Helinho_(basketball)

Helinho (basketball)

Helinho (basketball)

Brazilian basketball coach and player (born 1975)

Hélio Rubens Garcia Filho (born 12 May 1975), commonly known as Helinho, is a Brazilian basketball coach and former player. Helinho is the current head coach of Franca. He is the son of Hélio Rubens Garcia, who was also a basketball coach and player.

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During his playing career, Helinho was a point guard and played for the Brazil national team, and played at the World Cup in 1998 and 2002. Helinho played for Franca, Vasco da Gama and Uberlândia and won five national championships.[1]

Helinho took over Franca as head coach in 2016, and since then has won two NBB championships, the BCL Americas in 2023,[2] and the FIBA Intercontinental Cup in 2023.[3] He is also an assistant for the Brazil national team.[4]

Honours

As coach

Franca

References

  1. [1]
    "Hélio Rubens Garcia Filho". lnb.com.br. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Sesi Franca crowned 2023 BCLA champions". FIBA.basketball. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Brazil's Sesi Franca clinch historic FIBA Intercontinental Cup title after instant classic Final in Singapore". FIBA.basketball. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. [4]
    Internet, Prática. "Helinho Garcia". Helinho Garcia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 September 2023.


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