Fofão (volleyball player) explained

Hélia Souza
Full Name:Hélia Rogério de Souza Pinto
Nickname:Fofão
Birth Date:10 March 1970
Birth Place:São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Height:1.73 m
Weight:63 kg
Spike:283 cm
Block:264 cm
Position:Setter
Teamnumber:15 (1992–1996)
7 (1999–2008)
Currentclub:Retired
Nationalyears:1991–2008

Hélia Rogério de Souza (born 10 March 1970, in São Paulo), nicknamed Fofão, is a retired[1] Brazilian female volleyball player who competed for her country's national team in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won a gold medal in 2008 and twice won a bronze medal, in 1996 and 2000. She also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.

She is nicknamed Fofão because of her large cheeks similar to a famous character of a 1980s children's TV program in Brazil named "Fofão".[2]

Career

Fofão participated at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup.[3] She won the 2006–07 CEV Cup with the Italian club Sirio Perugia and was awarded Best Setter.[4] The next season with Grupo 2002 Murcia she was awarded "Best Setter" at the 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League.[5]

Fofão retired from the Brazil national team on 7 September 2008, after helping her country beat Dominican Republic 3-0 and won the Final Four competition.[6] From 1991, when she played her first game for Brazil, to 2008, she played 340 games for the national team.[6]

Fofão signed with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe Acıbadem since 4 July 2010.[7]

Fofão won the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.[8] [9]

Fofão won the silver medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Unilever Vôlei.[10]

During the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship, Fofão played with the Brazilian club Rexona Ades Rio and her team lost the bronze medal match to the Swiss Voléro Zürich.[1] At age 45, this was Fofao's last match, after which she announced her retirement.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Volero get it right on third try. FIVB. Zurich, Switzerland. 10 May 2015. 11 May 2015.
  2. Web site: fofão profile . fofao7.com.br.
  3. Web site: Women Volleyball VIII World Cup 1999 02-16.11 Japan +9GMT - Winner Cuba. Krastev. Todor. Todor66.com. 2018-10-25.
  4. Web site: Sirio Perugia wins CEV Cup after Champions League. CEV. 2010-04-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091124220025/http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_archive/news_archive_2007/news_archive_2007_03/8353_EN.html. 2009-11-24.
  5. Web site: Second Indesit Champions' League trophy for Colussi PERUGIA. CEV. 2010-06-10. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722153640/http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_archive/news_archive_2008/news_archive_2008_04/11476_EN.html. 2011-07-22.
  6. Web site: Na despedida de Fofão, Brasil vence por 3 sets a 0 . 2008-09-09 . 2008-09-07 . Gazeta Esportiva . pt .
  7. Web site: Fofao set for Fenerbahçe Acibadem . fenerbahce.org.
  8. Web site: World champion FenerbahceAcibadem saves honor by claiming bronze medal. CEV. 2011-03-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110323132431/http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_online/755/1711/19278_EN.html. 2011-03-23.
  9. Web site: VakifGunesTTelekom completes Turkish fairy tale in Istanbul. CEV. 2011-03-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110324195548/http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_online/755/1711/19279_EN.html. 2011-03-24.
  10. Web site: Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze. Zurich, Switzerland. FIVB. 2013-10-13. 2013-10-13.

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