João Paulo Tavares

João Paulo de Figueiredo Tavares (born 30 March 1983) is a Brazilian male volleyball player. He was part of the Brazil men's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Italy.[1] He played for CIMED SKY.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Figueiredo and the second or paternal family name is Tavares.
João Paulo Tavares
Personal information
Full nameJoão Paulo de Figueiredo Tavares
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1983-03-30) 30 March 1983
Três Pontas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height205 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Spike332 cm (131 in)
Block327 cm (129 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside spiker
Number12
Career
YearsTeams
2010CIMED SKY
National team
2009–2010Brazil
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2010 ItalyTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place2009 JapanTeam
World League
Gold medal – first place2009 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place2010 Córdoba
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place2009 Colombia

Clubs
  • CIMED SKY (2010)

References
  1. "Team Roster 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Brazil". fivb.org. Retrieved 12 October 2015.


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