Gustavo Endres (born 23 August 1975) is a Brazilian former volleyball player who was a member of the Brazilian national volleyball team from 1997 to 2008. He was a gold medalist in the

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, a silver medalist of the

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, World Champion (

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), and a multimedalist of the World League, South American Championship,

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, and the Grand Champions Cup. Endres was selected as the best blocker in the World Championship 2002 and

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Career

National team

Endres retired from the national team after winning the silver medal in the

. Endres won Olympic gold medal in the

. Endres was a middle blocker and won the World Championships twice (2002 and 2006), and the World League five times (2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007).G-Endres in World League 2011
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Personal life

Endres was born in

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. His younger brother Murilo is also a volleyball player. He is married to Rachel and they have two sons, Enzo and Eric, who also play volleyball.

Awards

Individuals

* 2001 FIVB World League "Best Blocker" * 2001 America Cup "Best Server" * 2002 FIVB World Championship "Best Blocker" * 2003 Pan American Games "Best Blocker" * 2006 CEV Champions League "Best Blocker" * 2006 Italian League "Best Blocker" * 2007 FIVB World League "Best Blocker" * 2008 Olympic Games "Best Blocker"

References

External links

LegaVolley profile
* * * * 1975 births Living people Brazilian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Olympic volleyball players for Brazil Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists in volleyball Pan American Games bronze medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Passo Fundo Volleyball players from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian expatriate volleyball players in Italy 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub