Summary
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.
| Fernanda Garay | |||
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 Garay at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Fernanda Garay Rodrigues | ||
| Nickname | Fê Garay | ||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||
| Born | May 10, 1986 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | ||
| 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 |  Praia Clube | ||
| National team | |||
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Honours | |||
| Last updated: November 2021 | |||
Career edit
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 edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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
References edit
- ^ "Women's Volleyball". London2012.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ "Olympics-Volleyball-Brazil win women's volleyball gold medal". Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ "Clássicos entre Brasil e EUA abrem as competições de Vôlei no Maracanãzinho". Jornal Do Brasil (in Portuguese). 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ^ "Brazil won the first title of Military World Games". Vertex Volley. 2011-07-25. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ^ "Fernanda Garay decide futuro e é anunciada por grande clube na Turquia". Melhor do Volei (in Portuguese). 2013-04-22. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ^ "Fernanda Garay deixa o Sollys/Nestlé". Lance!Net (in Portuguese). 2013-04-15. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ^ "SELEÇÃO FEMININA: O bom momento de Fernanda Garay" (in Portuguese). Saquarema, Brazil: CBV. 2012-08-11. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ^ "SUDAMERICANO FEMENINO: Brasil, Argentina y Perú se consagraron los mejores del Continente" (in Spanish). Ica, Peru: CSV. 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ^ "USA, Brazil & Thailand earn place in FIVB Women's Grand Champions Cup". Lausanne, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ^ "Fe Garay and Fabiola will join Dinamo Krasnodar after World Champs". Russian Volleyball. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^ "Dinamo KRASNODAR write history with first Russian Cup title". Krasnodar, Russia: CEV. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ "Eczacibasi reach summit of club volleyball at Zurich 2015". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
- ^ "Eczacibasi from the top of Europe to the top of the world". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
- ^ "Brazilian player Fe Garay extended the contract with Dinamo Krasnodar". Russian Volleyball. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^ "Brazilian Fernanda Garay moves to Dinamo Moscow". Russian Volleyball. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ "Кубок России. "Динамо" (Москва) - "Северянка" (Череповец) - 3:0" (in Russian). Dinamo Moscow. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ "Dinamo Moscow cap perfect season with fourth national league title". Moscow, Russia: CEV. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ "USA women win second gold medal in Pan Am Games history". Toronto, Canada: FIVB. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- ^ volleyballworld.com. "Garay and Brait retire from Brazil national team". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
External links edit
- Fê Garay at Olympedia
- Fernanda Garay at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
- Fernanda Garay Rodrigues at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Fernanda Rodrigues at the International Volleyball Federation
- Fernanda Rodrigues at Olympics.com
- Fernanda Rodrigues at Olympic.org (archived)
