João Paulo Bravo

João Paulo Bravo
Bravo in 2008
Personal information
Full name	João Paulo Pereira Bravo
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 42) Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	190 m (623 ft 4 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Spike	340 cm (134 in)
Block	320 cm (126 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside spiker
Current club	Arkas Spor Izmir
Number	13
Career
Years Teams 1999–2000 Barão Hering/Blumenau 2000–2002 Unisul Esporte Clube 2002–2005 Noliko Maaseik 2004–2005 2005–2006 Volley Piacenza 2006–2007 Volley Callipo 2007–2010 Volley Piacenza 2010–2013 Arkas Spor Izmir 2013–2015 2014–2016 Al-Arabi Doha 2015– Arkas Spor Izmir
National team
2009–2011 Brazil
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Brazil World Championship 2010 Italy Team World League 2009 Belgrade Team 2011 Gdańsk Team World Cup 2011 Japan Team South American Championship 2009 Colombia 2011 Brazil

João Paulo Pereira Bravo (born January 7, 1979 in Presidente Prudente) is a Brazilian volleyball player. He is 192 cm and plays as .^[1][2]

Bravo began his volleyball career in Brazil, where he won an award in 2000 as the most promising young player in the country. In 2002, Bravo transferred to the Belgian team Noliko Maaseik, where he not only was chosen the most valuable player in the country, but also experienced league and cup championships. He transferred to the Italian team Piacenza in 2005, and played in the Italian 1st league for five seasons, including one year for Vibo Valentia. With Piacenza, Bravo experienced championships in the Italian league, Italian Cup and the Europe Top Teams Cup. In 2008, he was chosen the best server in the European Champions League. He was part of the Brazil men's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Italy.^[3] He played for .

References[]

External links[]

• Player profile at arkasspor.com

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