Fabiana Claudino

Fabiana Marcelino Claudino (born 24 January 1985) is a Brazilian volleyball player who made her debut for the Brazilian national team against Croatia. She captained Brazil to the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics.

Fabiana Claudino
Personal information
Full name	Fabiana Marcelino Claudino
Nickname	Fabizona
Born	(1985-01-24) 24 January 1985 (age 40) Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Hometown	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Spike	314 cm (124 in)
Block	293 cm (115 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Osasco Audax
Number	1
National team
2003–2016 / 2019 Brazil
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team World Championship 2006 Japan Team 2010 Japan Team 2014 Italy Team World Cup 2003 Japan Team 2007 Japan Team World Grand Prix 2004 Reggio Calabria Team 2006 Reggio Calabria Team 2008 Yokohama Team 2009 Tokyo Team 2013 Sapporo Team 2014 Tokyo Team 2016 Bangkok Team 2010 Ningbo Team 2011 Macau Team 2012 Ningbo Team Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Pan-American Cup 2006 San Juan 2011 Ciudad Juárez South American Championship 2005 La Paz 2007 Santiago 2011 Callao 2013 Ica 2015 Cartagena 2019 Cajamarca
Last updated: 1 September 2019

Personal life

Claudino was born on 24 January 1985 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.^[1]

Early life

Claudino began playing volleyball in 2000 at Minas Tênis Clube. After one year, in 2011, she won the Junior World Championship.^[2]

Career

Claudino was named Best Spiker at the 2006 World Grand Prix in Reggio Calabria, Italy, where Brazil claimed the gold medal for the sixth time at the annual competition. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Claudino was a part of the national team who won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.^[3]

She played for Turkish professional club Fenerbahçe during the 2011–12 season.^[4]

Claudino won one of the Best Middle Blockers awards during the 2013 South American Championship.^[5] Her National Team won the Continental Championship qualifying to the 2013 World Grand Champions Cup and the 2014 World Championship.^[6]

Claudino won the bronze medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her team defeated the Swiss club Voléro Zürich, 3–2.^[7]

Claudino played with her national team,^[8] winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship^[9] when her team defeated Italy, 3–2, in the bronze medal match.

Clubs

• MRV/Minas (2002–2004)
• Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube (2004–2010)
• Vôlei Futuro (2010–2011)
• Fenerbahçe (2011–2012)
• SESI-SP (2012–2016)
• Praia Clube (2016–2019)
• Hisamitsu Springs (2019–2020)
• Osasco/Audax (2021-2024)

Awards

Individuals

• 2001 FIVB U17 World Championship – "Best Spiker"
• 2001 FIVB U17 World Championship – "Best Blocker"
• 2003 FIVB U20 world Championship – "Best Spiker"
• 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – "Best Blocker"
• 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Spiker"
• 2006 Pan-American Cup – "Best Blocker"
• 2008 Final Four Cup – "Best Blocker"
• 2009 Montreux Volley Masters – "Most Valuable Player"
• 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Blocker"
• 2011 South American Championship – "Best Blocker"
• 2012 Summer Olympics – "Best Blocker"
• 2013 South American Championship – "Best Middle Blocker"
• 2013 FIVB Grand Champions Cup – "Most Valuable Player
• 2014 South American Club Championship – "Most Valuable Player"
• 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Middle Blocker"
• 2017 South American Club Championship – "Best Middle Blocker"
• 2019 South American Club Championship – "Best Middle Blocker"

Clubs

• 2002–03 Brazilian Superliga – Runner-up, with MRV/Minas
• 2003–04 Brazilian Superliga – Runner-up, with MRV/Minas
• 2004–05 Brazilian Superliga – Runner-up, with Rexona/Ades
• 2005–06 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
• 2006–07 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
• 2007–08 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
• 2008–09 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
• 2009–10 Brazilian Superliga – Runner-up, with Rexona/Ades
• 2010–11 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
• 2013–14 Brazilian Superliga – Runner-up, with SESI-SP
• 2017–18 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Dentil/Praia Clube
• 2018–19 Brazilian Superliga – Runner-up, with Dentil/Praia Clube
• 2006 Women's Top Volley International – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
• 2009 Women's Top Volley International – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
• 2011–12 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Universal
• 2014 South American Club Championship - Champion, with SESI-SP
• 2017 South American Club Championship – Runner-up, with Dentil/Praia Clube
• 2019 South American Club Championship – Runner-up, with Dentil/Praia Clube
• 2014 FIVB Club World Championship - Bronze medal, with SESI-SP

References

1. "BRA / Brazil - Player's biography". fivb.org. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
2. "Players - Brazil - FIVB World Grand Prix 2016".
3. FIVB (20 October 2011). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 20 October 2011.
4. voleybolunsesi (12 June 2011). "Fenerbahçe Acıbadem'den bir transfer daha". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
5. "SUDAMERICANO FEMENINO: Brasil, Argentina y Perú se consagraron los mejores del Continente" (in Spanish). Ica, Peru: CSV. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
6. "USA, Brazil & Thailand earn place in FIVB Women's Grand Champions Cup". Lausanne, Switzerland: FIVB. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
7. "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
8. "Team Roster – Brazil". FIVB. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
9. "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

External links

• UOL profile
• Fabiana Claudino at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Fabiana Claudino at Olympedia
• Fabiana Claudino at Olympics.com
• Fabiana Claudino at the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (in Portuguese)

Awards
Preceded by Rosir Calderón	Best Spiker of FIVB World Grand Prix 2006	Succeeded by Taismary Agüero
Preceded by Walewska Oliveira	Best Blocker of FIVB World Grand Prix 2009	Succeeded by Foluke Akinradewo
Preceded by Erika Araki	Best Blocker of Olympic Games 2012	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Simona Gioli	Most Valuable Player of FIVB World Grand Champions Cup 2013	Succeeded by Zhu Ting
Preceded by Thaísa Menezes and Milena Rašić	Best Middle Blocker of FIVB World Grand Prix 2014 (with Irina Fetisova)	Succeeded by Juciely Barreto and Christa Harmotto