Ricardo Lucarelli de Souza

Ricardo Samuel Lucarelli Santos de Souza (born 14 February 1992) 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 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 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

CSV South American Club Championship

Domestic

Youth national team

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