William Arjona (born 31 July 1979) is a Brazilian

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, a member of Brazil men's national volleyball team and Brazilian club Sada Cruzeiro. He is a 2016 Olympic Champion. Arjona was called up for the adult national team for the first time in 2003, he played four years in Bolivar, where he conquered the national championship four times and was chosen as the best player in the country. He came back in Brazil in 2010 to play for Sada Cruzeiro, where he won the Superliga 2012 as the best setter in the competition. In 2013, he was called and took part in Brazil World League silver medal campaign and won the gold medal in the South American Championship. Arjona was named Best Setter in World Club Championship. William Arjona won the FIVB world league with Sada Cruzeiro three times in 2013, 2015 and 2016.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

FIVB Club World Championship

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– with Sada Cruzeiro * Gold medal with cup

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

– with Sada Cruzeiro * Gold medal with cup

2015 – with Sada Cruzeiro * Gold medal with cup

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– with Sada Cruzeiro

South American Club Championship

2010 – with Drean Bolívar * Gold medal with cup

– with Sada Cruzeiro * Gold medal with cup

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– with Sada Cruzeiro * Silver medal with cup

2015 – with Sada Cruzeiro * Gold medal with cup

– with Sada Cruzeiro * Gold medal with cup

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

– with Sada Cruzeiro

National Championship

* 1996/1997 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Superliga, with ECUS/Suzano * 2006/2007 Gold medal with cup

Argentinian Liga, with Drean Bolívar * 2007/2008 Gold medal with cup

Argentinian Liga, with Drean Bolívar * 2008/2009 Gold medal with cup

Argentinian Liga, with Drean Bolívar * 2009/2010 Gold medal with cup

Argentinian Liga, with Drean Bolívar * 2011/2012 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Superliga, with Sada Cruzeiro * 2013/2014 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Superliga, with Sada Cruzeiro * 2014/2015 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Superliga, with Sada Cruzeiro * 2015/2016 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Superliga, with Sada Cruzeiro * 2016/2017 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Superliga, with Sada Cruzeiro

National team

* 2013

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 ...

* 2013

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 tenni ...

* 2016

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...

* 2018

FIVB World Championship

Individual

* 1997 FIVB U19 World Championship – Best Setter * 1998 U21 South American Championship – Best Setter * 2004/05 Brazilian Superliga – Best Setter * 2006/07 Liga Argentina – Most Valuable Player * 2006/07 Liga Argentina – Best Setter * 2007/08 Liga Argentina – Most Valuable Player * 2007/08 Liga Argentina – Best Setter * 2008/09 Liga Argentina – Best Setter * 2009/10 Liga Argentina – Best Setter * 2010/11 Brazilian Superliga – Best Setter * 2011/12 Brazilian Superliga - Best Setter * 2012

South American Club Championship South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

- Best Setter * 2012/13 Brazilian Superliga - Best Setter * 2012 FIVB Club World Championship - Best Setter * 2013 FIVB Club World Championship - Best Setter * 2013/14 Brazilian Superliga - Best Setter * 2014/15 Brazilian Superliga - Best Setter * 2015 FIVB Club World Championship - Best Setter * 2015/16 Brazilian Superliga - Best Setter * 2016

- Best Setter * 2016 FIVB Club World Championship - Most Valuable Player * 2017

- Best Setter * 2016/17 Brazilian Superliga - Best Setter * 2017/18 Brazilian Superliga – Best Setter * 2018/19 Brazilian Superliga – Best Setter

References

External links

FIVB profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arjona, William 1979 births Living people Brazilian men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of Brazil Brazilian people of Panamanian descent Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in volleyball Sportspeople from São Paulo Setters (volleyball)