Dante Amaral

Dante Amaral
Dante Amaral
Personal information
Full name	Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral
Born	30 September 1980 (age 44); Itumbiara, GO, Brazil
Height	201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Spike	345 cm (136 in)
Block	327 cm (129 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside spiker
Current club	Retired
Career
1999–2000	Três Corações
2000–2001	Suzano São Paulo
2001–2002	Minas Tênis Clube
2002–2005	Pallavolo Modena
2005–2008	Panathinaikos V.C.
2008–2011	VC Dynamo Moscow
2011–2012	RJX
2012–2014	Panasonic Panthers
2014–2015	Funvic Taubaté
2015–2016	EC São José
2016–2017	PAOK Thessaloniki
2017–2018	Funvic Taubaté
National team
1999–2013	Brazil
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Brazil
Olympic Games
World Championship
World Cup
World Grand Champions Cup
World League
Pan American Games
South American Championship

Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral (born 30 September 1980) is a Brazilian former professional volleyball player, who is best known as Dante. Measuring 2.01 metres (6 ft 7 in) he played in the position of outside hitter.^[1] He was born in Itumbiara.^[2]

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Career

Dante began his professional career in 1999 with the club Tres Corações. After another two years at Brazilian clubs Suzano São Paulo and Minas Belo Horizonte, in 2002 he got transferred to Italy, playing with Pallavolo Modena, where he won the CEV Cup. In 2005 he joined Greek team Panathinaikos. He won the Greek championship in 2006 and the Greek cup and supercup in 2007.

Dante was also a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team since 1999. Among the titles he has won with Brazil is the Olympic gold medal in 2004^[3] and the World Championship in 2002 and 2006. In both the 2004 Olympic Games and 2006 World Championship he was nominated as the best spiker, while he was the best blocker in 2005 World League.

Amaral won the Best Spiker award in the 2011 South American Championship. His team won the gold medal and the 2011 World Cup berth.^[4]