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Sheilla Castro
Personal information
Full nameSheilla Tavares de Castro Blassioli
Nationality Brazil
Born(1983-07-01)1 July 1983 (age 32)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite Spiker
Current clubTurkey Vakıfbank
Number13
National team
 Brazil Brazil

Sheilla Tavares de Castro (born 1 July 1983 in Belo Horizonte) is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, in Beijing, China, and in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. On both occasions the Brazilian national team won the gold medal.

Career

She plays as opposite in the Brazilian national team, and in Molico/Osasco. She made her debut for the national team against Colombia.

Castro was named Most Valuable Player at the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix in Reggio Calabria, Italy, and at the 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan, with Brazil winning the gold medal both times.

At the 2011 Pan-American Cup, Castro was awarded with the Most Valuable Player award,[1] also winning the gold medal with her national team.[2]

Sheilla took part of the National Team who win the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[3]

Playing with Sollys Nestlé Osasco, Castro won the gold medal and the Most Valuable Player and Best Scorer awards in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar.[4]

Castro won the Best Opposite award and the gold medal with her National Team in the 2013 South American Championship held in Ica, Peru.[5]

Castro won the silver medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her club lost 0-3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan in the championship match.[6]

Castro played with her national team,[7] winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship[8] when her team defeated Italy 3-2 in the bronze medal match.[9]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References

  1. ^ NORCECA (2011-07-09). "Brazilian Sheilla Castro the MVP of the Pan Am Cup". Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  2. ^ Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (2011-07-10). "Copa Panamericana Femenina: Brasileñas son nuevas reinas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  3. ^ FIVB (2011-10-20). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  4. ^ FIVB (2012-10-19). "Trentino Diatec and Sollys Nestle crowned in Doha". Doha, Qatar. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  5. ^ "SUDAMERICANO FEMENINO: Brasil, Argentina y Perú se consagraron los mejores del Continente" (in Spanish). Ica, Peru: CSV. 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  6. ^ "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  7. ^ "Team Roster – Brazil". FIVB. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  8. ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  9. ^ Carneiro, Leandro (12 October 2014). "Brasil passa sufoco e quase toma virada, mas conquista bronze ante Itália". UOL (in Portuguese). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Brazilian Sportswomen of the Year
2012
Succeeded by