Gilberto Godoy Filho

For other uses, see Giba (disambiguation).

Giba
Personal information
Full name	Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho
Born	23 December 1976 (1976-12-23) Londrina, Brazil
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Wing spiker
Current club	Pinheiros
Career
Years Clubs 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 2003–2007 2007–2009 2009– Chapecó São Caetano Olympikus São Caetano Report Nipomed Minas Belo Horizonte Ferrara Piemonte Volley Iskra Odintsovo Pinheiros
National team
Brazil
Honours Competitor for Brazil Men's volleyball Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens Team Silver 2008 Beijing Team World Championship Gold 2002 Argentina Team Gold 2006 Japan Team Gold 2010 Italy Team World League Gold 2001 Katowice Team Gold 2003 Madrid Team Gold 2004 Rome Team Gold 2005 Belgrade Team Gold 2006 Moscow Team Gold 2007 Katowice Team Gold 2009 Belgrade Team Gold 2010 Córdoba Team Silver 2002 Belo Horizonte Team Silver 2011 Gdańsk Team World Cup Gold 2003 Japan Team Gold 2007 Japan Team Bronze 2011 Japan Team Pan American Games Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Bronze 2003 Santo Domingo Team

Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho, known as Giba (born 23 December 1976 in Londrina), is a Brazilian professional volleyball player.

Biography

Born in Londrina, but raised in Curitiba, Giba debuted in his country for clubs such as Curitibano, Cocamar, Chapecó, São Caetano, Nipomed, Olympikus and Minas. He later moved to Italy, acquired by Yahoo! Ferrara, playing the Italian Top Division (Serie A1). After two years with that team, he signed a contract with Noicom BreBanca Cuneo (2003). In 2006 he won the Italian Cup, for which he won the Most Valuable Player. In the summer 2007 he left Italy to play with Iskra Odintsovo.

He played in Brazil from 2009, with Pinheiros.

He is widely regarded as one of the best if not the best volleyball player in the world.

With the Brazilian national team he has won a total of 7 South American Cups, 3 American Cups, 8 World Leagues, 2 Grand Championship Cups, three World Championships (2002, 2006, 2010) and the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Since 2003 he is married with the Romanian-Brazilian former international volleyball player, Cristina Pîrv.

Palmares

Club

• 1 Italian Cup (2006)
• 1 European Champions League (1997)
• 1 Brazilian Championship (2001)

National team

• 1 Olympic Games (2004)
• 3 World Championship (2002, 2006, 2010)
• 2 World Cup (2003, 2007)
• 3 World Grand Champions Cup (1997, 2005, 2009)
• 8 World League (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)
• 8 South American Championship (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009,2011)
• 1 Pan American Games (2007)
• 3 America's Cup (1998, 1999, 2001)

Individual awards

• 2004 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament "Most Valuable Player"
• 2006 FIVB World Championship "Most Valuable Player"
• 2007 FIVB World Cup "Most Valuable Player"
• 2007 Pan-American Games "Most Valuable Player"

External links

• Photogallery

Awards
Preceded by Marcos Milinkovic	World Championship MVP 2006	Succeeded by Murilo Endres