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Brazilian volleyball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hélia Rogério de Souza (born 10 March 1970, in São Paulo), nicknamed Fofão, is a retired[1] Brazilian female volleyball player who competed for her country's national team in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. 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.
She is nicknamed Fofão because of her large cheeks similar to a famous character of a 1980s children's TV program in Brazil named "Fofão".[2]
Fofão participated at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup.[3] She won the 2006–07 CEV Cup with the Italian club Sirio Perugia and was awarded Best Setter.[4] The next season with Grupo 2002 Murcia she was awarded "Best Setter" at the 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League.[5]
Fofão retired from the Brazil national team on 7 September 2008, after helping her country beat Dominican Republic 3-0 and won the Final Four competition.[6] From 1991, when she played her first game for Brazil, to 2008, she played 340 games for the national team.[6]
Fofão signed with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe Acıbadem since 4 July 2010.[7]
Fofão won the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.[8][9]
Fofão won the silver medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Unilever Vôlei.[10]
During the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship, Fofão played with the Brazilian club Rexona Ades Rio and her team lost the bronze medal match to the Swiss Voléro Zürich.[1] At age 45, this was Fofao's last match, after which she announced her retirement.[1]
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