Giovane Gávio

Giovane Farinazzo Gavio (born 7 September 1970, in Juiz de Fora), known as Giovane, is a retired Brazilian volleyball coach and former player who was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain by defeating the Netherlands (3-0) in the final.

Playing as an outside hitter, Gavio competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. Later on he started a career in beach volleyball. As of the present day, he is the head coach of Superliga's most recent champions, SESI São Paulo. He is the only Brazilian player (and second overall, after Javier Weber) to win the Superliga both as player and coach.

In 2021, Gavio was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.

Individual awards

1989 FIVB World Cup "Best Blocker" 1993 FIVB World League "Most Valuable Player" 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Spiker"

References

External links

Profile at esporte.uol.com.br

1970 births

Living people

Brazilian men's volleyball players

Brazilian men's beach volleyball players

Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Olympic volleyball players for Brazil

Olympic gold medalists for Brazil

Olympic medalists in volleyball

Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games

Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil

Sportspeople from Juiz de Fora

Brazilian volleyball coaches

Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Pan American Games medalists in volleyball

Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games

Outside hitters

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy

Brazilian expatriate volleyball players

Expatriate volleyball players in Italy