Fofão (volleyball player)

Hélia Rogério de Souza (born 10 March 1970, in São Paulo), nicknamed Fofão, is a retired Brazilian female volleyball player who competed for her country's national team in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won a gold medal in 2008 and twice won a bronze medal, in 1996 and 2000. She also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.

Hélia Souza
Fofão in 2010
Personal information
Full nameHélia Rogério de Souza Pinto
NicknameFofão
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1970-03-10) 10 March 1970
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Spike283 cm (111 in)
Block264 cm (104 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubRetired
Number15 (1992–1996)
7 (1999–2008)
National team
1991–2008 Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
1996 AtlantaTeam
2000 SidneyTeam
World Championship
1994 BrazilTeam
2006 JapanTeam
FIVB World Cup
1995 JapanTeam
2003 JapanTeam
2007 JapanTeam
1999 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
1997 JapanTeam
FIVB World Grand Prix
1994 ShanghaiTeam
1996 ShanghaiTeam
1998 Hong KongTeam
2004 Reggio CalabriaTeam
2005 SendaiTeam
2006 Reggio CalabriaTeam
2008 YokohamaTeam
1995 ShanghaiTeam
1999 Yu XiTeam
2000 ManilaTeam
Pan American Games
1999 WinnipegTeam
1991 HavanaTeam
2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Final Four Cup
2008 FortalezaTeam
CSV South American Championship
1991 Osasco
1995 Porto Alegre
1997 Lima
1999 Valencia
2003 Bogotá
2007 Rancagua / Santiago
1993 Cusco

She is nicknamed Fofão because of her large cheeks similar to a famous character of a 1980s children's TV program in Brazil named "Fofão".

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