André Heller (born 17 December 1975) is a Brazilian former

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player. A three-time Olympian (2000, 2004 and 2008), he played as a middle-blocker. He won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup in

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and at the

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. After the 2013–2014 season, he retired from professional volleyball at the age of 38.

Honours

* 1998 FIVB World League — 5th place * 1998 World Championship — 4th place * 1999 FIVB World League — 3rd place * 2000 FIVB World League — 3rd place *

2000 Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

— 6th place * 2001 FIVB World League — 1st place * 2001 World Grand Champions Cup — 2nd place * 2002 FIVB World League — 2nd place * 2003 FIVB World League — 1st place * 2003 FIVB World Cup — 1st place *

2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games, officially the XIV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santo Domingo 2003, were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the Games was made in the mid-1990 ...

— 3rd place * 2005 FIVB World League — 1st place * 2005 America's Cup — 2nd place * 2006 FIVB World League — 1st place * 2006 World Championship — 1st place * 2007 FIVB World League — 1st place

References

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at FIVB.org World League 2002 * * * * 1975 births Living people Brazilian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Brazil Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Brazilian people of German descent Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists in volleyball Pan American Games bronze medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Novo Hamburgo Volleyball players from Rio Grande do Sul Middle blockers Brazilian expatriate volleyball players in Italy 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub