Érika Kelly Pereira "Kiki" Coimbra (born March 23, 1980 in

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player who competed for

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in the

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and

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Summer Olympic Games, and at the

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. She is a

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. Coimbra passed all genetic testing required by the FIVB and the

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to play the

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where she won the bronze medal.

Awards

Individuals

* '' 1997 FIVB U18 World Championship – "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 1997 FIVB U18 World Championship – "Best Spiker"'' * '' 1997 FIVB U18 World Championship – "Best Scorer"'' * '' 1999 FIVB U20 World Championship – "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Server"'' * ''2012–13 Polish League – "Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2013 Polish Cup – "Best Receiver"''

Clubs

* 1997–98 Brazilian Superliga – Simple cup icon

Champion, with

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* 1998–99 Brazilian Superliga – Gorm silver cup

Runner-up, with Rexona Ades * 1999–00 Brazilian Superliga – Simple cup icon

Champion, with Rexona Ades * 2001–02 Brazilian Superliga – Simple cup icon

Champion, with

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* 2002–03 Brazilian Superliga – Gorm silver cup

Runner-up, with Minas Tênis Clube * 2003–04 Brazilian Superliga – Simple cup icon

Champion, with Finasa Osasco * 2004–05 Brazilian Superliga – Simple cup icon

Champion, with Finasa Osasco * 2008–09 Brazilian Superliga – Simple cup icon

Champion, with Rexona Ades * 2009–10 Brazilian Superliga – Gorm silver cup

Runner-up, with Rexona Ades * 2012–13 Polish League – Simple cup icon

Champion, with Atom Trefl Sopot * 2009 South American Club Championship – Gorm silver cup

Runner-up, with Rexona-Ades

References

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* * * 1980 births Living people Brazilian women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players of Brazil Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) players Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil LGBT volleyball players Outside hitters Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey Expatriate volleyball players in Poland Expatriate volleyball players in Azerbaijan Expatriate volleyball players in Israel Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Belo Horizonte {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub