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Hélia Souza
Fofão in 2010
Personal information
Full nameHélia Rogério de Souza Pinto
NicknameFofão
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1970-03-10) 10 March 1970 (age 54)
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Spike283 cm (111 in)
Block264 cm (104 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
National team
(1991-2008)Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sidney Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1994 Brazil Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Japan Team
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1995 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2003 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Japan
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Japan
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1994 Xangai
Gold medal – first place 1996 Xangai
Gold medal – first place 1998 Hong Kong
Gold medal – first place 2004 Reggio Calabria Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Sendai Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Reggio Calabria Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Yokohama Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Xangai
Silver medal – second place 1999 Yu Xi
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Manila
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Final Four Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Fortaleza

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 huge cheeks similar to a famous character of a 1980s children's TV program in Brazil named "Fofão".[2]

Career

She won the 2006–07 CEV Cup with the Italian club Sirio Perugia and was awarded Best Setter.[3] The next season with Grupo 2002 Murcia she was awarded "Best Setter" at the 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League.[4]

Souza 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.[5] From 1991, when she played her first game for Brazil, to 2008, she played 340 games for the national team.[5]

She signed with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe Acıbadem since 4 July 2010.[6]

Hélia won the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.[7][8]

Fofão won the silver medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Unilever Vôlei.[9]

During the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship, Sousa 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 last match, as she announced her retirement.[1]


Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References

  1. ^ a b c "Volero get it right on third try". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. ^ fofão profile
  3. ^ CEV. "Sirio Perugia wins CEV Cup after Champions League". Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2010-04-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ CEV. "Second Indesit Champions' League trophy for Colussi PERUGIA". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-06-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b "Na despedida de Fofão, Brasil vence por 3 sets a 0" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  6. ^ Fofao set for Fenerbahçe Acibadem
  7. ^ CEV. "World champion FenerbahceAcibadem saves honor by claiming bronze medal". Archived from the original on 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2011-03-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ CEV. "VakifGunesTTelekom completes Turkish fairy tale in Istanbul". Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2011-03-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

External links

Awards
Preceded by Best Setter of
FIVB World Grand Prix
1999, 2000 		Succeeded by
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