TEAM COMPOSITION

BRA / Brazil - Team Composition

Team manager	MORAES, Leonardo
Head coach	GUIMARÃES, José Roberto
Assistant coach	BARROS JUNIOR, Paulo
Doctor	NARDELLI, Julio
Therapist / trainer	RAMOS, Alexandre
Journalist	CONDORELLI, Vicente

	No.	Name	Lastname	Shirt Name	Birthdate	Height	Weight	Spike	Block
C	1	Fabiana	Claudino	FABIANA	24.01.1985	193	76	314	293
	2	Juciely Cristina	Silva	JUCIELY	18.12.1980	183	80	298	280
	3	Danielle	Lins	DANI LINS	05.01.1985	181	68	290	276
	4	Paula	Pequeno	PAULA	22.01.1982	184	74	302	285
	5	Adenizia	Silva	ADENIZIA	18.12.1986	185	63	312	290
	6	Thaisa	Menezes	THAISA	15.05.1987	196	79	316	301
	7	Marianne	Steinbrecher	MARI	23.08.1983	188	70	310	290
	8	Jaqueline	Carvalho	JAQUE	31.12.1983	186	70	302	286
	9	Fernanda	Ferreira	FERNANDINHA	10.01.1980	172	66	283	264
	10	Welissa	Gonzaga	SASSÁ	09.09.1982	179	76	300	287
	11	Tandara	Caixeta	TANDARA	30.10.1988	184	87	295	285
	12	Natalia	Pereira	NATÁLIA	04.04.1989	183	76	300	288
	13	Sheilla	Castro	SHEILLA	01.07.1983	185	64	302	284
L	14	Fabiana	Oliveira	FABÍ	07.03.1980	169	59	276	266
	15	Joyce	Silva	JOYCE	13.06.1984	190	67	311	294
	16	Fernanda	Rodrigues	FE GARAY	10.05.1986	179	74	308	288
	17	Josefa Fabiola	Sousa	FABIOLA	03.02.1983	184	70	300	285
L	18	Camila	Brait	C. BRAIT	28.10.1988	170	58	271	256
	19	Claudia	Silva	Claudia	21.09.1987	181	80	290	266
	20	Natasha	Farinea	NATASHA	08.02.1986	188	78	300	288
	21	Juliana de Souza	Nogueira	JULIANA	04.08.1988	190	71	307	301
	22	Veridiana	Fonseca	VERE	30.12.1982	178	70	280	271
	23	GABRIELA BRAGA	GUIMARAES	GABI	19.05.1994	176	59	295	274
	24	Andressa	Picussa	ANDRESSA	22.07.1989	192	82	303	293
	25	Priscila	Daroit	PRISCILA	10.08.1988	182	74	290	280

C=Captain L=Libero

Team profile

Brazil have achieved a lot since José Roberto Guimarães started as coach in 2003. In his first year, the team won South American Championship gold and silver at the FIVB World Cup. The following season, Brazil won the FIVB World Grand Prix and placed fourth at the Athens Olympics. In 2005, they won the Montreux Volley Masters, the FIVB World Grand Prix, the South American Championship and the FIVB Grand Champions Cup.

They had an exceptional year in 2008, clinching their first Olympic gold medal in Beijing and seventh FIVB World Grand Prix title. They maintained this form in 2009 despite a number of changes in the squad, winning the Montreux Volley Masters, the Pan American Cup, the FIVB World Grand Prix, the Final Four tournament and the South American Championship.

In 2010, silver medals at the FIVB World Grand Prix and FIVB World Championship had the world No. 1 hungry to return to the top of the podium. Despite a silver at the FIVB World Grand Prix last year they still managed gold at the Pan American Cup, South American Championship and Pan American Games.

Despite missing out on a podium place at the 2011 World Cup, they clinched an Olympic berth by winning the CSV Qualification Tournament.

Coach profile

José Roberto “Ze Roberto” Guimarães twice won the South American Championship and finished seventh at the 1976 Montreal Olympics as a player. He started coaching Eletropaulo’s women’s team in 1988 and was soon an assistant on the men’s national team which won gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He has coached the Brazil women since 2003. His great tactical mind has led Brazil to success after success, culminating in the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for which he was named Coach of the Year in Brazil.