Gustavo Guazzelli Bonatto, also known as Gustavão, (born (1986-01-02)2 January 1986) is a Brazilian male volleyball player.[2] He was part of the Brazil men's national volleyball team from 2010 to 2014, with whom he won a silver medal in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World League.[3] On club level, he currently plays for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos Piraeus,[4] being an integral part of the Olympiacos team that won the 2022–23 CEV Challenge Cup.[5][6]

Gustavo Guazzelli Bonatto
Personal information
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1986-01-02) 2 January 1986 (age 38)
Height215 cm (7 ft 1 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb)
Spike340 cm (134 in)
Block320 cm (126 in)
Volleyball information
Current clubOlympiacos Piraeus
Number8
Career
YearsTeams
2003–2007
2007–2009
2009–2010
2010–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2022
2023–
Brazil UCS Sogipa
Brazil Unisul
Brazil SESI São Paulo
Brazil Renata
Brazil SESI São Paulo
Argentina UPCN
Brazil SESI São Paulo
Brazil Sesc Rio
Brazil Minas
Belgium Greenyard VC Maaseik[1]
Greece Olympiacos Piraeus
National team
2010–2014 Brazil
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
America's Cup
Silver medal – second place 2008 Cuiabá
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen
FIVB World League
Silver medal – second place 2014 Florence

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National team

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Gustavo Bonato had a remarkable career with the Brazil national volleyball team. In 2008 he participated with the representative group in the last ever edition of the America's Cup, in which he won the Silver medal.[7] In the 2010 Pan-American Cup edition, in which Brazil took the 4th place,[8] he was named best blocker.[9] He was a key member of the Brazilian National Team at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China, in which the "cariocas" won the Bronze medal.[10][11] He was also a key player in Brazil's 4th place finish at the 2012 Pan-American Cup.[12] However, his greatest success with his country's national team was the silver medal in the 2014 World League,[13] where he recorded his last appearance with the Brazilian National Team in a major competition.

Honours

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Individually

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References

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  1. ^ "Greenyard Maaseik versterkt zich met Braziliaan Gustavo Bonatto". hbvl.be (in Dutch). 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Ενίσχυση στο κέντρο με τον πανύψηλο Γκουσταβάο οι Πειραιώτες". gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Team Roster – Brazil". fivb.org. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Ολυμπιακός Σ.Φ.Π.: Ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Γκουστάβο Γκουαζέλι Μπονάτο". volleyleague.gr. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Γκουσταβάο: Ξεχωριστό το ευρωπαϊκό με τον Ολυμπιακό". redaroume.gr. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Gustavo Bonatto". CEV. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  7. ^ Men Volleyball America Cup 2008 - Brzil composition Archived 2023-03-28 at the Wayback Machine todor66.com
  8. ^ Copa Panamericana masculina 2010 Bronze medal game Puerto Rico - Brazil 3-1 Archived 2022-01-25 at the Wayback Machine norceca.net
  9. ^ "Jablonsky was selected as Pan American Cup men's MVP and best forward (and other awards)". Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. www.norceca.org
  10. ^ 2011 Summer Universiade Final standings Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine www.fisu.net
  11. ^ 2011 Summer Universiade Medalists Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine www.fisu.net
  12. ^ 2012 Pan-American Cup Bronze medal game: Dominican Republic - Brazil 3-2 Archived 2022-03-05 at the Wayback Machine norceca.net
  13. ^ 2014 World League Brazil compositionArchived 2014-08-17 at the Wayback Machine www.fivb.org
  14. ^ Τα επτά μπλοκ του Γκουστάβο στον τελικό του Τσάλεντζ Καπ www.fosonline.gr
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