Tande

Alexandre Ramos Samuel (born 20 March 1970), also known as Tande, is a Brazilian former volleyball player.^[1][2][3] He began playing volleyball for the Botafogo team when he was 12 years old.

Alexandre Samuel
Personal information
Full name	Alexandre Ramos Samuel
Nickname	Tande
Born	March 20, 1970 (1970-03-20) (age 55) Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	14
National team
1989–2000  Brazil
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team FIVB World Cup 1995 Japan World League 1993 São Paulo 1995 Rio de Janeiro 1990 Osaka 1994 Milan Pan American Games 1991 Havana Team South American Championship 1989 Brazil 1991 Brazil 1993 Argentina 1995 Brazil

Tande won a gold medal with the Brazilian national volleyball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.^[4] In 1995, he finished in fifth place with the Brazilian team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.^[4]

Tande won a silver medal with Brazil at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana.^[4]

Beach volleyball

In 1997, Tande switched to beach volleyball and partnered with his former teammate, Giovane Gavio.