Maurício Souza (volleyball)

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Maurício Souza
Maurício Souza Rio 2016.jpg
Personal information
Full nameMaurício Luiz de Souza
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 33)
Iturama, MG, Brazil
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Career
YearsTeams
2007–2008
2008–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2017
2017–2019
2019–2021
2021
Brazil Sport Club Ulbra
Brazil Brasil Vôlei Clube
Brazil Vôlei Futuro
Brazil Minas Tênis Clube
Brazil RJ Vôlei
Turkey Halkbank Ankara
Brazil Vôlei Taubaté
Brazil Brasil Vôlei Clube
Brazil SESC RJ
Brazil Vôlei Taubaté
Brazil Minas Tênis Clube
National team
2011–present Brazil

Maurício Luiz de Souza (born 29 September 1988) is a Brazilian volleyball player, member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team, 2016 Olympic Champion, silver medallist of the 2018 World Championship, gold medallist of the 2019 World Cup, three–time South American Champion (2013, 2015, 2017), 2014 Turkish Champion. He was sacked from the Minas Tênis Clube in October 2021 after sharing a post about Jon Kent, the son of Superman, being revealed to be bisexual.[1]

Personal life[]

Maurício Souza is married to Isabella Saldanha Castro and has two children, a girl and a boy.[2]

Political positioning[]

Maurício Souza is a public supporter of Jair Bolsonaro.[3] Shortly after the defeat of the Brazilian volleyball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athlete was received by Jair Bolsonaro and his son, Eduardo Bolsonaro (PSL), at Palácio do Planalto, in Brasília.[4] On the occasion, Maurício Souza presented the politicians with t-shirts of the Brazilian volleyball team.[5] The player's support for the Bolsonaro family had been known since 2018, when he and Wallace de Souza, his national team partner, went viral on the internet after posing for a photo in which they made, with their fingers, the number 17, which represented Bolsonaro in the ballot boxes during the 2018 Brazilian presidential election.[6]

Maurício Souza filiated to the Liberal Party to run for federal deputy for Minas Gerais in the 2022 election.[7]

Statements about homosexuals[]

Souza has posted homophobic messages considered homophobic on his social networks in the past, which generated controversy. In 2014 he made a post against homosexuality, but apologized for it after a public backlash. Another made in 2017 was removed ten hours later.[8]

In 2021, Souza criticized the comic character Jonathan Samuel Kent, who in the DC Universe is the son of Superman/Clark Kent and Lois Lane, for being revealed as bisexual.[9] After a negative reaction, Fiat and Gerdau, sponsors of Minas Tênis Clube, the team the athlete works for, demanded measures from the club's board of directors and repudiated the player's attitude.[10] The sports team then decided to fine[11] and temporarily remove Souza,[12] in addition to stating that "the player's opinions do not represent the beliefs of the partner sports institution" and that he should recant.[13][14] The organized supporters Independente Minas also released a statement in which it said it "will ignore the athlete Maurício Souza in social networks, games and demonstrations".[15] After the controversy, Souza published a message of retraction for the statements on his Twitter account.[16] However, on October 27, 2021, the team terminated their contract with him.[17] Renan Dal Zotto, coach of the Brazilian Men's Volleyball Team, said he "was disappointed" with the conduct of Maurício Souza and that "there is no room for homophobic professionals" in the selection.[18]

Sporting achievements[]

Clubs[]

Individual awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Não é 'liberdade de opinião' se ofende o próximo; Maurício Souza se retrata, mas polêmica continua - Lygia Azevedo". 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Filho do jogador mineiro da seleção brasileira de vôlei Maurício Souza manda recado para o pai em Tóquio: 'Orgulhosos'".
  3. ^ "Daniel Alves e outros atletas usam slogan de Bolsonaro em mensagens no 7 de setembro". 7 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Bolsonaro recebe Mauricio Souza, da seleção de vôlei, em Brasília". 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Maurício Souza, do vôlei, presenteia Eduardo e Jair Bolsonaro com camisa". 24 August 0316.
  6. ^ "Jogadores da seleção de vôlei causam polêmica com suposto apoio a Bolsonaro". 15 September 2018.
  7. ^ https://www.extra.globo.com/noticias/brasil/mauricio-de-souza-netinho-se-filiam-ao-pl-em-cerimonia-em-brasilia-25433975.html%3fversao=amp
  8. ^ "Campeão olímpico de vôlei compartilha piada homofóbica em rede social".
  9. ^ "Opinião: Olhar Olímpico - Patrocinadores peitam Minas após clube passar pano para homofobia".
  10. ^ "Opinião: Olhar Olímpico - Patrocinadores peitam Minas após clube passar pano para homofobia".
  11. ^ "Minas afasta Maurício Souza, que é multado e deverá se retratar após declarações homofóbicas".
  12. ^ "Reportagem: Olhar Olímpico - Minas decide afastar Maurício após homofobia, e jogadores ameaçam ir embora".
  13. ^ "Opinião: Olhar Olímpico - Patrocinadores peitam Minas após clube passar pano para homofobia".
  14. ^ "Minas afasta Maurício Souza, que é multado e deverá se retratar após declarações homofóbicas".
  15. ^ "Torcida organizada de clube diz que vai ignorar Mauricio Souza após postagens homofóbicas". 23 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Após exigência do Minas, Maurício Souza pede desculpas por declarações homofóbicas em perfil com 51 seguidores".
  17. ^ "Minas rescinde contrato com central Maurício Souza".
  18. ^ "'Não tem espaço para profissionais homofóbicos na Seleção', diz Renan Dal Zotto, sobre Maurício Souza".

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