Giovane Farinazzo Gavio (born September 7, 1970 in

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), known as Giovane, is a retired

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ian

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coach and former player, who was a member of the

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that won the gold medal at the

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by defeating The Netherlands (3-0) in the final. Playing as an outside hitter, Gavio competed in three consecutive

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, starting in 1992. Later on he started a career in

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. As of the present day, he is the head coach of Superliga's most recent champions, SESI São Paulo. He is the only Brazilian player (and second overall, after

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) to win the Superliga both as player and coach.

Individual awards

* '' 1989 FIVB World Cup "Best Blocker"'' * '' 1993 FIVB World League "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Spiker"''

External links

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Profile at geocities.com/volleyballplus

Profile at esporte.uol.com.br
* 1970 births Living people Brazilian men's volleyball players Brazilian men's beach volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players of Brazil Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil People from Juiz de Fora Brazilian volleyball coaches Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Minas Gerais {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub