Arlene Xavier

Last updated
Arlene Xavier
Personal information
Full nameArlene de Queiroz Xavier
NationalityBrazilian
BornDecember 20, 1969 (1969-12-20) (age 54)
Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Spike299 cm (118 in)
Block290 cm (114 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current clubRetired
National team
1993–2007 Brazil
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Japan Team
World Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Reggio Calabria Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Reggio Calabria Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 San Juan Team

Arlene de Queiroz Xavier (born December 20, 1969) is a Brazilian volleyball player. She represented Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Contents

Xavier was named "Best Libero" at the FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 in Reggio Calabria, Italy, where the Brazilian National Team claimed the gold medal for the sixth time at the annual competition.

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sheilla Castro</span> Brazilian former volleyball player

Sheilla Tavares de Castro is a Brazilian former volleyball player who represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. On both occasions the Brazilian national team won the gold medal. She also played the 2016 Summer Olympics, when Brazil placed fifth. She retired on April 9, 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fabiana Claudino</span> Brazilian volleyball player

Fabiana Marcelino Claudino is a Brazilian volleyball player who made her debut for the Brazilian national team against Croatia. She captained Brazil to the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics.

Jaqueline Maria Pereira de Carvalho Endres is a Brazilian volleyball player, a member of the Brazilian team that won the Olympic Games at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

Virna Cristine Dantes Dias is a Brazilian retired volleyball player. She represented Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There, she claimed the bronze medal with the Women's National Team.

Elisângela Almeida de Oliveira is a Brazilian former volleyball player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walewska Oliveira</span> Brazilian volleyball player (1979–2023)

Walewska Moreira de Oliveira was a Brazilian volleyball player in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. She won a bronze medal with the women's national team in Sydney, Australia, and a gold medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Walewska also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fernanda Garay</span> Brazilian volleyball player

Fernanda Garay Rodrigues is a Brazilian retired professional volleyball player who won the 2012 Summer Olympics gold medal and the silver medal at 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics with the Brazilian national team. She is 1.79 m tall. She played with Praia Clube.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Natália Pereira</span> Brazilian volleyball player (born 1989)

Natália Zilio Pereira is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who won the gold medal with the Brazilian national volleyball team in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tandara Caixeta</span> Brazilian professional volleyball player

Tandara Alves Caixeta is a Brazilian professional volleyball player. She plays for the Brazil women's national volleyball team and for Sesc-Rio in the Brazilian Superliga. She competed for Brazil in the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal. She is 1.84 m tall. She is the daughter of Evaldo Caixeta, a former amateur player with Banco do Brasil Athletic Association. At the age of nine, after trying many different sports, she saw a TV advert and decided to go to a volleyball trial.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fabíola de Souza</span> Brazilian volleyball player

Josefa Fabíola Almeida de Souza Alves is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Championship playing with the Brazil national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fernanda Venturini</span> Brazilian volleyball player

Fernanda Porto Venturini is a Brazilian former volleyball player and a four-time Olympian. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she won the bronze medal with the Brazilian women's national volleyball team. She is regarded as one of the best setters of all time.

Léia Henrique da Silva is a Brazilian volleyball player. She is a member of the Brazil women's national volleyball team and played for EC Pinheiros in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juciely Cristina Barreto</span> Brazilian volleyball player

Juciely Cristina da Silva is a Brazilian volleyball player. She is part of the Brazil women's national volleyball team. With her club Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube she competed at the 2013, 2015 and 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.

Barbara Bruch is a Brazilian female volleyball player.

Mariana Andrade Costa, also known as Mari Paraíba is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She is part of the Brazil women's national volleyball team. On club level she played for Osasco Voleibol Clube (2001–06), EC Pinheiros (2006-07) and Minas Tênis Clube.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rosamaria Montibeller</span> Brazilian volleyball player (born 1994)

Rosamaria Montibeller is a Brazilian volleyball player. She usually plays as an opposite spiker and occasionally as a wing spiker. A part of Brazil women's national volleyball team ever since winning silver at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, she has since won two medals in the Olympic Games, silver in Tokyo 2020 and bronze in Paris 2024.

Naiane Rios is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She competed at the 2015 U23 World Championship. and 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Natasha Farinea</span> Brazilian volleyball player

Natasha Farinea is a Brazilian volleyball player. She won a silver medal at the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship with Unilever Vôlei.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juliana Nogueira</span> Brazilian volleyball player (born 1988)

Juliana de Souza Nogueira is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She is part of the Brazil women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix.

Mara Ferreira Leão is a Brazilian volleyball player who has represented her country in world championships. She is a member of the Sesi Vôlei Bauru club and a member of the Brazil women's national volleyball team. She was part of the Brazil national indoor volleyball team at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League, and the 2016 Montreux Volley Masters.

References

Awards
Preceded by Best Libero of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2006
Succeeded by