Hélia Souza

Hélia Souza ("Fofão")
June 2010
portrait
Date of birth	March 10, 1970
place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
size	1.73 m
position	passing
societies
1985–1990 1990–1991 1991–1993 1993–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2004 2004–2007 2007–2008 2008–2010 2010–2011 2012–2015	EC Pinheiros Colgate São Caetano Minas Tênis Clube Osasco Voleibol Clube Minas Tênis Clube Osasco Voleibol Clube VC Dayvit Leites Nestlé Flamengo Rio De Janeiro Rexona Curitiba Despar Sirio Perugia CAV Murcia 2005 São Caetano Esporte Clube Fenerbahçe Istanbul Rio de Janeiro VC
National team
1991-2008	A national team
successes
1991 1992 1992 1994 1994 1996 1996 1998 1999 1999 2000 2002 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2010 2011 2014 2015	Finalist Pan American Games Brazilian champion Olympic fourth winner Grand Prix runner-up world champion winner Grand Prix Olympic bronze medalist Grand Prix Brazilian champion winner Pan American Games Olympic bronze Brazilian champion winner Grand Prix Olympic fourth Italian Cup winner Italian champion winner CEV Cup winner Grand Prix winner Champions League Winner Grand Prix Vice World Champion Italian Cup Winner Italian Champion Winner CEV Cup Finalist Pan American Games Spanish Cup Winner Spanish Champion Winner Grand Prix Olympic Champion Club World Champion Turkish Champion Brazilian Champion Brazilian Champion
As of January 10, 2019

Hélia Rogério de Souza ( "Fofão" , born March 10, 1970 in São Paulo ) is a former Brazilian volleyball player .

Fofão took part with the Brazilian national team five times in the Olympic Games between 1992 and 2008 , each time reaching at least the semi-finals, winning the gold medal in Beijing in 2008 and the bronze medal in 1996 and 2000 . She also won the Pan American Games in 1999 and was runner-up in the world twice ( 1994 and 2006 ). There are also numerous victories at the Volleyball World Grand Prix .

During her long career, the setter played for numerous top clubs around the world. In addition to many national championships and cup wins, Fofão had other highlights with Despar Sirio Perugia (victories in the European Champions League in 2006 as well as in the CEV Cup in 2005 and 2007 ) and with Fenerbahçe Istanbul ( club world champion 2010).

Fofão has received numerous individual awards at various national and international competitions (“Most Valuable Player” ( MVP ), “Best Setter”).

Web links

• Hélia Souza in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Profile at FIVB (English)
• Profile at the Italian Volleyball League (Italian)