1. Ricardo Azevedo was born on August 24,1956 and is a Brazilian professional water polo coach.
10 Facts About Ricardo Azevedo
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Ricardo Azevedo was twice voted Brazil's "Player of the Year".
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Ricardo Azevedo received his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Long Beach in 1980.
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Ricardo Azevedo was Head Coach for the USA Men's Water Polo Team, USA Junior Team, and at Long Beach State University.
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Ricardo Azevedo became head coach of RN ElettroGreen Camogli in 2007, unexpectedly leading his young team to the division Championship title game in 2008.
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Ricardo Azevedo is unique among the global water polo community due to his language skills that have observed his coaching international teams in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Chinese.
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Ricardo Azevedo has coached several Olympians since their youth including his son Tony Ricardo Azevedo who was a four-time All American and NCAA Player of the Year at Stanford University and serves as Captain of the Men's Water Polo Team for the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, and his daughter Cassie who was a two-time All-American water polo player at Long Beach State.
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Ricardo Azevedo was later moved to coach the Chinese Women's National Water Polo Team, leading them for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Ricardo Azevedo is the father of Tony Azevedo, athlete and captain of the US national team, and Cassie, a water polo player.
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Ricardo Azevedo met his wife Libby when he was an exchange student at Long Beach.