Caroline de Oliveira Saad Gattaz, better known as Carol Gattaz (born July 27, 1981), is a female volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 player from Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. She was born in São José do Rio Preto

São José do Rio Preto

São José do Rio Preto is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Is located at the north/northwest portion of the state, 450 km from the city of São Paulo and 700 km from Brasília....

. Gattaz won the World Grand Prix three times in a row.

Early career

Before playing volleyball, as a teenager, Gattaz played futsal

Futsal

Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...

, defending her city's club América-SP

América Futebol Clube (SP)

América Futebol Clube , usually known simply as América , is a Brazilian football club from São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo state...

, where she played as a striker. Still in high school, she started playing volleyball.

Career

Gattaz, who plays as a middle blocker, started her career defending São Caetano

São Caetano/Blausiegel

São Caetano/Blausiegel is a professional women's volleyball team, based in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo , Brazil.-2008/2009 Team:-External links:*...

, then moved to Rexona-Ades

Rexona-Ades

Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube is a women's volleyball team, based in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. They were previously known as Rexona-Ades, and are currently known as Unilever Vôlei.-Team 2010/2011:-Notable players:...

 in 2000. 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

Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol

The Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol is the top level Brazilian volleyball competition and it is organized by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation. There are both men's and women's competitions...

, she left the club after the 2006–2007 season. In 2007, she moved to Italy, where she played for Monte Schiavo

Vini Monteschiavo Jesi

Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi is an Italian volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Palatriccoli hall in Jesi.The team participates in the Women's CEV Champions League 2007-08.-Team 2009-2010:As of November 2009-Transfers:...

, returning in the following season to Brazil, to defend Rexona-Ades again.

National team

Defending the national team

Brazil women's national volleyball team

The Brazil women's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of Brazil. It is administrated by the Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol and takes part in international volleyball competitions. It is ranked first in the FIVB World Rankings as of August 2009...

, she won the South American Volleyball Championship in 2003 and in the 2005, and the World Grand Prix in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Individuals

• 2009 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Blocker"