Fofão
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.
Hélia Souza | |||
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Fofão in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Hélia Rogério de Souza Pinto | ||
Nickname | Fofão | ||
Nationality | Brazilian | ||
Born | São Paulo, SP, Brazil | 10 March 1970||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||
Spike | 283 cm (111 in) | ||
Block | 264 cm (104 in) | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | Setter | ||
Current club | Retired | ||
National team | |||
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Honours
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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 participated at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup.[3] She won the 2006–07 CEV Cup with the Italian club Sirio Perugia and was awarded Best Setter.[4] The next season with Grupo 2002 Murcia she was awarded "Best Setter" at the 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League.[5]
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.[6] From 1991, when she played her first game for Brazil, to 2008, she played 340 games for the national team.[6]
She signed with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe Acıbadem since 4 July 2010.[7]
Hélia won the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.[8][9]
Fofão won the silver medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Unilever Vôlei.[10]
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
- Pão de Açúcar E.C. (1985–1987)
- Pão de Açúcar/Paineiras E.C. (1988–1990)
- Colgate-Pão de Açúcar/São Caetano E.C. (1990–1992)
- Colgate/São Caetano E.C. (1992–1994)
- Sollo/Tietê E.C. (1994–1995)
- Transmontano/J.C. Amaral (1995–1996)
- UNIBAN/São Caetano E.C. (1996–1998)
- UNIBAN/São Bernardo (1998–1999)
- MRV/Minas (1999–2003)
- Rexona-Ades (2003–2004)
- Sirio Perugia (2004–2007)
- Grupo 2002 Murcia (2007–2008)
- São Caetano/Blausiegel (2008–2010)
- Fenerbahçe Acıbadem Istanbul (2010–2011)
- Unilever Vôlei (2012-2014)
- Rexona Ades Rio (2014–2015)
Awards
Individuals
- 1998 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Setter"
- 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Setter"
- 1999 Pan-American Games "Best Setter"
- 1999 Pan-American Games "Most Valuable Player"
- 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Setter"
- 2000 Summer Olympics "Best Setter"
- 2006–07 CEV Cup "Best Setter"
- 2007–08 CEV Champions League "Best Setter"
- 2007 FIVB World Cup "Best Setter"
- 2007 Pan-American Games "Best Setter"
- 2008 Final Four Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2008 Final Four Cup "Best Setter"
- 2008 Summer Olympics "Best Setter"
Clubs
- 1998/1999 Brazilian Championship - Champion, with UNIBAN/São Bernardo
- 2001 South American Clubs Championship - Champion, with MRV/Minas
- 2001/2002 Brazilian Championship - Champion, with MRV/Minas
- 2005 Italian Championship - Champion, with Despar Perugia
- 2005 Italian Cup - Champion, with Despar Colussi Perugia
- 2004–05 CEV Cup - Champion, with Sirio Perugia
- 2005–06 CEV Indesit Champions League - Champion, with Sirio Perugia
- 2006 Italian Cup - Champion, with Despar Perugia
- 2007 Italian Championship - Champion, with Despar Perugia
- 2007 Italian Cup - Champion, with Despar Colussi Perugia
- 2006–07 CEV Cup - Champion, with Sirio Perugia
- 2007 Spanish Super Cup - Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2007–08 Spanish Queen's Cup - Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2007–08 Spanish Championship - Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2010 Turkish Super Cup - Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2010 FIVB World Club Championship - Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2010–11 CEV Champions League - Bronze medal, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2010–11 Aroma Women's Volleyball League - Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2013 Club World Championship - Runner-up, with Unilever Vôlei
- 2013/2014 Superliga - Champion, with Unilever Vôlei
- 2015 South American Clubs Championship - Champion, with Unilever Vôlei
- 2014/2015 Superliga - Champion, with Unilever Vôlei
References
- "Volero get it right on third try". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- fofão profile
- Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball VIII World Cup 1999 02-16.11 Japan +9GMT - Winner Cuba". todor66.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- CEV. "Sirio Perugia wins CEV Cup after Champions League". Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- CEV. "Second Indesit Champions' League trophy for Colussi PERUGIA". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- "Na despedida de Fofão, Brasil vence por 3 sets a 0" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- Fofao set for Fenerbahçe Acibadem
- CEV. "World champion FenerbahceAcibadem saves honor by claiming bronze medal". Archived from the original on 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- CEV. "VakifGunesTTelekom completes Turkish fairy tale in Istanbul". Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- "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
- FIVB profile
- (in Italian) Italian League profile
- (in Portuguese) UOL profile
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Preceded by Ana Flávia Sanglard |
Best Setter of FIVB World Grand Prix 1999, 2000 |
Succeeded by Robyn Ah Mow |