Career
Giba debuted in his country for clubs such as Curitibano, Cocamar, Chapecó, São Caetano, Nipomed, Olympikus and Minas. He later moved to Italy, acquired by Yahoo! Ferrara, playing the Italian Top Division (Serie A1). After two years with that team, he signed a contract with Noicom BreBanca Cuneo (2003). In 2006 he won the Italian Cup, for which he won the Most Valuable Player. In the summer 2007 he left Italy to play with Iskra Odintsovo.
He played in Brazil from 2009, with Pinheiros.
For much of the 2000s, he was widely regarded as one of the best volleyball players in the world.
With the Brazilian national team he has won a total of 7 South American Cups, 3 American Cups, 8 World Leagues, 2 Grand Championship Cups, three World Championships (2002, 2006, 2010) and the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and also the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
After the 2012 Summer Olympics, he retired from the Brazilian national team.
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