Gilberto Amaury de Godoy Filho, known as Giba (born 23 December 1976 in Londrina), is a Brazilian professional volleyball player. He is widely regarded the best volleyball player of all time.
Born in Londrina, but raised in Curitiba, Giba is known for passing through many adversities in life - he had leukemia when he was a baby, injured his arm badly as a child and he was suspended for some time in 2002.
He played his first game for Pinheiros on 1 September 2009.
2 Italian Cup (2006)
1 Brazilian Championship (2001)
National team
1 Olympic Games (2004)
3 World Championship (2002, 2006, 2010)
2 World Cup (2003, 2007)
3 World Grand Champions Cup (1997, 2005, 2009)
8 World League (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)
8 South American Championship (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
1 Pan American Games (2007)
3 America's Cup (1998, 1999, 2001)
Individual awards
2004 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament "Most Valuable Player"
2006 FIVB World Championship "Most Valuable Player"
2007 FIVB World Cup "Most Valuable Player"
2007 Pan-American Games "Most Valuable Player"
Personal life
He is married with the former Romanian international volleyball player, Cristina Pîrv. They have two kids together: one daughter Nicoll and one son Patrick.
References
^ "Em seu retorno, Giba estreia com derrota no Pinheiros" (in Portuguese). Estadão. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
^ "Românce cu lipici la staruri. Conaţionalele au frânt inimile bărbaţilor celebri din sport" (in Romanian). puterea.ro. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
^ "Cristina Pârv şi Giba, naşi de botez la Cluj" (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
Clayton Stanley of the United States smashes as Gilberto Godoy Filho and Andre Heller of Brazil block in the Gold Medal volleyball match between the United States and Brazil held at the Capital Indoor Stadium during Day 16 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 24, 2008 in Beijing, China.
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