Fernanda Garay
Fernanda Garay | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Fernanda Garay Rodrigues | ||
Nickname | Fê Garay | ||
Born | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | May 10, 1986||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
Spike | 308 cm (121 in) | ||
Block | 288 cm (113 in) | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | Wing spiker | ||
Current club | ![]() | ||
National team | |||
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Honours | |||
Last updated: November 2021 |
Fernanda Garay Rodrigues (born May 10, 1986) is a retired Brazilian 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.[1][2] She is 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) tall. She played with Praia Clube.
Career
Garay is a military sergeant.[3] She played at the 2011 Military World Games volleyball tournament, winning the gold medal[4] and the Most Valuable Player and Best Spiker individual awards.[5]
Playing with Sollys Nestlé Osasco, Garay won the gold medal in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar.
Garay was awarded Best Spiker of the 2012/13 season of the Brazilian Superliga playing with Sollys/Nestlé.[6] She was announced to play for Fenerbahçe for the 2013/14 club season.[7]
Garay won one of the Best Outside Hitters awards during the 2013 South American Championship.[8] Her National Team won the Continental Championship qualifying to the 2013 World Grand Champions Cup and the 2014 World Championship.[9]
After signing with the Russian club, Dinamo Krasnodar for 2014/2015,[10] Garay won the Russian Cup title[11] and the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship silver medal when her team lost to the Turkish Eczacibasi VitrA in the championship match.[12] She was recognized with the Best Outside Spiker individual award.[13] She previously announced the extension of her contract with Krasnodar for the 2015/2016 season,[14] but the club experienced financial problems that led her sign with Dinamo Moscow for that season.[15] With this team, she won the bronze medal of the Russian Cup in December 2015[16] and the Russian league championship in 2016 with a perfect season.[17]
Garay won the silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games when her national team was defeated in the championship match 0–3 by the United States.[18]
After winning silver at 2020 Summer Olympics, Garay announced her retirement from international competitions along with libero Camila Brait.[19]
Clubs
São Caetano (2002–2004)
MRV/Minas (2004–2005)
Fiat/Minas (2005–2008)
Pinheiros/Mackenzie (2008–2010)
NEC Red Rockets (2010–2011)
Vôlei Futuro (2011–2012)
Sollys/Nestlé (2012–2013)
Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2013–2014)
Dinamo Krasnodar (2014–2015)
Dinamo Moscow (2015–2016)
Guangdong Evergrande (2016–2017)
Praia Clube (2017–2021)
Awards
- 2011 Military World Games – "Most valuable player"
- 2011 Military World Games – "Best spiker"
- 2011 World Grand Prix – "Best receiver"
- 2011 South American Championship – "Best receiver"
- 2012 Summer Olympics South American qualification tournament – "Most valuable player"
- 2012 Summer Olympics South American qualification tournament – "Best spiker"
- 2012 Summer Olympics – "Best receiver"
- 2012 South American Club Championship – "Best receiver"
- 2012–13 Brazilian Superliga – "Best spiker"
- 2013 Montreux Volley Masters – "Most valuable player"
- 2013 South American Championship – "Best outside spiker"
- 2015 FIVB Club World Championship – "Best outside spiker"
- 2019 South American Club Championship – "Best outside spiker"
Clubs
- 2012–13 Brazilian Superliga –
Runner-up, with Sollys Nestlé Osasco
- 2014 Russian Cup –
Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar
- 2015–16 Russian Super League –
Champion, with Dinamo Moscow
- 2017–18 Brazilian Superliga –
Champion, with Dentil/Praia Clube
- 2018–19 Brazilian Superliga –
Runner-up, with Dentil/Praia Clube
- 2020–21 Brazilian Superliga –
Runner-up, with Dentil/Praia Clube
- 2013–14 CEV Cup –
Champion, with Fenerbahçe
- 2014–15 CEV Cup –
Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar
- 2012 South American Club Championship –
Champion, with Sollys Nestlé Osasco
- 2012 FIVB Club World Championship –
Champion, with Sollys Nestlé Osasco
- 2015 FIVB Club World Championship –
Runner-up, with Dinamo Krasnodar
- 2019 South American Club Championship –
Runner-up, with Dentil/Praia Clube
- 2020 South American Club Championship –
Runner-up, with Dentil/Praia Clube
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