Carol Gattaz

Carol Gattaz
Gattaz in 2022
Personal information
Full nameCaroline de Oliveira Saad Gattaz
Born (1981-07-27) 27 July 1981
São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block299 cm (118 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle-Blocker
Current clubBrazil Praia Clube
Number2
Career
YearsTeams
1998–00Brazil São Caetano Esporte Clube
2000–01Brazil Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube
2001–04Brazil São Caetano Esporte Clube
2004–07Brazil Finasa/Osasco
2007–08Italy Monte Schiavo Jesi
2008–11Brazil Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube
2011–12Brazil Vôlei Futuro
2012–13Azerbaijan Igtisadchi Baku
2013–14Brazil Vôlei Amil/Campinas
2014–2024Brazil Itambé/Minas
2024-Brazil Praia Clube
National team
2002–2010, 2021-2022Brazil Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2006 JapanTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 JapanTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 Netherlands/PolandTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2007 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place2005 NagoyaTeam
Gold medal – first place2013 Tokyo/NagoyaTeam
Silver medal – second place2009 Tokyo/FukuokaTeam
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first placeReggio Calabria 2004Team
Gold medal – first placeSendai 2005Team
Gold medal – first placeReggio Calabria 2006Team
Gold medal – first placeYokohama 2008Team
Gold medal – first placeTokyo 2009Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place2009 Miami
Final Four Cup
Gold medal – first place2009 Lima
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place2005 La Paz
Gold medal – first place2009 Porto Alegre
Gold medal – first place2021 Barrancabermeja
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place2021 RiminiTeam

Caroline de Oliveira Saad "Carol" Gattaz (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [kaˈɾɔw gaˈta(j)s]; born 27 July 1981) is a former Brazilian volleyball player.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the Women's tournament, winning a silver medal.[2] Gattaz won the World Grand Prix three times in a row.[1][3]

Early life

Gattaz was born in São José do Rio Preto.[1] Before playing volleyball, as a teenager, Gattaz played futsal, defending her city's club América-SP, where she played as a striker. Still in high school, she started playing volleyball.[4]

Career

Gattaz, who played as a middle blocker,[5] started her career defending São Caetano, then moved to Rexona-Ades in 2000.[6] After leaving Rexona-Ades in 2001, she played for several clubs, before joining Finasa/Osasco in 2004, when she won the Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol, she left the club after the 2006–2007 season.[7] In 2007, she moved to Italy, where she played for Monte Schiavo, returning in the following season to Brazil, to defend Rexona-Ades again.[6] In 2011-2012 she played for Volei Futuro from Brazil.

Following a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury[8] that was not being resolved through physiotherapy and that she already tried to solve through surgery,[9] Gattaz decided to end her career in 2026 when she was forty four years old and was playing for the Praia Clube team.[10][11]

After retiring, Gattaz underwent another knee surgery to resolve her injury.[12]

National team

Defending the national team, she won the South American Women's Volleyball Championship in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009[3] and the World Grand Prix in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009.[1][3][13]

She also won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[14]

Gattaz with her silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Personal life

She is openly lesbian.[15]

Gattaz is a fan and supporter of the Clube Atlético Mineiro soccer team of Belo Horizonte, Brazil.[16][17]

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mundial de Vôlei: Perfil das jogadoras brasileiras" (in Portuguese). O Dia. October 30, 2006. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Volleyball de OLIVEIRA SAAD GATTAZ Caroline". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Perfil das campeãs da Copa Pan-Americana, em Porto Rico" (in Portuguese). Planeta Vôlei. July 7, 2006. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Grande Carol" (in Portuguese). IstoÉ. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  5. ↑ "Brazilians arrive for World Cup challenge". 2007 FIVB World Cups Volleyball for Men and Women. October 26, 2007. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
  6. 1 2 "Carol Gattaz se apresenta no Rexona-Ades" (in Portuguese). Planeta Vôlei. August 4, 2008. Archived from the original on August 23, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Superliga feminina 06/07: Finasa/Osasco vence a BrasilTelecom e é semifinalista" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  8. ↑ Redação ge (23 March 2026). "Entenda o que é a lesão de LCA, que fez Carol Gattaz antecipar a aposentadoria do vôlei". ge.globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Globo. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "A luta de Carol Gattaz para voltar a jogar: 'Não posso encerrar a carreira fora de quadra'". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Estado. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Lívia Gomes (23 March 2026). "Carol Gattaz anuncia aposentadoria e fará despedida pelo Praia Clube". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). CNN Brasil. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Maria Polito; João Marcelo Cardoso (26 April 2026). "Presidente do Praia comenta a aposentadoria de Carol Gattaz, ídola do clube". Itatiaia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Itatiaia. Retrieved 1 May 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ Redação do ge (21 April 2026). "Após aposentadoria, Carol Gattaz vai precisar de nova cirurgia; veja detalhes". ge.globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Globo. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Jogadoras de vôlei lésbicas protestam com humor no 'Sapabonde'". Extra. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Onde estão os finalistas do vôlei de Tóquio 2020?". Olympics.com (in Portuguese). Comitê Olímpico Internacional. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  15. ↑ Outsports (12 July 2021). "At least 180 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Outsports. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  16. ↑ Frederico Teixeira; Jonatas Pacheco (9 April 2026). "Medalhista olímpica, Carol Gattaz resume sua paixão pelo Atlético: 'Sensação indescritível'". O Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Tempo. Retrieved 1 May 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ Leonardo Parrela (5 April 2026). "Atlético: medalhista olímpica do vôlei recebe homenagem na Arena MRV". Itatiaia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Itatiaia. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
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