Sheilla Tavares de Castro (born 1 July 1983 in Belo Horizonte) is a former volleyball player from Brazil who represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and in the 2012 Summer Olympics. On both occasions the Brazilian national team won the gold medal. She also played the 2016 Summer Olympics, when Brazil placed fifth. She retired on April 9, 2022.[1]
Career edit
Castro played as opposite in the Brazilian national team and with 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 given the "Most valuable player" award,[2] also winning the gold medal with her national team.[3]
Castro was part of the national team who won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[4]
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.[5]
Castro won the "Best opposite" award and the gold medal with her National Team in the 2013 South American Championship held in Ica, Peru.[6] 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.[7]
Castro played with her national team,[8] winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship[9] when her team defeated Italy 3–2 in the bronze medal match.[10] She won the Best Opposite Spiker in the 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix.[11]
After finishing the 2016 Olympic Games in 5th place, Castro announced her retirement from the national team.[12] In 2019, without playing for three years even for clubs, she decided to return to the national team and played the 2019 FIVB World Cup and the 2019 South American Championship.[13][14]
Clubs edit
Mackenzie Esporte Clube (1997–)- MRV/Minas (2001–2004)
Scavolini Pesaro (2004–2008)- São Caetano/Blausiegel (2008–2010)
- Unilever/Rio de Janeiro (2010–2012)
- Molico Osasco (2012–2014)
Vakıfbank Istanbul (2014–2016)- Minas Tênis Clube (2019–2020)
Athletes Unlimited Volleyball (2020–2022)
Awards edit
Individuals edit
- 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – "Most valuable player"
- 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – "Best scorer"
- 2005–06 CEV Cup – "Best spiker"
- 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Most valuable player"
- 2008–09 Brazilian Superleague – "Best scorer"
- 2008–09 Brazilian Superleague – "Best spiker"
- 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Most valuable player"
- 2009–10 Brazilian Superliga – "Best spiker"
- 2009–10 Brazilian Superliga – "Best server"
- 2011 Pan-American Cup – "Most valuable player"
- 2011 South American Championship – "Most valuable player"
- 2012 Summer Olympics – "Best server"
- 2012 South American Club Championship – "Most valuable player"
- 2012 FIVB Club World Championship – "Best Most Valuable Player"
- 2012 FIVB Club World Championship – "Best scorer"
- 2013 South American Championship – "Best Opposite Spiker"
- 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best opposite spiker"
- 2014 FIVB World Championship – "Best opposite spiker"
- 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best outside spiker"
- 2022 Athletes Unlimited "Best opposite hitter"
Clubs edit
- 2001–02 Brazilian Superliga –
Champion, with Minas - 2007–08 Italian League – Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
- 2010–11 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Unilever Vôlei
- 2014–15 Turkish League –
Runner-up, with Vakıfbank Istanbul - 2015–16 Turkish League – Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
- 2012 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Molico Osasco
- 2014 South American Club Championship – Runner-up, with Molico Osasco
- 2020 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Itambé/Minas
- 2007–08 CEV Cup – Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
- 2014–15 CEV Champions League –
Bronze medal, with Vakıfbank Istanbul - 2015–16 CEV Champions League – Runner-up, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
- 2012 FIVB Club World Championship - Champion, with Sollys Nestlé Osasco
- 2014 FIVB Club World Championship - Runner-Up, with Molico Osasco
References edit
- ^ Collins, Savanna (2022-04-09). "As Sheilla Castro retires, she reflects on the process not her greatness". Athletes Unlimited. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ NORCECA (2011-07-09). "Brazilian Sheilla Castro the MVP of the Pan Am Cup". Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (2011-07-10). "Copa Panamericana Femenina: Brasileñas son nuevas reinas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ FIVB (2011-10-20). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ FIVB (2012-10-19). "Trentino Diatec and Sollys Nestle crowned in Doha". Doha, Qatar. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ "SUDAMERICANO FEMENINO: Brasil, Argentina y Perú se consagraron los mejores del Continente" (in Spanish). Ica, Peru: CSV. 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ^ "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
- ^ "Team Roster – Brazil". FIVB. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Brazil win record 11th title in World Grand Prix". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Sheilla e Fabiana anunciam aposentadoria da seleção" (in Portuguese). O Globo. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Seleção feminina bate Colômbia e leva Sul-Americano de Vôlei pela 13ª vez seguida" (in Portuguese). Terra. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Brasil vence a Rússia e termina a Copa do Mundo feminina de vôlei em quarto lugar" (in Portuguese). O Globo. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
