Douglas Souza Explained
| Douglas Souza |
| Full Name: | Douglas Correia de Souza |
| Nationality: |  Brazilian |
| Birth Date: | 20 August 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, SP, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.99m (06.53feet) |
| Weight: | 75kg (165lb) |
| Spike: | 338cm (133inches) |
| Block: | 317cm (125inches) |
| Position: | Outside hitter |
| Years: | 2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2018
2018–2021
2021–2022
2023- |
| Teams: | EC Pinheiros
Brasil Vôlei Clube
SESI São Paulo
Vôlei Taubaté
Volley Callipo
Farma Condé Vôlei
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| Nationalyears: | 2014–2021 |
Douglas Correia de Souza (born 20 August 1995) is a Brazilian volleyball player, former member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team, 2016 Olympic Champion,[1] silver medallist of the 2014 World Championship, gold medallist of the 2019 World Cup, two–time South American Champion (2017, 2019). On the club level, he plays for Farma Condé Vôlei.
Personal life
He is openly gay.[2] [3] He is currently the most followed volleyball player in the world on Instagram.[4] [5]
Sporting achievements
Clubs
Youth national team
Individual awards
- 2012: CSV U19 South American Championship – Best server
- 2014: CSV U21 South American Championship – Most valuable player
- 2014: CSV U23 South American Championship – Most valuable player
- 2015: Pan American Games – Best outside hitter
- 2018: FIVB World Championship – Best outside spiker
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Douglas Correia DE SOUZA. 2022-01-18. Olympics.com.
- News: Douglas: "Quero ser lembrado como o 1º homossexual a jogar vôlei em alto nível no Brasil". Web Vôlei . April 16, 2020. Redação .
- News: Pasini . Gian Luca . "Voglio essere ricordato come il primo omosessuale di alto livello" . 2020-04-18 . 2020-04-20 . Gazzetta.it . it.
- Web site: Douglas Souza se torna o jogador de vôlei mais seguido do mundo nas redes.
- Web site: 2021-07-24 . Muito antes dos 2 milhões de seguidores: como foi o 1º post do 'fenômeno' Douglas Souza nas redes sociais . 2023-03-01 . ESPN.com . pt.
