Rodrigo Santana (born 17 April 1979), commonly known as Rodrigão, is a Brazilian former

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player who won a gold medal at the

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and a silver medal at the

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and

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. Santana with brazil team won the

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in 2002 Argentina, 2006 Japan and 2010 Italy. He also won the World Cup, the Pan-American Games, and the South American Championship, in Chile, where he was elected as the Best attacker. He was born in

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Sporting achievements

Clubs

* 1996/1997 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Superliga, with Minas Tênis Clube * 2005/2006 Gold medal with cup

Italian League, with Lube Volley

CEV Challenge Cup

2005/2006 – with Lube Volley

National team

* 2000

FIVB World League * 2001 Gold medal with cup

South American Championship * 2001 Silver medal with cup

FIVB World Grand Champions Cup The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup was an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was created in 1993 a ...

* 2002

FIVB World League * 2002 Gold medal with cup

FIVB World Championship * 2003 Gold medal with cup

FIVB World League * 2003 Bronze medal with cup

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* 2003

South American Championship * 2003 Gold medal with cup

FIVB World Cup * 2004 Gold medal with cup

FIVB World League * 2004 Gold medal with cup

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* 2005

FIVB World League * 2005 Gold medal with cup

South American Championship * 2005 Gold medal with cup

* 2006

FIVB World League * 2006 Gold medal with cup

FIVB World Championship * 2007 Gold medal with cup

FIVB World League * 2007 Gold medal with cup

* 2007

South American Championship * 2007 Gold medal with cup

FIVB World Cup * 2008 Silver medal with cup

* 2009

FIVB World League * 2009 Gold medal with cup

South American Championship * 2009 Gold medal with cup

* 2010

FIVB World League * 2010 Gold medal with cup

FIVB World Championship * 2011 Silver medal with cup

FIVB World League * 2011 Gold medal with cup

South American Championship * 2011 Bronze medal with cup

FIVB World Cup * 2012 Silver medal with cup

Individual

* 2007 South American Championship – Best Spiker * 2011 South American Club Championship – Best Blocker

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodrigao 1979 births Living people Brazilian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Brazil Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games 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 Middle blockers Volleyball players from São Paulo