Hélia Souza

Hélia Souza

Hélia Rogério de Souza (born March 10, 1970 in São Paulo), nicknamed Fofão, is a Brazilian female volleyball player who competed for the her country's national team in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She won a gold medal in 2008 and twice won a bronze medal in 1996 and 2000. She also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. Fofão retired from the Brazil national team on September 7, 2008, after helping her country beat Dominican Republic 3-0 and won the Final Four competition.cite web | title = Na despedida de Fofão, Brasil vence por 3 sets a 0 | url=http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/ge_noticias/bin/noticia.php?chid=133&nwid=23903 | accessdate = 2008-09-09| date = 2008-09-07| publisher=Gazeta Esportiva | language=Portuguese ] From 1991, when she played her first game for Brazil, to 2008, she played 340 games for the national team.

Individual Awards

* "1999 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Setter""
* "2007 FIVB World Cup "Best Setter""

References

* [http://www1.uol.com.br/olimpiadas/2000/volei/brasileiros_fofao.shl UOL Profile]


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