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Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho, known as Giba (born 23 December 1976), is a Brazilian former professional
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player who played as an outside hitter. For much of the 2000s, he was widely regarded as one of the best volleyball players in the world. During his professional career he played in
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,
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,
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,
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
and briefly in the
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. He is mostly remembered for his successes with the
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. With the Brazilian National Team he won a total of 8
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, 3 America's Cups, 8 World League titles, 3 World Grand Champions Cups, three
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(2002, 2006, 2010), a gold medal at the
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and two silver medals at the
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and
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, where he was the team's captain. During summer 2014, Giba retired from professional volleyball at the age of 37.


Club career

Giba debuted in his country for clubs such as Curitibano, Cocamar, Chapecó, São Caetano, Nipomed, Olympikus and
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. He later moved to Italy, acquired by Yahoo! Ferrara, playing the Italian Top Division (Serie A1). After two years with that team, he signed a contract with Noicom BreBanca Cuneo (2003). In 2006 he won the Italian Cup, and was named the
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of the competition. In the summer 2007 he left Italy to play with
Iskra Odintsovo VC Iskra Odintsovo is a professional Volleyball team based in Odintsovo, Russia. Palmarès *Russian Volleyball Super League ::Runners-up (4) : 1994, 2003, 2008, 2009 ::Third place (5) : 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007 *CEV Champions League ::Runners- ...
. After playing 2 years in Russia in 2009 Giba moved back to Brazil and played for Pinheiros where in the first season with the club he won a bronze medal of the Brazilian Superliga. Over the last years of his career he also played for
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in Argentina and briefly for Al-Nasr Dubai in the
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it is last club.


International career


1995–2001

Giba debuted for the Brazilian National Team at the age of 18 in 1995 and in that year already he won his first major title which was the
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. As the result Brazil qualified to the World Grand Champions Cup in 1997 as the continental champion and eventually won the tournament. In the subsequent years Brazil came up short in both the 1998 World Championship in Japan, where they lost a 5-set semifinal against the two-time defending champions
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and in
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where after winning their group without losing a match, Brazilian team was upset in the quarterfinals losing 1:3 to
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. In 2001 Giba won his first World League title, while Brazil beat 8-time winners Italy in the final.


2002–2007

The following years are described as the Golden Era of Brazilian volleyball where Giba was a leader of a team, coached by
Bernardo Rezende Bernardo Rocha de Rezende (born 25 August 1959), known as Bernardo Rezende and nicknamed Bernardinho, is a Brazilian volleyball coach and former player. He is the current coach of the female volleyball team Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube. Rezende i ...
, which featured such players as
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,
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,
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,
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, Ricardo Garcia and Sérgio Santos. After losing the 2002 World League final to
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in
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, the team won all of the next 11 major international competitions, including: 5 World League titles, 2 World Championships, 2 World Cups, the World Grand Champions Cup and the Olympic gold medal. At the 2002 World Championship in Argentina, Brazil took revenge on both Italy (beating 3-time defending champions 3–2 in the quarterfinals) and Russia (winning in a dramatic five-set final). It was the first World Championships title for the Brazilian National Team in history. In 2003 led by Giba the Brazilian team won
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of five consecutive World League titles, beating
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in the final (31–29 in the fifth-set tie-break). At the
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in Athens, Giba was at his best helping Brazilian National Team to win its second gold medal in history and being voted the tournament's Most Valuable Player. On 29 August 2004, in front of 10,000 fans at the
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in Piraeus, the Brazilians overcame Italy 3:1 in the gold medal match. His tremendous form continued during the next couple of seasons when in addition to winning titles, Giba was also awarded the MVP trophies for his performance at the 2006 World League, the 2006 World Championship and the 2007 World Cup. In that period he was considered by many to be the best volleyball player in the world. In 2006 he was given
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as the best Brazilian athlete of the year.


2008–2012

In 2008 with 32 year old Giba still in the starting lineup Brazil began to lose its aura of invincibility. The first upset came in the final tournament of the World League held in
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. Playing in front of the home crowd Brazil was expected to win sixth title in row. In the semifinal however they were shocked by the
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losing the match 0:3. Later on that year Brazilian Team was able to reach the final of the Beijing Olympics, but again they lost to the US, this time in four sets. In a result Giba added a silver medal to the gold won four years earlier in Athens. The following year Giba was included in a rebuilt squad which bounced back from the disappointing losses and regained the World League title. In the final played in
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, Brazil faced
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and more than 22,000 of its supporters and won in a close five-setter. In 2010 Giba lost his spot in the starting lineup, as Rezende preferred to use younger Dante and
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as starting spikers. Giba however remained the team's captain and was still an important part of the national team, winning his eight World League title and the third
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in the tournament held in
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. In 2011, with Dante injured, Giba returned to the starting lineup and was close to add another World League title to his collection. He came up short however, as the Brazilian Team lost a close five-set final to Russia. At the
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, with Giba again used mostly as a reserve captain, Brazil was on its way to another gold medal. Leading 2:0 and having a commanding advantage in the third set in the final against Russia, Brazilians missed out on couple of match points and were eventually beaten in five sets. The loss meant that Giba's third Olympic medal turned out to be a silver. After the Olympics, he retired from the Brazilian national team.


Style of play

Giba is not very tall for a volleyball player but he made up his height limitation with his unique physical skills and jumping abilities. In his playing days he was considered one of the best wing spikers in the world. Giba was not only appreciated for his spectacular play but he also had desire, appeal and drive that made him loved by volleyball fans all over the world. He was named a captain of the national team because of his leadership skills. He was recognized for his highly energetic personality which was helping to motivate the whole
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ian team to play its best. Brazil was considered nearly unbeatable in the 2000s and Giba was a big part of its success.


Personal life

Giba was born in
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, but raised in
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. He works with children fighting
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. He was diagnosed with this disease when he was six months old. In 2003–2012 he was married to the
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n-
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ian former international
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, Cristina Pîrv. They have 2 children together, a daughter Nicoll (born 2004) and a son Patrick (born 2009). In November 2012, Cristina filed for divorce. In 2013 he started dating with Maria Luiza Dautt. Giba is fluent in three languages; Portuguese, English and Italian.


Commercial

Giba has been involved in commercial campaigns of such brands as
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, Technos and
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.


Social

Giba has been supporting orphans and children suffering from cancer. He is active in the campaign against prostate cancer. Giba and his ex-wife Cristina Pirv, who was also a volleyball player, entered the campaign of the Institute Art of Living Well, against breast cancer. Giba has also celebrated Olympic day with 600 children from social projects in
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. He is a president of the FIVB Athletes’ Commission. He is also active in social responsibility projects.


Media

The
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produced a documentary under the title of ''Heróis Olímpicos'' for Giba. His autobiographic book titled ''Giba Neles!'' has been translated into two languages
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and Italian.


Management

Giba in 2016 selected as President of the FIVB Athletes Commission. The Commission is made up of 10 athletes from nine different countries representing both volleyball and beach volleyball and will be officially launched at the Volleyball House in Rio during the
2016 Olympic Games ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...
in the presence of the IOC and the
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.


His Daughter

Nicoll Pirv De Godoy (his daughter) currently dominates the volleyball sport in Morocco and plays in the local team of Rabat known as A.S.F.A.R. She plays as outside hitter and ever since her arrival, her team has managed to win every single game they played thanks to her great set of skills. She maintains her high standards through intensive daily volleyball training and regular visits to the gym. She hopes to become a very successful volleyball player just like her dad and make so much money that she can use it to help others in need.


Sporting achievements


Clubs


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* 2008/2009 – with
Iskra Odintsovo VC Iskra Odintsovo is a professional Volleyball team based in Odintsovo, Russia. Palmarès *Russian Volleyball Super League ::Runners-up (4) : 1994, 2003, 2008, 2009 ::Third place (5) : 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007 *CEV Champions League ::Runners- ...


National Championships

* 1999/2000 Brazilian Championship, with
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* 2000/2001 Brazilian Championship, with
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, ...
* 2005/2006 Italian Cup, with
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* 2007/2008 Russian Championship, with
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* 2008/2009 Russian Championship, with
Iskra Odintsovo VC Iskra Odintsovo is a professional Volleyball team based in Odintsovo, Russia. Palmarès *Russian Volleyball Super League ::Runners-up (4) : 1994, 2003, 2008, 2009 ::Third place (5) : 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007 *CEV Champions League ::Runners- ...
* 2009/2010 Brazilian Championship, with Pinheiros


National Team

* 1993 FIVB U19 World Championship * 1995 FIVB U21 World Championship * 1995
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* 1997
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* 1997
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* 1998
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* 1999
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* 1999
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* 2001
FIVB World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...
* 2001
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* 2001
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* 2002
FIVB World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...
* 2002 FIVB World Championship * 2003
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* 2003
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* 2003 FIVB World Cup * 2004
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* 2004
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* 2005
FIVB World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...
* 2005
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* 2005
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was created in 1993 af ...
* 2006
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* 2006 FIVB World Championship * 2007
FIVB World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...
* 2007
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* 2007
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* 2007 FIVB World Cup * 2008
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* 2009
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* 2009
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* 2009
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was created in 1993 af ...
* 2010
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* 2010 FIVB World Championship * 2011
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* 2011 FIVB World Cup * 2012
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Individually

* 1993 FIVB U19 World Championship –
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* 1995 FIVB U21 World Championship –
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* 2004
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–
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* 2006
FIVB World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...
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Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
* 2006 FIVB World Championship –
Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
* 2006 Prêmio Brasil Olímpico – Best athlete of the Year * 2007
Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
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Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
* 2007
South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships * ATP Buenos Aires, a tennis ...
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Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
* 2007 FIVB World Cup –
Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
* 2008
FIVB World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...
– Best Server * 2009
South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships * ATP Buenos Aires, a tennis ...
– Best Spiker * 2010 Famous Magazine – Best Volleyball Player of the last Decade * 2011 State of Parana – Medal for promotion of Sports * 2011
Sky Sports Sky Sports is a group of British subscription sports channels operated by the satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It ...
– The most famous Volleyball player in the World * 2015
Fox Sports Fox Sports is the brand name for a number of sports channels, broadcast divisions, programming, and other media around the world. The ''Fox Sports'' name has since been used for other sports media assets. These assets are held mainly by the Fo ...
– Best men's Volleyball player of all Time * 2016 RCI Brasil – Best Sports Active


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