Player Rezende played volleyball from 1979 to 1985, and competed in two
Olympics, winning a silver medal at the
1984 Summer Olympics. He also finished fifth at the
1980 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal at the
1983 Pan American Games. Rezende played in
Fluminense, Volley Atlantica Boavista,
Flamengo and
Vasco da Gama from 1972 to 1988. With Atlântica Boavista he was the winner of Brazil Super League in 1981.
Coach In 1988, Rezende stopped playing to work started his coaching career as an assistant to
Bebeto de Freitas at the
1988 Summer Olympics. In 1990 he became the coach of Italian female team
Perugia, and remained there for two years. In 1990 he became coach of Brazil female team That year. Rezende with Brazil team placed second in the
FIVB World Championship and won the
FIVB World Grand Prix. In 1996, the team won the bronze medal at the
Atlanta Olympic Games and the gold medal at the
FIVB World Grand Prix. In 1998 Rezende led the Brazilians to a
South American title, earned qualification for the
FIVB World Championship and won bronze in the
FIVB World Grand Championship Cup in Japan. In 1999, Rezende won the gold medal at the
Pan American Games in Winnipeg, a silver medal in the
FIVB World Grand Prix, gold in the
South American Championship for the third time, and bronze at the FIVB World Cup. In 2000, he led Brazil to third place in the
FIVB World Grand Prix, and also to third place at the
Olympic Games in
Sydney 2000. Rezende left as coach of the women's team in 2000. Since 2001, Rezende has been the coach of the Brazilian male national team, with whom he won two Olympic titles in
2004 and
2016. After this success Rezende accepted the challenge of leading the Brazilian men in 2001. Bernardinho led the team to memorable victories including first place in the 2001 and 2003 editions of the
FIVB World League, and the gold medal at the
2002 FIVB World Championship. In 2003, Rezende's star shone even stronger. He guided the team to titles in the
FIVB World League and the FIVB World Cup, and bronze at the
Pan American Games in Dominican Republic. In July 2004, Brazil claimed their fourth
FIVB World League title. In August, the team won its second Olympic gold medal in
Athens and make new historic team. Bernardinho returned at the end of the year to the Superliga to coach
Rexona-Ades. In 2005, still coaching the Brazilian men team, Rezende earned another four international medals, gold in the
FIVB World League, gold at the
South American Championship and gold at the
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in Japan. He also won silver at the
America's Cup. In 2006, Bernardinho won the
FIVB World League, for the fifth time, and the FIVB World Championship for the second time. The success did not let up in 2007, with victories in the
FIVB World League, the FIVB World Cup, the
Pan American Games and the
South American Championship. He also led a young team to second place at the
America's Cup. In 2008, Brazil failed in the most important tournaments of the season, finishing second in the
Beijing Olympic Games and fourth in the
FIVB World League, the Final Round of which was played in
Rio de Janeiro. In 2009, however, the coach commanded a renewed team that won the
FIVB World League, the
FIVB World Grand Championship Cup and the
South American Championship. In 2010, Brazil started the season winning the ninth title of the
FIVB World League, overcoming the Italian record. In the end of the year, Bernardo his third FIVB World Championship title with Brazil. In 2011, Rezende led the Brazilian national team to winning the silver medal in the
FIVB World League and a gold medal in the
South American Championship. By the end of the year, Brazil assured its spot at the
London Olympic Games by finishing third in the FIVB World Cup. In 2012 Rezende Once again climbed to the
Olympic Games final and won silver medal. From 2013 to 2015, Brazil won the silver medal in the
2013 FIVB World League and
2014 FIVB World League, gold medal in the
2013 FIVB World Grand Championship Cup, and gold medals in the
2013 South American Championship and
2015 South American Championship. Brazil began 2016 with a silver medal in
2016 FIVB World League. Rezende once again defeated his great rival
Italy to win the gold medal in the
Rio 2016 Olympics. ==Individual awards==