Hélio Rubens Garcia | |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lb: | 175 |
Birth Date: | 2 September 1940 |
Birth Place: | Franca, Brazil |
Career Start: | 1959 |
Career End: | 1984 |
Career Position: | Point guard |
Coach Start: | 1984 |
Highlights: | As a player:
As a head coach:
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Cyears1: | 1989–1999 |
Cteam1: | Franca |
Years1: | 1959–1984 |
Team1: | Franca |
Cyears2: | 1999–2002 |
Cteam2: | Vasco da Gama |
Cyears4: | 2003–2004 |
Cyears3: | 1990–2002 |
Cteam3: | Brazil |
Cteam4: | Unitri/Uberlândia |
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.
During his pro club career, he won 4 Brazilian Championships, in the years 1971, 1974, 1975, and 1980.
At his retirement at age 43, he was player-coach of Franca.
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.
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.