Sidão official name Sidnei Dos Santos Jr. (born 1982), commonly known as Sidão is a Brazilian

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 ...

player, who competes for SESI São Paulo and the

national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...

. He competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, where Brazil lost in the final. He was part of the

Brazil men's national volleyball team The Brazil men's national volleyball team is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol ''( Brazilian Volleyball Confederation)'' and takes part in international volleyball competitions. Brazil has three gold medals at the Olympic Game ...

at the

2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship The 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Italy from 25 September to 10 October 2010. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions in men's volleyball. In addition to 2006 champion Brazil and host nation I ...

in Italy. He played for Taubaté Funvic.

Clubs

* Taubaté Funvic (2010)

Sporting achievements

Clubs

* 2005/2006 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Superliga, with Cimed Florianópolis * 2010/2011 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Superliga, with SESI São Paulo

International trophies

* 2007/2008 Gold medal with cup

CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980– ...

– with

Modena Volley Modena Volley is a professional volleyball team based in Modena, Italy. It has played in the highest level of the Italian Volleyball League without interruption since 1968. It is the most successful Italian club, having won the national league tw ...

* 2011

South American Club Championship – with SESI São Paulo

Individuals

* 2005–06 Brazilian Superliga – Best Server * 2010–11 Brazilian Superliga – Best Server * 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 tennis ...

– Best Middle Blocker * 2013

– Most Valuable Player

References

1982 births Living people Brazilian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in volleyball Olympic volleyball players of Brazil Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Middle blockers {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub