Wélissa Gonzaga

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souza and the second or paternal family name is Gonzaga.

Welissa Gonzaga
File:Welissa Gonzaga 01 2014.jpg Sassá in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Welissa de Souza Gonzaga
Nickname	Sassá
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1982-09-09) 9 September 1982 Barbacena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Spike	300 cm (118 in)
Block	287 cm (113 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside spiker / Libero
National team
2002–2015 Brazil
Honours Women's volleyball Representing Brazil File:Olympic rings.svg Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team World Championship Silver medal – second place 2006 Japan Team Silver medal – second place 2010 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup Gold medal – first place 2005 Tokyo/Nagoya Team Silver medal – second place 2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka Team World Grand Prix Gold medal – first place 2004 Reggio Calabria Team Gold medal – first place 2005 Sendai Team Gold medal – first place 2006 Reggio Calabria Team Gold medal – first place 2008 Yokohama Team Gold medal – first place 2009 Tokyo Team Silver medal – second place 2010 Ningbo Team Silver medal – second place 2011 Macau Team Bronze medal – third place 2015 Omaha Team Pan American Games Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Pan-American Cup Gold medal – first place 2009 Miami Team Final Four Cup Gold medal – first place 2008 Fortaleza Team Gold medal – first place 2009 Lima Team South American Championship Gold medal – first place 2011 Callao Team

Wélissa de Souza Gonzaga, (born 9 September 1982), best known as Sassá, is a Brazilian volleyball player. With the national team, she won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Clubs

• Vasco da Gama (2000–2001)
• Rexona-Ades (2001–2008)
• Finasa/Osasco (2008–2009)
• Sollys/Osasco (2009–2011)
• SESI-SP (2011–2013)
• MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2013–2014)
• Praia Clube Uberlândia (2014–2015)
• Brasília Vôlei (2015–2016)
• Fluminense FC (2016–2019)
• Itajaí Vôlei (2020)
• Curitiba Vôlei (2020–2021)
• Moda Brusque (2021–2023)
• Athletes Unlimited Volleyball (2023)
• Mackenzie Esporte Clube (2023–)

Awards

Individuals

• 2004–05 Salonpas Cup – "Most Valuable Player"
• 2004–05 Salonpas Cup – "Best Server"
• 2004–05 Salonpas Cup – "Best Receiver"
• 2005 South American Championship – "Best Receiver"
• 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – "Best Server"
• 2005–06 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Receiver"
• 2006–07 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Server"
• 2009 South American Club Championship – "Best Receiver"
• 2010 South American Club Championship – "Best Server"
• 2011–12 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Digger"

References

• Athlete bio at 2008 Olympics website

External links

• Wélissa Gonzaga at the International Volleyball Federation
• Wélissa Gonzaga at Olympics.com
• Wélissa Gonzaga at Olympic.org (archived)
• File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Wélissa Gonzaga at Wikimedia Commons