Carol Gattaz
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Caroline de Oliveira Saad Gattaz, better known as Carol Gattaz (born July 27, 1981), is a Brazilian volleyball player.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the Women's tournament, winning a silver medal.[2] Gattaz won the World Grand Prix three times in a row.[1][3]
Early career
[edit]Gattaz was born in São José do Rio Preto.[1] Before playing volleyball, as a teenager, Gattaz played futsal, defending her city's club América-SP, where she played as a striker. Still in high school, she started playing volleyball.[4]
Career
[edit]Gattaz, who plays as a middle blocker,[5] started her career defending São Caetano, then moved to Rexona-Ades in 2000.[6] After leaving Rexona-Ades in 2001, she played for several clubs, before joining Finasa/Osasco in 2004, when she won the Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol, she left the club after the 2006–2007 season.[7] In 2007, she moved to Italy, where she played for Monte Schiavo, returning in the following season to Brazil, to defend Rexona-Ades again.[6] In 2011-2012 she played for Volei Futuro from Brazil.
National team
[edit]Defending the national team, she won the South American Women's Volleyball Championship in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009[3] and the World Grand Prix in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009.[1][3][8]
Personal life
[edit]She is openly lesbian.[9]
Awards
[edit]Individuals
[edit]- 2005 South American Championship – "Best Blocker"
- 2009 South American Championship– "Best Blocker"
- 2009 South American Club Championship – "Best Blocker"
- 2009 Montreux Volley Masters – "Best Blocker"
- 2018 South American Club Championship – "Most Valuable Player"
- 2019 South American Club Championship – "Most Valuable Player"
- 2018–19 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Middle Blocker"
- 2020 South American Club Championship – "Best Blocker"
- 2021 FIVB Nations League - "Best Middle Blocker"
- 2020 Tokyo Olympics 2020 - "Best Blocker"
- 2021 South American Championship – "Best Blocker"
Clubs
[edit]- 2004–05 Brazilian Superliga –
Champion, with Finasa/Osasco - 2005–06 Brazilian Superliga –
Runner-up, with Finasa/Osasco - 2006–07 Brazilian Superliga – Runner-up, with Finasa/Osasco
- 2008–09 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
- 2009–10 Brazilian Superliga – Runner-up, with Unilever Vôlei
- 2010–11 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Unilever Vôlei
- 2011–12 Brazilian Superliga –
Bronze medal, with Vôlei Futuro - 2015–16 Brazilian Superliga – Bronze medal, with Camponesa/Minas
- 2017–18 Brazilian Superliga – Bronze medal, with Camponesa/Minas
- 2018–19 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Itambé/Minas
- 2020–21 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Itambé/Minas
- 2012–13 Azerbaijan Superleague – Runner-up, with Igtisadchi Baku
- 2009 South American Club Championship – Runner-up, with Unilever Vôlei
- 2018 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Camponesa/Minas
- 2019 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Itambé/Minas
- 2020 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Itambé/Minas
- 2018 FIVB Club World Championship – Runner-up, with Itambé/Minas
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Mundial de Vôlei: Perfil das jogadoras brasileiras" (in Portuguese). O Dia. October 30, 2006. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
- ^ "Volleyball de OLIVEIRA SAAD GATTAZ Caroline". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Perfil das campeãs da Copa Pan-Americana, em Porto Rico" (in Portuguese). Planeta Vôlei. July 7, 2006. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
- ^ "Grande Carol" (in Portuguese). IstoÉ. Archived from the original on July 15, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
- ^ "Brazilians arrive for World Cup challenge". 2007 FIVB World Cups Volleyball for Men and Women. October 26, 2007. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
- ^ a b "Carol Gattaz se apresenta no Rexona-Ades" (in Portuguese). Planeta Vôlei. August 4, 2008. Archived from the original on August 23, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
- ^ "Superliga feminina 06/07: Finasa/Osasco vence a BrasilTelecom e é semifinalista" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol. March 7, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Jogadoras de vôlei lésbicas protestam com humor no 'Sapabonde'". Extra. August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ Outsports (July 12, 2021). "At least 180 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Outsports. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Carol Gattaz at Wikimedia Commons
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