Dante Amaral

{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Dante Amaral

| image = 2023-05-31 Dante Amaral.jpg

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| fullname = Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|30 September 1980}}

| birth_place = Itumbiara, GO, Brazil

| position = Outside spiker

| height = 201 cm

| weight = 86 kg

| spike = 345 cm

| block = 327 cm

| currentnumber =

| currentclub = Retired

| nationalteam = {{vb|Brazil}}

| nationalyears = 1999–2013

| years1 = 1999–2000

| years2 = 2000–2001

| years3 = 2001–2002

| years4 = 2002–2005

| years5 = 2005–2008

| years6 = 2008–2011

| years7 = 2011–2012

| years8 = 2012–2014

| years9 = 2014–2015

| years10 = 2015–2016

| years11 = 2016–2017

| years12 = 2017–2018

| club1 = Três Corações

| club2 = Suzano São Paulo

| club3 = Minas Tênis Clube

| club4 = Pallavolo Modena

| club5 = Panathinaikos V.C.

| club6 = VC Dynamo Moscow

| club7 = RJX

| club8 = Panasonic Panthers

| club9 = Funvic Taubaté

| club10 = EC São José

| club11 = PAOK Thessaloniki

| club12 = Funvic Taubaté

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{BRA}} }}

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{{MedalCount

|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

}}

Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral (born 30 September 1980) is a Brazilian former professional volleyball player, who is best known as Dante. Measuring {{convert|2.01|m|0}} he played in the position of outside hitter.{{cite web |title=Team Roster – Brazil |url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldLeague/2005/Teams/Team_Roster.asp?TEAM=BRA&sm=63 |work=fivb.org |access-date=3 January 2016}}

He was born in Itumbiara.{{cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/5/201865.shtml |title=AMARAL, Dante |website=Beijing2008.cn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906224025/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/5/201865.shtml |archive-date=6 September 2008}}

Biography

=Early years=

=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{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Dante (full name: Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral) |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/dante-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203020612/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/dante-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2016 |access-date=10 August 2010}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=32156&Language=en |title=Brazil book place in World Cup with South American Championship win |author=FIVB |date=25 September 2011 |access-date=29 September 2011}}

Sporting achievements

=Clubs=

2001/2002 16px Brazilian Superliga, with Minas Tênis Clube
2005/2006 16px Greek League, with Panathinaikos Athens
2012/2013 16px Brazilian Superliga, with Minas Tênis Clube
2016/2017 16px Greek League, with P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki

=CEV Champions League=

=CEV Challenge Cup=

16px 2003/2004 – with Modena Volley

=National team=

1999 16px South American Championship
2001 16px FIVB World League
2001 16px South American Championship
2001 16px FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
2002 16px FIVB World League
2002 16px FIVB World Championship
2003 16px FIVB World League
2003 16px South American Championship
2003 16px FIVB World Cup
2003 16px Pan American Games
2004 16px FIVB World League
2004 16px Olympic Games
2005 16px FIVB World League
2005 16px South American Championship
2006 16px FIVB World League
2006 16px FIVB World Championship
2007 16px FIVB World League
2007 16px FIVB World Cup
2007 16px Pan American Games
2008 16px Olympic Games
2010 16px FIVB World League
2010 16px FIVB World Championship
2011 16px FIVB World League
2011 16px FIVB World Cup
2012 16px Olympic Games
2013 16px 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

References

External links

[http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldLeague/2005/Teams/VB_Player.asp?No=11430 Dante Guimaraes Amaral] at FIVB.org World League 2005
{{CEV player|name=Dante Guimaraes Santos Amaral}}
{{Olympics.com profile|dante-guimaraes-amaral|Dante Guimaraes Amaral|org_id=dante-amaral|org_name=Dante Amaral|org_archive=20210412174730}}
{{Olympedia|94474|Dante (Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral)}}
{{BOC profile|dante-guimaraes-santos-do-amaral|Dante Amaral}}

{{Succession box

| before = {{flagicon|BRA}} André Nascimento

| title = 2006 FIVB World Championship's
Men's Best Spiker

| years = 2006

| after = {{flagicon|RUS}} Maksim Mikhaylov

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