1971 Pan American Games – Gold medal
Hélio Rubens Mosquito Marquinhos Menon Emil Rached Joy Adilson Carioquinha Fransérgio Luiz Martins de Mello Robertão Dodi Coach: Edson Bispo

v t e Brazil squad – 1978 FIBA World Championship – Bronze medal
4 Marcelo Vido 5 Fausto 6 Bira 7 Carioquinha 8 Hélio Rubens 9 Marquinhos 10 Gilson 11 Marcel 12 Adilson 13 Agra 14 Oscar 15 Robertão Coach: Vidal / Medalha

v t e Brazil squad – 1999 Pan American Games – Gold medal
4 Marcelinho 5 Ratto 6 Cazziolato 7 Mazzuchini 8 S. Varejão 9 Demétrius 10 Helinho 11 Luiz Fernando 12 Josuel 13 Aylton 14 Rogério 15 Michel Coach: Hélio Rubens

v t e Brazil squad – 2001 Tournament of the Americas – Silver medal
4 Marcelinho 5 Alex 6 Vanderlei 7 Tiagão 8 S. Varejão 9 Demétrius 10 Helinho 11 Estevam 12 Giovannoni 13 Nenê 14 A. Varejão 15 Dornelles Coach: Hélio Rubens

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