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Ricardo Azevedo

リカルド・アゼベド

Rikardo Azevedo

Aliases: Rico Azevedo / Rick Azevedo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1956-08-24 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Nationality
Brazilian
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian, Chinese
Residence History
Brazil → Long Beach, California, USA → Camogli, Italy → China

Career

Occupations
water polo player, water polo coach
Active Years
1974-2024
Affiliations
Long Beach State University, RN ElettroGreen Camogli, USA Men's Water Polo Team, Chinese Men's Water Polo National Team, Chinese Women's Water Polo National Team

Education

Long Beach City College
Period: 1977-1979
Country: United States
California State University, Long Beach
Faculty of Arts
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation: 1980
Country: United States

Awards

South American Games gold medal
1976
Category: water polo
Result: gold
Brazil's Player of the Year
Result: won

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

Considered one of the premier water polo coaches in the world, having coached USA and Chinese national teams. Father of Olympian Tony Azevedo.

Trivia

  • Father of Tony Azevedo, US water polo team captain and 5-time Olympian.
  • Daughter Cassie is also a water polo player.
  • Unique for coaching international teams in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Chinese.