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Photo: FIVB
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| Birth Date |
April 15, 1973 (37 years old) |
| Home Town |
Curitiba |
| Resides |
João Pessoa/Rio de Janeiro |
| Height |
6'3" |
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Best Finish |
Winnings |
| United States |
1st (7 times) |
$131,194 |
| AVP |
1st (7 times) |
$131,194 |
| International |
1st (70 times) |
$2,081,535 |
| FIVB |
1st (69 times) |
$1,978,035 |
| FIVB C&S |
1st |
$1,000 |
| Bonus Money |
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$102,500 |
| Pan American |
1st |
$0 |
| PAN AM |
1st |
$0 |
| Overall |
1st (78 times) |
$2,212,729 |
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Emanuel began playing Volleyball as an indoor player with Curitibano. He began his Beach Volleyball career in 1991 and started playing internationally in 1994. Including a pair of domestic titles to start the 2007 season, Emanuel has won 106 pro Beach Volleyball events, including 60 FIVB, 39 Brazilian (two King of the Beach), and seven on the American domestic tour. Forty-four of Emanuel's titles have been with Ricardo Santos. He is the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour leader in career earnings and gold medals. From 1994 through the 2006 season, Emanuel has compiled a 786-175 (81.8%) FIVB match record with eight different partners (158 events, including one Satellite stop). He has compiled a 289-55 FIVB record with Ricardo (2002-2006), 202-44 with Ze Marco de Melo (1995-1997), 175-37 with Jose Loiola (1998-2000) and 98-21 with Tande Ramos. The most valuable player at the Athens 2004 Olympics, Emanuel teamed and Ricardo to capture the Summer Games' gold medal with seven-straight wins. Emanuel has won SWATCH-FIVB World Championships with Loiola (1999 Marseille) and Ricardo (2003 Rio de Janeiro. Emanuel and Ricardo have teamed to win the most FIVB events (24), including 23 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour gold medals. Since starting their partnership at the end of the 2002 season, Emanuel and Ricardo have won the SWATCH point's title the past four seasons (2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006). Emanuel and Loiola won six-straight SWATCH-FIVB World Tour events in 1999 (Norway, Italy, France, Austria, Portugal and Belgium). Emanuel was voted the best player in the 1990s by the FIVB. He won the Circuito Banco do Brasil season's points title six times with three different partners - Ze Marco (1994 and 1995), Tande (2001) and Ricardo (2002, 2003, 2006). He has been honored as the Circuito Banco do Brasil best player (2003 and 2004) and top attacker (1999, 2003 and 2006). He was won the Brazilian "King of the Beach" competition twice (2004 and 2005). Emanuel has a son (Mateus, August 12, 1997). Emanuel is the son of Manoel and Maria Rego. He has a sister (Aniele, 37).
Favorite Movies - Gladiator, Braveheart.
Favorite Musical Group - Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Favorite Meal - Italian Lasagna.
Most admired athletes - Pele, Airton Senna.
Most admired Volleyball players -- Karch Kiraly, Kent Steffes and Mike Whitmarsh.
Most admired person - “My father always was my great example.”
Most memorable moment in life - “When I saw my son (Mateus) for the first time at his birth.”
Most memorable Beach Volleyball moment - “Being atop the Olympic podium with Ricardo in Athens. My first SWATCH-FIVB World Tour gold in Brazil where Ze Marco and I won the 1997 Rio de Janeiro event.
Favorite Beach Volleyball site - “Rio de Janeiro, where Brazilian Beach Volleyball was born. The stadium is always big with a lot of noise.”
Favorite international Beach Volleyball site - “The United States: The Americans understand the sport and they know a lot about the players and their careers. This is an important way to develop Beach Volleyball as a sport.”
A word to define himself off sand - “Simple. I like to be that way.”
A word to define himself on the sand - “Courage. I like the big challenges.”
Individuals who have helped him in life - “My parents. They gave more than I expected, trust and confidence to be a great man.”
Individuals who helped him during his Beach Volleyball - "My first partner, Aloisio Claudino. He introduced me to professional Beach Volleyball. I was a kid that loved the sport, but he was 10 years older and showed me what was needed to be a real athlete. As a player, we need a lot of help, and I am grateful for all my coaches Gilmario Batista (Caja), Antonio Leao (Leao), Jim Menges and Rossini Freire."
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- AVP Rookie of the Year 1998
- FIVB Best Hitter 2006
- FIVB Most Outstanding 2006
- FIVB Sportsperson 2005
- FIVB Team of the Year 2005 (Ricardo Santos), 2006 (Ricardo Santos), 2007 (Ricardo Santos)
- FIVB Tour Champion 1996 (Ze Marco de Melo), 1997 (Ze Marco de Melo), 1999 (Jose Loiola), 2001 (Tande Ramos), 2003 (Ricardo Santos), 2004 (Ricardo Santos), 2005 (Ricardo Santos), 2006 (Ricardo Santos), 2007 (Ricardo Santos)
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| 1998 |
AVP |
15 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$40,444.00 |
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1 |
2 |
0 |
| 1999 |
AVP |
5 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$23,500.00 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2000 |
AVP |
7 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$61,250.00 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2009 |
AVP |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$6,000.00 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
Total
(Rank) |
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28
(303rd) |
7
(46th) |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$131,194.00
(78th) |
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1 |
2 |
0 |
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| 1994 |
FIVB |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
$22,875.00 |
51.0 |
11th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1995 |
FIVB |
15 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$130,000.00 |
298.0 |
3rd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1996 |
FIVB |
15 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
$220,000.00 |
1,976.0 |
1st |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1997 |
FIVB |
11 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$158,700.00 |
1,465.0 |
1st |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 1998 |
FIVB |
10 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$110,925.00 |
1,449.5 |
3rd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
FIVB |
13 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
$155,750.00 |
2,000.0 |
1st |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2000 |
FIVB |
13 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$101,000.00 |
1,745.0 |
3rd |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2001 |
FIVB |
12 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$116,250.00 |
1,829.0 |
1st |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2002 |
FIVB |
9 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$48,235.00 |
990.0 |
4th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2003 |
FIVB |
10 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$118,500.00 |
1,876.0 |
1st |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2004 |
FIVB |
14 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$132,625.00 |
2,102.0 |
1st |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 2005 |
FIVB C&S |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$1,000.00 |
10.0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2005 |
FIVB |
15 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
$163,175.00 |
2,554.0 |
1st |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 2006 |
FIVB |
14 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$177,500.00 |
4,090.0 |
1st |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007 |
FIVB |
15 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$173,850.00 |
3,810.0 |
1st |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2008 |
FIVB |
12 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$95,600.00 |
2,730.0 |
4th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2009 |
FIVB |
8 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$67,950.00 |
1,890.0 |
11th |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 2010 |
FIVB |
11 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$87,600.00 |
2,630.0 |
3rd |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Total
(Rank) |
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204
(1st) |
70
(1st) |
30 |
37 |
12 |
20 |
2 |
3 |
23 |
$2,081,535.00
(1st) |
33,495.5 |
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2 |
4 |
1 |
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| 2007 |
PAN AM |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
0.0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
Total
(Rank) |
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1
(9th) |
1
(1st) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
0.0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Overall |
Total
(Rank) |
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233
(21st) |
78
(5th) |
38 |
43 |
12 |
22 |
2 |
3 |
25 |
$2,212,729.00
(3rd) |
33,495.5 |
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3 |
6 |
1 |
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