Caroline de Oliveira Saad Gattaz, better known as Carol Gattaz (; born July 27, 1981), is a Brazilian

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player. She competed at the

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, in the

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, winning a silver medal. Gattaz won the World Grand Prix three times in a row.

Early life

Gattaz was born in

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. Before playing volleyball, as a teenager, Gattaz played

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, defending her city's club América-SP, where she played as a striker. Still in high school, she started playing volleyball.

Career

Gattaz, who plays as a middle blocker, started her career defending São Caetano, then moved to Rexona-Ades in 2000. After leaving Rexona-Ades in 2001, she played for several clubs, before joining

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in 2004, when she won the

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, she left the club after the 2006–2007 season. In 2007, she moved to Italy, where she played for Monte Schiavo, returning in the following season to Brazil, to defend Rexona-Ades again. In 2011-2012 she played for Volei Futuro from Brazil.

National team

Defending the

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, she won the

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in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 and the World Grand Prix in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009.

Personal life

She is openly lesbian.

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2005 South American Championship – "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2009 South American Championship– "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2009 South American Club Championship – "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2009 Montreux Volley Masters – "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2018 South American Club Championship – "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2019 South American Club Championship – "Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2018–19 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Middle Blocker"'' * '' 2020 South American Club Championship – "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2021 FIVB Nations League - "Best Middle Blocker"'' * '' 2020 Tokyo Olympics 2020 - "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2021 South American Championship – "Best Blocker"''

Clubs

* 2004–05 Brazilian Superliga – Simple gold cup

Champion, with

* 2005–06 Brazilian Superliga – Simple silver cup

Runner-up, with

* 2006–07 Brazilian Superliga – Simple silver cup

Runner-up, with

* 2008–09 Brazilian Superliga – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Rexona/Ades * 2009–10 Brazilian Superliga – Simple silver cup

Runner-up, with Unilever Vôlei * 2010–11 Brazilian Superliga – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Unilever Vôlei *2011–12 Brazilian Superliga – Bronze medal 2006 OG

Bronze medal, with Vôlei Futuro *2015–16 Brazilian Superliga – Bronze medal 2006 OG

Bronze medal, with Camponesa/Minas *2017–18 Brazilian Superliga – Bronze medal 2006 OG

Bronze medal, with Camponesa/Minas * 2018–19 Brazilian Superliga – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Itambé/Minas *2020–21 Brazilian Superliga – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Itambé/Minas *2012–13 Azerbaijan Superleague – Simple silver cup

Runner-up, with

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* 2009 South American Club Championship – Simple silver cup

Runner-up, with Unilever Vôlei * 2018 South American Club Championship – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Camponesa/Minas * 2019 South American Club Championship – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Itambé/Minas * 2020 South American Club Championship – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Itambé/Minas * 2018 FIVB Club World Championship – Simple silver cup

Runner-up, with Itambé/Minas

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gattaz, Carol 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from São José do Rio Preto Brazilian people of Arab descent Brazilian women's volleyball players Middle blockers Brazilian expatriate volleyball players in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Azerbaijan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Brazil Brazilian lesbian sportswomen LGBTQ volleyball players Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in volleyball Olympic silver medalists for Brazil 21st-century Brazilian LGBTQ people 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen