Josefa Fabíola Almeida de Souza Alves (born 3 February 1983 in Brasília)[1] is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Championship playing with the Brazil national team.

Fabíola de Souza
Personal information
Full nameJosefa Fabiola Almeida de Souza Alves
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1983-02-03) 3 February 1983 (age 41)
Brasília, Distrito Federal
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Spike300 cm (118 in)
Block285 cm (112 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubBrazil SESC–RJ
National team
2003–2016Brazil Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Italy Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2007 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 Japan Team
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Ningbo Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Macau Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ningbo Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Santiago
Gold medal – first place 2011 Callao
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ica

Career edit

De Souza claimed the silver medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship, playing with Molico Osasco, when her team lost 0-3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan the championship match. She was named among the championship Best Team as Best Setter.[2]

De Souza played with her national team,[3] winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship[4] when her team defeated Italy 3-2 in the bronze medal match.[5]

After signing with the Russian club Dinamo Krasnodar for the 2014/2015[6] she won the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship silver medal when her team lost to the Turkish Eczacibasi VitrA in the championship match.[7] She was recognized with the Best Setter individual award. [8]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Fabíola" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  2. ^ "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  3. ^ "Team Roster – Brazil". FIVB. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  5. ^ Carneiro, Leandro (2014-10-12). "Brasil passa sufoco e quase toma virada, mas conquista bronze ante Itália". UOL (in Portuguese). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  6. ^ "Fe Garay and Fabiola will join Dinamo Krasnodar after World Champs". Russian Volleyball. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  7. ^ "Eczacibasi reach summit of club volleyball at Zurich 2015". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  8. ^ "Eczacibasi from the top of Europe to the top of the world". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-05-11.