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Douglas Souza
Personal information
Full nameDouglas Correia de Souza
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1995-08-20) 20 August 1995 (age 29)
Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, SP, Brazil
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike338 cm (133 in)
Block317 cm (125 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Career
YearsTeams
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2018
2018–2021
2021–2022
Brazil EC Pinheiros
Brazil Brasil Vôlei Clube
Brazil SESI São Paulo
Brazil Vôlei Taubaté
Italy Volley Callipo
National team
2014–2022 Brazil

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 club level, he plays for Vôlei Taubaté.

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

References

  1. ^ "Douglas Correia DE SOUZA". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  2. ^ Redação (April 16, 2020). "Douglas: "Quero ser lembrado como o 1º homossexual a jogar vôlei em alto nível no Brasil"". Web Vôlei.
  3. ^ Pasini, Gian Luca (2020-04-18). ""Voglio essere ricordato come il primo omosessuale di alto livello"" (in Italian). Gazzetta.it. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  4. ^ "Douglas Souza se torna o jogador de vôlei mais seguido do mundo nas redes".
  5. ^ https://www.espn.com.br/olimpiadas/artigo/_/id/8952601/douglas-souza-bate-2-milhoes-de-seguidores-no-instagram-veja-como-foi-seu-1º-post-muito-antes-de-virar-fenomeno [bare URL]