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Sérgio Santos
Sérgio Santos
	Serginho at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Sérgio Dutra dos Santos
Nickname	Serginho
Born	15 October 1975 (age 49); Diamante do Norte, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Spike	325 cm (128 in)
Block	310 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Libero
Current club	retired
Number	10
Career
1992–1997	SE Palmeiras
1997–1999	CRET São Caetano
1999–2000	EC União Suzano
2000–2004	EC Banespa
2004–2008	Copra Berni Piacenza
2008–2010	BVC São Bernardo
2010–2017	SESI São Paulo
2017–2019	Corinthians/Guarulhos
2019–2020	Ribeirão Preto Vôlei
National team
2001–2016	Brazil
Honours
Men's Volleyball
Representing Brazil
Olympic Games
World Championship
World Grand Champions Cup
World League
World Cup
Pan American Games
South American Championship
	Last updated: 24 August 2016

Sérgio Dutra dos Santos, known as Serginho or Escadinha (born 15 October 1975) is a Brazilian former volleyball player and four-time Olympian. As a member of the Brazilian national volleyball team, he won gold medals at the 2004 and 2016 Olympics, and silver medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.

Additionally, Serginho is a two-time World Champion (2006, 2010), and a multimedalist of the World League, South American Championship, World Cup, and the Grand Champions Cup. In 2009, he became the first libero to be named Most Valuable Player in the history of the FIVB World League.^[3]

Career

Serginho is widely regarded as one of the best liberos of all time and is unquestionably the best libero of the 2000s, with more awards than any other libero. Known for his outstanding service reception and digging capabilities, teams often attempt to avoid Sergio when serving. Beyond his defensive abilities, he is also capable of running the offense as a 'second setter' if the setter is forced to make the first contact. This is in large part due to Sergio playing the setting position while growing up and subbing in as a setter for his professional club teams over the years.

Serginho is a multimedialist of every volleyball tournament in the 2000s. He is a seven-time South American Champion, and he won with Brazil every South American Championship during his whole career in the national team. In 2002 and 2006, he achieved titles of World Champion. During his career, he achieved seven gold and three silver medals of the FIVB World League. In his achievements are also medals in World Cup, World Grand Champions Cup, and Pan American Games.

In 2004, Serginho became an Olympic Champion for the first time. However, in the next two Olympics, the Brazilian national volleyball team won silver medals only.^[4] Serginho semi-retired from the national team after the 2012 Olympics, and returned only for the 2015 World League.^[5] After that he declined to compete at the 2016 Rio Olympics, but was persuaded by Bernardinho to return. Bernardinho claimed that, while Serginho no longer had the agility that made him famous, he had experience and maturity to lead the team during a tournament that would certainly be rife with pressure on the Brazilian team, since they were playing on their country and coming from two losses on previous Olympics. Serginho was essential to motivate his team against France. They were losing, and on a break, Serginho told his colleagues that, while they all had at least one more chance at going to the Olympics, he didn't – those would be his last Olympic Games. Eventually, Brazil won the gold medal against Italy, and Serginho was acclaimed by the cheering fans, who called him king.^[6] After the match against Italy, Serginho was named the tournament's most valued player.^[7] He announced after the Rio finals against Italy he will play professionally for two more years.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Champions League

2007/2008 – with Copra Piacenza

CEV Top Teams Cup

2005/2006 – with Copra Piacenza

National championships

1993/1994 Brazilian Championship, with SE Palmeiras
1994/1995 Brazilian Championship, with SE Palmeiras
2001/2002 Brazilian Championship, with CRET São Caetano
2002/2003 Brazilian Championship, with CRET São Caetano
2004/2005 Italian Championship, with Copra Piacenza
2006/2007 Italian Championship, with Copra Piacenza
2007/2008 Italian Championship, with Copra Piacenza
2010/2011 Brazilian Championship, with SESI São Paulo
2012/2013 Brazilian Championship, with SESI São Paulo
2013/2014 Brazilian Championship, with SESI São Paulo
2014/2015 Brazilian Championship, with SESI São Paulo

National team

Individual

2001 Brazilian League – Best Libero
2001 America's Cup – Best Digger
2002 Brazilian League – Best Libero
2002 Brazilian League – Best Digger
2002 FIVB World League – Best Digger
2003 Brazilian League – Best Libero
2003 Brazilian League – Best Receiver
2003 Pan American Games – Best Libero^[5]
2003 FIVB World League – Best Digger
2003 FIVB World League – Best Receiver
2003 FIVB World Cup – Best Libero^[5]
2004 Olympic Games – Best Digger^[5]
2004 Olympic Games – Best Receiver^[5]
2004 Olympic Games – Best Libero^[5]
2006 CEV Top Teams Cup – Best Libero
2007 Pan American Games – Best Receiver^[5]
2007 Pan American Games – Best Libero^[5]
2007 South American Championship – Best Libero
2007 FIVB World Cup – Best Libero^[5]
2008 CEV Champions League – Best Libero
2008 America's Cup – Best Receiver
2008 America's Cup – Best Libero
2009 FIVB World League – Most Valuable Player^[5]
2009 South American Championship – Best Libero^[5]
2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Best Libero^[5]
2010 Brazilian League – Best Digger
2011 Brazilian League – Best Digger
2011 South American Club Championship – Best Digger
2011 South American Club Championship – Best Libero
2011 South American Championship – Best Digger^[5]
2011 South American Championship – Best Receiver^[5]
2011 South American Championship – Best Libero^[5]
2011 South American Championship – Most Valuable Player^[5]
2011 FIVB World Cup – Best Receiver^[5]
2011 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Receiver
2011 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Libero
2015 South American Championship – Most Valuable Player
2016 Olympic Games – Best Libero
2016 Olympic Games – Most Valuable Player

References

^ Serginho. Brazilian Olympic Committee
^ ^a ^b Sergio Dutra Santos. rio2016.com
^ Brazil is 2009 World League champion – fivb.org – 26-07-2009
^ Escadinha. sports-reference.com
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Sergio Dutra Santos. nbcolympics.com
^ BRAZIL MAKE TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THE TOP OF THE PODIUM – fivb.org – 21-08-2016
^ RIO 2016 M: MVP award goes to Serginho! – worldofvolley.com – 21-08-2016

External links

Sérgio Santos at FIVB.org (World League 2010)
Sérgio Santos at FIVB.com
Sérgio Santos at the European Volleyball Confederation
Sérgio Santos at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
Sérgio Santos at WorldofVolley
Sérgio Santos at Olympics.com
Sérgio Santos at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
Sérgio Santos at Olympedia

Awards
Preceded by ?	Best Digger of FIVB World League 2002 2003	Succeeded by Teodor Salparov
Preceded by Pavel Abramov	Best Digger of FIVB World League 2003	Succeeded by Dante Amaral
Preceded by –	Best Libero of FIVB World Cup 2003 2007	Succeeded by Ren Qi
Preceded by Vasa Mijić	Best Digger Olympic Games Athens 2004	Succeeded by Aleksey Verbov
Preceded by Pablo Meana	Best Receiver Olympic Games Athens 2004	Succeeded by Michał Winiarski
Preceded by –	Best Libero Olympic Games Athens 2004	Succeeded by Mirko Corsano
Preceded by Lloy Ball	Most Valuable Player of FIVB World League 2009	Succeeded by Murilo Endres
Preceded by –	Best Receiver of FIVB World Cup 2011	Succeeded by –
Preceded by Markus Steuerwald	Best Libero Olympic Games Rio 2016	Succeeded by Jenia Grebennikov
Preceded by Murilo Endres	Most Valuable Player Olympic Games Rio 2016	Succeeded by Earvin N'Gapeth