Sheilla Castro

{{Infobox volleyball player

| name = Sheilla Castro

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| fullname = Sheilla Castro

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|7|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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| weight = {{convert|64|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| spike = {{convert|315|cm|abbr=on}}

| block = {{convert|305|cm|abbr=on}}

| position = Opposite spiker/Outside Hitter

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| nationalyears =　2001–2016 / 2019-2021

| nationalteam = {{vbw|Brazil}}

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Sheilla Tavares de Castro (born 1 July 1983) is a Brazilian former volleyball player who represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. On both occasions the Brazilian national team won the gold medal. She also played the 2016 Summer Olympics, when Brazil placed fifth. She retired on April 9, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Savanna |date=2022-04-09 |title=As Sheilla Castro retires, she reflects on the process not her greatness |url=https://auprosports.com/read/brazilian-olympian-sheilla-castro-retires-reflects-on-process-not-greatness-sc/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Athletes Unlimited |language=en-US}}

Career

Castro played as opposite in the Brazilian national team and with Molico/Osasco. She made her debut for the national team against Colombia.

Castro was named "Most valuable player" at the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix in Reggio Calabria, Italy, and at the 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan, with Brazil winning the gold medal both times.

At the 2011 Pan-American Cup, Castro was given the "Most valuable player" award,{{cite web

|url=http://www.norceca.org/July%209-2011_Brazilian%20Sheilla%20Castro%20the%20MVP%20of%20the%20Pan%20Am%20Cup.htm|title=Brazilian Sheilla Castro the MVP of the Pan Am Cup|author=NORCECA|date=2011-07-09|access-date=2011-07-09}} also winning the gold medal with her national team.{{cite web

|url=http://voleysur.org/v1/noticias_esp.asp?id=2387|title=Copa Panamericana Femenina: Brasileñas son nuevas reinas|author=Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol|date=2011-07-10|access-date=2011-07-10|language=es}}

Castro was part of the national team who won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.{{cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=32693&Language=en|title=Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal|author=FIVB|date=2011-10-20|access-date=2011-10-20}}

Playing with Sollys Nestlé Osasco, Castro won the gold medal and the "Most valuable player" and "Best scorer" awards in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar.{{cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=37130&Language=en|title=Trentino Diatec and Sollys Nestle crowned in Doha|location=Doha, Qatar|author=FIVB|date=2012-10-19|access-date=2012-10-19}}

Castro won the "Best opposite" award and the gold medal with her National Team in the 2013 South American Championship held in Ica, Peru.{{cite web|url=http://www.voleysur.org/v1/noticias_esp.asp?id=3111|title=SUDAMERICANO FEMENINO: Brasil, Argentina y Perú se consagraron los mejores del Continente|location=Ica, Peru|language=es|publisher=CSV|date=2013-09-22|access-date=2013-09-22}}

Castro won the silver medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her club lost 0–3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan in the championship match.{{cite news|url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=45651&Language=en|title=Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style|publisher=FIVB|location=Zurich, Switzerland|date=2014-05-11|access-date=2014-05-11}}

Castro played with her national team,{{cite web|title=Team Roster – Brazil|url=http://italy2014.fivb.org/en/competition/teams/BRA-Brazil/team_roster|publisher=FIVB|access-date=12 October 2014}} winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship{{cite news|url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=50092&Language=en|title=USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium|publisher=FIVB|location=Milan, Italy|date=12 October 2014|access-date=12 October 2014}} when her team defeated Italy 3–2 in the bronze medal match.{{cite news|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/volei/ultimas-noticias/2014/10/12/brasil-passa-sufoco-e-quase-toma-virada-mas-conquista-bronze-ante-italia.htm|title=Brasil passa sufoco e quase toma virada, mas conquista bronze ante Itália|newspaper=UOL|last=Carneiro|first=Leandro|language=pt|location=Milan, Italy|date=12 October 2014|access-date=12 October 2014}}

She won the Best Opposite Spiker in the 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix.{{cite web|title=Brazil win record 11th title in World Grand Prix|url=http://worldgrandprix.2016.fivb.com/en/news/brazil-win-record-11th-title-in-world?id=63376|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|access-date=11 July 2016}}

After finishing the 2016 Olympic Games in 5th place, Castro announced her retirement from the national team.{{cite web|title=Sheilla e Fabiana anunciam aposentadoria da seleção|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/sheilla-fabiana-anunciam-aposentadoria-da-selecao-19939100|publisher=O Globo|date=17 August 2016|access-date=7 April 2020|language=pt}} In 2019, without playing for three years even for clubs, she decided to return to the national team and played the 2019 FIVB World Cup and the 2019 South American Championship.{{cite web|title=Seleção feminina bate Colômbia e leva Sul-Americano de Vôlei pela 13ª vez seguida|url=https://www.terra.com.br/esportes/volei/selecao-feminina-bate-colombia-e-leva-sul-americano-de-volei-pela-13-vez-seguida,daca7605b39ae49e06ae8cd48a38f1a13xhdh2zs.html|publisher=Terra|date=2 September 2019|access-date=7 April 2020|language=pt}}{{cite web|title=Brasil vence a Rússia e termina a Copa do Mundo feminina de vôlei em quarto lugar|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/brasil-vence-russia-termina-copa-do-mundo-feminina-de-volei-em-quarto-lugar-23983086|publisher=O Globo|date=29 September 2019|access-date=7 April 2020|language=pt}}

Clubs

{{flagicon|BRA}} Mackenzie Esporte Clube (1997–)
{{flagicon|BRA}} MRV/Minas (2001–2004)
{{flagicon|ITA}} Scavolini Pesaro (2004–2008)
{{flagicon|BRA}} São Caetano/Blausiegel (2008–2010)
{{flagicon|BRA}} Unilever/Rio de Janeiro (2010–2012)
{{flagicon|BRA}} Molico Osasco (2012–2014)
{{flagicon|TUR}} Vakıfbank Istanbul (2014–2016)
{{flagicon|BRA}} Minas Tênis Clube (2019–2020)
{{flagicon|USA}} Athletes Unlimited Volleyball (2020–2022)

Awards

=Individuals=

2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – "Most valuable player"
2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – "Best scorer"
2005–06 CEV Cup – "Best spiker"
2006 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Most valuable player"
2008–09 Brazilian Superleague – "Best scorer"
2008–09 Brazilian Superleague – "Best spiker"
2009 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Most valuable player"
2009–10 Brazilian Superliga – "Best spiker"
2009–10 Brazilian Superliga – "Best server"
2011 Pan-American Cup – "Most valuable player"
2011 South American Championship – "Most valuable player"
2012 Summer Olympics – "Best server"
2012 South American Club Championship – "Most valuable player"
2012 FIVB Club World Championship – "Best Most Valuable Player"
2012 FIVB Club World Championship – "Best scorer"
''[[2013 Women's South American Volleyball Championship#Awards|2013 South American Championship – "Best

Opposite Spiker"]]''

=Clubs=

2001–02 Brazilian Superliga – 16px Champion, with Minas
2007–08 Italian League – 16px Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
2010–11 Brazilian Superliga – 16px Champion, with Unilever Vôlei
2014–15 Turkish League – 16px Runner-up, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
2015–16 Turkish League – 16px Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
2012 South American Club Championship – 16px Champion, with Molico Osasco
2014 South American Club Championship – 16px Runner-up, with Molico Osasco
2020 South American Club Championship – 16px Champion, with Itambé/Minas
2007–08 CEV Cup – 16px Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
2014–15 CEV Champions League – 16px Bronze medal, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
2015–16 CEV Champions League – 16px Runner-up, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
2012 FIVB Club World Championship - 16px Champion, with Sollys Nestlé Osasco
2014 FIVB Club World Championship - 16px Runner-Up, with Molico Osasco

References

{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/Olympics/2008/W/Press/viewPressRelease.asp?No=18078 |title=Brazilian Women Win Gold in Style |website=FIVB.org |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Volleyball }}

External links

{{FIVB player|112366}}
[http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2007/Teams/VB_PlayerDB.asp?No=112366 Sheilla Castro] at FIVB.org World Grand Prix 2007
{{CEV player}}
{{Olympedia}}
{{Olympics.com|sheilla-castro}}
{{COB profile}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20071005053655/http://www.sheilla.com.br/historia/ Personal website] (archived)