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Spiker. Born December 23th, 1976. Height -192 cm. Weight - 85 kg. Attack height -325 cm. Block height - 312 cm. Played for Brazilian "Coritibana" (93/94), "Cocamar" (94/95, 95/96), " СЬарест Sro Caetano" (96/97), "Olympicus Sro Caetano" (97/98), "Repot Nipomed" (98/99), "Minas Belo Horizonte" (99/00, 00/01), Italian "Ferrara" (01/02, 02/03) and "Cuneo" (03/04-05/06). Titles: 2004 Olympic Champion, 2002 World Champion, four-time World League Champion (2001, 2003-2005), 2003 World Cup winner, two-time Continental Cup winner (1997, 2005), six-time South American Champion (1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005), three-time American Cup winner (1998,1999,2001), Brazilian Champion-00/01, Cup of ltaly-06.
The eminent Brazilian player, known worldwide under his nickname "Giba", started to play volleyball at 10. The way to glory wasn't the easy one for the native of the tiny Londrina at the north of Рагапб province. Loosing his farther early in his childhood young Gilberto had to support the huge family whose main treasure was bakery oven. The mother of the future star was against his sport endeavors and wished him to become a veterinary. It's worth mentioning that Giba himself loves animals and has a lot of respect for this profession. However, his passion for volleyball took over: he kept training in secret and as he turned 16 he was noticed by the Junior national team coaches.
However, for a long time Giba has been overshadowed in Brazilian championship by the other stars, who had won the sensational 1992 Olympic gold in Barcelona. He started almost every season in the new club, but never finished higher than second in the interclub competition. Giba won his first, and up till now, his last, club's title in 2001 playing for"Minas" A little later the Brazilian national team made up of nearly the same players won the World League final in Katowice. In the final game they defeated Italy 3:0, figuratively snitching the baton of the world leading volleyball team from "Squadra azzurra" hands. Since that time "Selecao" (as the Brazilians call their team) has won nearly all competition it's entered, including 2002 World Championships and 2004 Olympic Games. The only exception was 2002 World League Final, when the Brazilians lost to the Russians in front of the home crowd. And all this time the role of the first fiddle in the yellow-and-green team belonged to Giba.
In Italian A1 series, which Giba has joined before 2001/02 season and still play in, he did not gain as much recognition as he had at home. Yes, he become an idol first for "Ferrara'"s fans and then for the "Cuneo"'s ones, but financial restrains and the lack on ambitions in these clubs did not allow the Brazilian star a chance to enhance his impressive collection of titles. His first major victory at the Apennines came only this year then "Cuneo" won the national cup.
Если бы я был царь, я бы издал закон, что писатель, который употребит слово, значения которого он не может объяснить, лишается права писать и получает 100 ударов розог. (Л. Н. Толстой)