Douglas Souza

For the long jumper, see Douglas de Souza.

Douglas Souza
Souza in 2016
Personal information
Full nameDouglas Correia de Souza
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1995-08-20) 20 August 1995 (age 29)
Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, SP, Brazil
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike338 cm (133 in)
Block317 cm (125 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Career
YearsTeams
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2018
2018–2021
2021–2022
2023-		Brazil EC Pinheiros
Brazil Brasil Vôlei Clube
Brazil SESI São Paulo
Brazil Vôlei Taubaté
Italy Volley Callipo
Brazil Farma Condé Vôlei
National team
2014–2021 Brazil
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro
FIVB World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2018 Italy/Bulgaria
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Japan
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Japan
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rimini
FIVB World League
Silver medal – second place 2014 Florence
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kraków
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Reno
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Chile
Gold medal – first place 2019 Chile

Douglas Correia de Souza (born 20 August 1995) is a Brazilian volleyball player, former member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team, 2016 Olympic Champion,[1] silver medallist of the 2014 World Championship, gold medallist of the 2019 World Cup, two–time South American Champion (2017, 2019). On the club level, he plays for Farma Condé Vôlei.

Personal life

He is openly gay.[2][3] He is currently the most followed volleyball player in the world on Instagram.[4][5]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

Youth national team

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ "Douglas Correia DE SOUZA". Olympics.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ Redação (16 April 2020). "Douglas: "Quero ser lembrado como o 1º homossexual a jogar vôlei em alto nível no Brasil"". Web Vôlei.
  3. ^ Pasini, Gian Luca (18 April 2020). ""Voglio essere ricordato come il primo omosessuale di alto livello"" (in Italian). Gazzetta.it. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Douglas Souza se torna o jogador de vôlei mais seguido do mundo nas redes".
  5. ^ "Muito antes dos 2 milhões de seguidores: como foi o 1º post do 'fenômeno' Douglas Souza nas redes sociais". ESPN.com (in Portuguese). 24 July 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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