After six years in Italy, Brazil's National Olympic volleyball team captain and MVP "GIBA" decided to move to the city of Iskra in Russia to play professionally there.
Very few athletes today boast a chest as heavily decorated with medals as Brazil's lanky wing-spiker Giba, the man widely recognized as the best volleyball player on the planet. Giba's regalia include an Olympic gold medal, two world championship titles, seven South American titles, six World League victories and many other trophies. Moreover, in recent years he's been regularly scooping up MVP titles in nearly every tournament he has played.
Moscow News sat down to talk with him about his career changing decision. click Brazil's Most Valuable men's Volleyball Player GIBA to read the article.
Be sure to check out Andrea Zorzi's interview with Brazilian volleyball superstar GIBA.
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April Chapple is a freelance copywriter for volleyball products and promotions, columnist for USA Volleyball and the American Volleyball Coaches Association Coaching Volleyballmagazine and author of numerous online articles on playing and coaching volleyball. Author of the ebook "How to Stop Serving Like a Wimp". She can be reached at april@volleyballvoices.com
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