Arlene de Queiroz Xavier (born December 20, 1969) is a

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

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from

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. She represented her native country at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

. Xavier was named "Best Libero" at the

FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 The FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 was the fourteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. Qualification Asia *The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World ...

Reggio Calabria Reggio di Calabria ( scn, label= Southern Calabrian, Riggiu; el, label= Calabrian Greek, Ρήγι, Rìji), usually referred to as Reggio Calabria, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, is the largest city in Calabria. It has an estimated popul ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

, where the Brazilian National Team claimed the gold medal for the sixth time at the annual competition.

Clubs

Minas Tênis Clube Minas Tênis Clube (short, just ''Minas'') is a social, recreational and sports club from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. By 2013, it has more than 73,000 members. Its patrimony comprises two urban units, the Minas I and Minas II, and two country units, ...

(1990–1994) * BCN Guarujá (1994–1996) *

Pinheiros Pinheiros (, “pine trees”) is a district in the subprefecture of the same name in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Prior to development, the land which this borough occupies was dominated by the dense forest which contained a Brazilian subt ...

(1996–1999) * BCN Osasco (1999–2000) * Flamengo (2000–2001) * BCN Osasco (2001–2003) *

(2003–2004) * Finasa Osasco (2004–2006) *

(2007–2009) *

Praia Clube Praia Clube is the professional women's volleyball team from Uberlândia, Minas Gerais which represents the social and sports club of the same name in the Brazilian Superleague. The club currently plays under the commercial name Dentil/Praia Club ...

(2009–2010) * Mackenzie (2010–2011) *

(2011–2013) *

(2013–2014) * Vôlei São José (2014–2015) * Vôlei Cascavel (2015–2016) * Vôlei Bauru (2016–2019)

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2003 FIVB World Cup – "Best Libero"'' * '' 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Libero"'' * '' 2006 Pan-American Cup – "Best Libero"''

References

FIVB profile

UOL profile
1969 births Living people Brazilian women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players of Brazil People from Contagem Liberos Sportspeople from Minas Gerais {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub