Rodrigão

Rodrigo Santana (born 17 April 1979), commonly known as Rodrigão, is a Brazilian volleyball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. Santana with brazil team won the World Championship in 2002 Argentina, 2006 Japan and 2010 Italy. He also won the World Cup, the Pan-American Games, and the South American Championship, in Chile, where he was elected as the Best attacker.

For other uses, see Rodrigão (disambiguation).
Rodrigo Santana
Personal information
NicknameRodrigão
NationalityBrazilian
Born17 April 1979 (1979-04-17) (age 41)
São Paulo, Brazil
Height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Spike350 cm (138 in)
Block328 cm (129 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubRetired
Career
YearsTeams
1996–2000ECUS/Suzano
2000–2003EC Banespa
2003–20044Torri Ferrara Volley
2004–2005ECUS/Suzano
2005–2009Lube Volley
2009–2011EC Pinheiros
2011–2012SESI São Paulo
2013–2014RJX
2014–2015Barij Essence Kashan VC
2014–2015Palembang Bank Sumsel Babel
National team
2000–2012Brazil
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championship 3 0 0
World Cup 2 0 1
World Grand Champions Cup 2 1 0
World League 8 2 1
Pan American Games 1 0 1
Total 17 5 3
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Team
2008 Beijing Team
2012 London Team
World Championship
2002 Argentina Team
2006 Japan Team
2010 Italy Team
World Cup
2003 Japan Team
2007 Japan Team
2011 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
2005 JapanTeam
2009 JapanTeam
2001 JapanTeam
World League
2001 Katowice
2003 Madrid
2004 Rome Team
2005 Belgrade Team
2006 Moscow Team
2007 Katowice Team
2009 Belgrade Team
2010 Córdoba Team
2002 Belo Horizonte
2011 Gdańsk Team
2000 Rotterdam
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
2003 Santo Domingo Team

He was born in São Paulo.[1][2]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Challenge Cup

National team

Individual
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References
  1. "SANTANA, Rodrigo". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 2008-09-12.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rodrigão (full name: Rodrigo Santana)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
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