Hélia Rogério de Souza (born 10 March 1970), nicknamed Fofão, is a Brazilian female retired[1] 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.
She is nicknamed Fofão because of her large cheeks similar to a famous character of a 1980s children's TV program in Brazil named "Fofão".[2]
Career
editFofão 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]
Fofão 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]
Fofão signed with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe Acıbadem since 4 July 2010.[7]
Fofão 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, Fofão 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's last match, after which she announced her retirement.[1]
Clubs
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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
editIndividuals
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b c "Volero get it right on third try". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "fofão profile". fofao7.com.br.
- ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball VIII World Cup 1999 02-16.11 Japan +9GMT - Winner Cuba". Todor66.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ CEV. "Sirio Perugia wins CEV Cup after Champions League". Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ CEV. "Second Indesit Champions' League trophy for Colussi PERUGIA". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Na despedida de Fofão, Brasil vence por 3 sets a 0" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Fofao set for Fenerbahçe Acibadem". fenerbahce.org.
- ^ CEV. "World champion FenerbahceAcibadem saves honor by claiming bronze medal". Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ CEV. "VakifGunesTTelekom completes Turkish fairy tale in Istanbul". Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
External links
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- Helia Rogerio de Souza Pinto at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Helia Rogerio de Souza Pinto at FIVB.com
- Fofão (Hélia Rogério de Souza) at FIVB.org (2008 Women's Volleyball Olympic Games)
- Fofão (Hélia Rogério de Souza) at Italian League at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 July 2011) (in Italian)
- Fofão (Hélia Rogério de Souza) at UOL at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 November 2005) (in Portuguese)
- Fofão (Hélia Rogério de Souza) at the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (in Portuguese)
- Fofão (Hélia Rogério de Souza) at Olympedia (archive)
- Helia Souza at Olympics.com
- Hélia Souza (Fofão) at Volleybox.net
