Leandro Vissotto Facts for Kids

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vissotto and the second or paternal family name is Neves.

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Leandro Vissotto

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Personal information

Full name

Leandro Vissotto Neves

Born

April 30, 1983 (age 41)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)

Weight

115 kg (254 lb)

Spike

378 cm (149 in)

Block

348 cm (137 in)

Volleyball information

Position

Opposite spiker

Current team

Funvic Taubaté

Number

Career

Years	Teams
1999–2000	Flamengo
2000–2002	EC Unisul
2002–2004	EC União Suzano
2004–2005	EC Unisul
2005–2006	Minas Tênis Clube
2006–2007	Top Volley Latina
2007–2008	Taranto Volley
2008–2010	Itas Diatec Trentino
2010–2011	Vôlei Futuro
2011–2012	Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
2012–2013	Ural Ufa
2013–2014	Rio de Janeiro Vôlei
2014–2014	Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm
2014–2016	JT Thunders
2016	Al Arabi
2016–2017	Gi Group Monza
2017–2018	Vôlei Renata
2018–2020	Funvic Taubaté

National team

2001–2016

Brazil

Honours

Men's volleyball

Representing Brazil

Event	1st	2nd	3rd
Olympic Games	0	1	0
World Championship	1	1	0
World Cup	0	0	1
World Grand Champions Cup	1	0	0
World League	4	3	0
South American Championship	2	0	0
Total	8	5	1

Olympic Games

Silver

2012 London

Team

World Championship

Gold

2010 Italy

Team

Silver

2014 Poland

Team

World Cup

Bronze

2011 Japan

Team

World Grand Champions Cup

Gold

2009 Japan

Team

World League

Gold

2003 Madrid

Team

Gold

2006 Moscow

Team

Gold

2009 Belgrade

Team

Gold

2010 Córdoba

Team

Silver

2011 Gdańsk

Team

Silver

2013 Mar del Plata

Team

Silver

2014 Florence

Team

South American Championship

Gold

2009 Bogotá

Team

Gold

2013 Cabo Frio

Team

Last updated: 8 September 2018

Leandro Vissotto Neves (born 30 April 1983) is a Brazilian volleyball player, a member of Brazil men's national volleyball team and Brazilian club EMS Taubaté Funvic. Vissotto is a winner silver medalist of the Olympic Games London 2012, World Champion 2010, silver medalist of the 2014 World Championship, bronze medalist of the 2011 World Cup, multimedalist of the World League, 2015 Japanese Champion, 2018 Brazilian Superliga Champion and MVP of final .

Personal life
Career
- National team
Sporting achievements
See also

Personal life

Vissotto was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is married to Nathalia. In August 2010 his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Catharina. On September 7, 2013 their second daughter, Victoria, was born in Belo Horizonte.

Career

National team

On October 10, 2010 Brazil, including Vissotto, won a title of World Champion 2010. On August 12, 2012 Vissotto and his team mates lost in the final of Olympic Games with Russia (2-3) and achieved a silver medal, although Vissotto missed the final due to injury. On September 21, 2014 his national team lost with Poland in final of the World Championship 2014 (1-3) and Vissotto achieved his second medal of World Championship, this time it was silver.