What is Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho?
{{Infobox sportsperson | name = Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho | image = Giba.JPG | caption = Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|23}} | occupation = Volleyball player }} '''Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho''' (born 23 December 1976 in [[Londrina]]) is a retired [[Brazil]]ian professional [[volleyball]] player. He is usually known as known as '''Giba'''. He played as an outside hitter. == Career == For much of the 2000s, he was widely regarded as one of the best volleyball players in the world. During his professional career he played in Brazil, [[Italy]], [[Russia]], Argentina and briefly in the [[United Arab Emirates]]. He is mostly remembered for his successes with the Brazilian national team. With the national team he won a total of 8 South American Championships, 3 America's Cups, 8 World League titles, 2 World Grand Champions Cups, three World Championships (2002, 2006, 2010) and the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he was the non-playing captain. During summer 2014, Giba retired from professional volleyball at the age of 37. ==Other websites== * {{in lang|en}} [http://gibamvp.altervista.org/ Site non officiel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422023042/http://gibamvp.altervista.org/ |date=2016-04-22 }} * {{in lang|pt}} [http://www.blogdogiba.com.br/ Blog do Giba] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512190633/http://www.blogdogiba.com.br/ |date=2009-05-12 }} {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Godoy Filho, Gilberto Amauri}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:2000 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Brazil]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Brazil]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Brazilian volleyball players]] [[Ca