Dante Amaral facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dante Amaral
Personal information
Full name	Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral
Born	30 September 1980 (1980-09-30) (age 44) Itumbiara, GO, Brazil
Height	201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Spike	345 cm (136 in)
Block	327 cm (129 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside spiker
Current club	Retired
Career
Years Teams 1999–2000 Três Corações 2000–2001 Suzano São Paulo 2001–2002 Minas Tênis Clube 2002–2005 Pallavolo Modena 2005–2008 Panathinaikos V.C. 2008–2011 VC Dynamo Moscow 2011–2012 RJX 2012–2014 Panasonic Panthers 2014–2015 Funvic Taubaté 2015–2016 EC São José 2016–2017 PAOK Thessaloniki 2017–2018 Funvic Taubaté
National team
1999–2013  Brazil
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Brazil Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 2 0 World Championship 3 0 0 World Cup 2 0 1 World Grand Champions Cup 0 1 0 World League 7 3 0 Pan American Games 1 0 1 Total 14 6 2 Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens Team Silver 2008 Beijing Team Silver 2012 London Team World Championship Gold 2002 Argentina Team Gold 2006 Japan Team Gold 2010 Italy Team World Cup Gold 2003 Japan Team Gold 2007 Japan Team Bronze 2011 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup Silver 2001 Japan Team World League Gold 2001 Katowice Team Gold 2003 Madrid Team Gold 2004 Rome Team Gold 2005 Belgrade Team Gold 2006 Moscow Team Gold 2007 Katowice Team Gold 2010 Córdoba Team Silver 2002 Belo Horizonte Team Silver 2011 Gdańsk Team Silver 2013 Mar del Plata Team Pan American Games Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Bronze 2003 Santo Domingo Team South American Championship Gold 2011 Cuiabá Team Gold 2013 Cabo Frio Team

Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral (born 30 September 1980) is a Brazilian former professional volleyball player, who is best known as Dante. Measuring 2.01 metres (6 ft 7 in) he played in the position of outside hitter. He was born in Itumbiara.

Biography

Career

Dante began his professional career in 1999 with the club Tres Corações. After another two years at Brazilian clubs Suzano São Paulo and Minas Belo Horizonte, in 2002 he got transferred to Italy, playing with Pallavolo Modena, where he won the CEV Cup. In 2005 he joined Greek team Panathinaikos. He won the Greek championship in 2006 and the Greek cup and supercup in 2007.

Dante was also a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team since 1999. Among the titles he has won with Brazil is the Olympic gold medal in 2004 and the World Championship in 2002 and 2006. In both the 2004 Olympic Games and 2006 World Championship he was nominated as the best spiker, while he was the best blocker in 2005 World League.

Amaral won the Best Spiker award in the 2011 South American Championship. His team won the gold medal and the 2011 World Cup berth.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

• 2001/2002 Brazilian Superliga, with Minas Tênis Clube
• 2005/2006 Greek League, with Panathinaikos Athens
• 2012/2013 Brazilian Superliga, with Minas Tênis Clube
• 2016/2017 Greek League, with P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki

CEV Champions League

• 2002/2003 – with Modena Volley
• 2009/2010 – with Dynamo Moscow
• 2010/2011 – with Dynamo Moscow

CEV Challenge Cup

• 2003/2004 – with Modena Volley

National team

• 1999 South American Championship
• 2001 FIVB World League
• 2001 South American Championship
• 2001 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
• 2002 FIVB World League
• 2002 FIVB World Championship
• 2003 FIVB World League
• 2003 South American Championship
• 2003 FIVB World Cup
• 2003 Pan American Games
• 2004 FIVB World League
• 2004 Olympic Games
• 2005 FIVB World League
• 2005 South American Championship
• 2006 FIVB World League
• 2006 FIVB World Championship
• 2007 FIVB World League
• 2007 FIVB World Cup
• 2007 Pan American Games
• 2008 Olympic Games
• 2010 FIVB World League
• 2010 FIVB World Championship
• 2011 FIVB World League
• 2011 FIVB World Cup
• 2012 Olympic Games
• 2013 FIVB World League

Individual

• 2004 FIVB World League – Best Receiver
• 2004 Summer Olympics – Best Spiker
• 2005 FIVB World League – Best Blocker
• 2005 America's Cup – Most Valuable Player
• 2005 America's Cup – Best Attacker
• 2006 FIVB World Championship – Best Spiker
• 2007 FIVB World Cup – Best Spiker
• 2008 FIVB World League – Best Spiker
• 2010 CEV Champions League – Best Spiker
• 2010 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Best Receiver
• 2011 South American Championship – Best Spiker
• 2014 Kurowashiki Tournament – Ideal Player

See also

In Spanish: Dante Amaral para niños