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Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho, known as Giba (born 23 December 1976), is a Brazilian former professional volleyball player who played as an outside hitter. For much of the 2000s, he was widely regarded as one of the best volleyball players in the world. During his professional career he played in Brazil, Italy, Russia, Argentina and briefly in the United Arab Emirates. He is mostly remembered for his successes with the national team.[1]
With the Brazilian National Team he won a total of 8 South American Championships, 3 America's Cups, 8 World League titles, 3 World Grand Champions Cups, three World Championships (2002, 2006, 2010) and the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he was the team's captain.[2]
During summer 2014, Giba retired from professional volleyball at the age of 37.
2009 Gold medal with cup.svg FIVB World League
2009 Gold medal with cup.svg South American Championship
2009 Gold medal with cup.svg FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
2010 Gold medal with cup.svg FIVB World League
2010 Gold medal with cup.svg FIVB World Championship
2011 Silver medal with cup.svg FIVB World League
2011 Bronze medal with cup.svg FIVB World Cup
2012 Silver medal with cup.svg Olympic Games
2007 Pan American Games - Most Valuable Player
2007 South American Championship - Most Valuable Player
2007 FIVB World Cup - Most Valuable Player
2008 FIVB World League - Best Server
2009 South American Championship - Best Spiker
2010 Famous Magazine - Best Volleyball Player of the last Decade
2011 State of Parana - Medal for promotion of Sports
2011 Sky Sports - The most famous Volleyball player in the World[33]
2015 Fox Sports - Best men's Volleyball player of all Time[34]
2016 RCI Brasil - Best Sports Active
Personal information
Full name Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho
Nationality Brazilian
Born 23 December 1976 (age 44)
Londrina, PR, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Spike 325 cm (128 in)
Block 312 cm (123 in)
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter
Current club Retired
Career
Years Teams
1996-1997 Chapecó São Caetano
1997-1998 Olympikus São Caetano
1998-1999 Report Nipomed
1999-2001 Minas Tênis Clube
2001-2003 Ferrara
2003-2007 Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
2007-2009 Iskra Odintsovo
2009-2012 Pinheiros
2012-2013 Personal Bolívar
2013 Funvic Taubaté
2013-2014 Al-Nasr Dubai
2018-2019 IBB Polonia London
National team
1995-2012 Brazil (319)