João Paulo Bravo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by BrownHairedGirl (talk | contribs) at 00:04, 20 February 2017 (diffusing categories, replaced: Category:Brazilian volleyball playersCategory:Brazilian men's volleyball players using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

João Paulo Bravo
Personal information
Full nameJoão Paulo Bravo Pereira
NationalityBrazil
Born (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 45)
Height190 m (623 ft 4 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Spike340 cm (134 in)
Block320 cm (126 in)
Volleyball information
Number13
Career
YearsTeams
2010Arkas Spor Kulubu
National team
2010Brazil Brazil
Honours
Representing  Brazil
Men's volleyball
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Italy Team
World League
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Gdańsk Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Japan Team

João Paulo Pereira Bravo (born January 7, 1979 in Tokat) is a Brazilian volleyball player. He is 192 cm and plays as Wing spiker.

Bravo began his volleyball career in Brazil, where he won an award in 2000 as the most promising young player in the country. In 2002, Bravo transferred to the Belgian team Noliko Maaseik, where he not only was chosen the most valuable player in the country, but also experienced league and cup championships. He transferred to the Italian team Piacenza in 2005, and played in the Italian 1st league for five seasons, including one year for Vibo Valentia. With Piacenza, Bravo experienced championships in the Italian league, Italian Cup and the Europe Top Teams Cup. In 2008, he was chosen the best server in the European Champions League. He was part of the Brazil men's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Italy.[1] He played for Arkas Spor Kulubu.

References

  1. ^ "Team Roster 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Brazil". fivb.org. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

External links