The 26 year old brasilian Riad Garcia Piers Ribeiro, known as “Riad”, is Itas Diatec Trentino’s new middle blocker for the next two seasons.
An explosive middle blocker, full of qualities, Riad was strongly wanted by coach Radostin Stoychev, impressed by what he showed in the last season with Andreoli Latina.
The athelet won the pre juniores world championships in 1998 and the junior ones in 2001 with the Brasilian shirt and he is currently part of the national team, last summer he conquered the second place in the American Cup with Bernardinho’s team.

RIAD GARCIA PIRES RIBEIRO
born in Rio de Janeiro (Brasile) on the 2nd of october 1981
204 cm, middle blocker
1998/00 Flamengo – Brasil
2000/01 Bunge Barão – Brasil
2001/02 Bunge Barão – Brasil
2002/03 Ulbra San Paolo – Brasil
2003/04 Ulbra San Paolo – Brasil
2004/05 On Line Herval Novo Hamburgo – Brasil
2005/06 Unisul Florianopolis – Brasil
2006/07 Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo A1
2007/08 Andreoli Latina A1
2008/09 Itas Diatec Trentino A1