| Franco José Vieira Neto |
Brazil 
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Photo: FIVB
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| Birth Date |
November 11, 1966 (58 years old) |
| Home Town |
Fortaleza |
| Resides |
Rio de Janeiro |
| Height |
6'4" |
| |
Best Finish |
Winnings |
| United States |
1st (2 times) |
$95,125 |
| AVP |
1st (2 times) |
$95,019 |
| Bonus Money |
|
$106 |
| International |
1st (16 times) |
$971,885 |
| FIVB |
1st (16 times) |
$860,235 |
| Bonus Money |
|
$111,650 |
| Pan American |
3rd |
$0 |
| PAN AM |
3rd |
$0 |
| Overall |
1st (18 times) |
$1,067,010 |
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Franco started playing Volleyball after participating in soccer where he was a goalkeeper on his high school’s team. After moving and learning there was not room on the soccer team at his new school, Franco starting playing Volleyball. He began his Beach Volleyball career in 1989 and began competing on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour with long-time partner Robert Lopes. The pair competed in the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games where they were seeded as the No. 1-seeded team. Franco has been a part of the No. 1 team on the Brazilian domestic tour three times (1993 and 1999 with Roberto Lopes, and 2004 with Tande Ramos).
Olympics (one, 9th, 1-2 Elimination, 1-2 Overall): • Qualified for Atlanta 1996 Olympics as the number one seed with Roberto Lopes. Lost in the second round of bracket play to Norway's Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, finishing 9th. |
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| |
| 1998 |
AVP |
20 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
$30,562.50 |
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|
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
AVP |
9 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
$27,562.50 |
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|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2000 |
AVP |
10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
$37,000.00 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Total
(Rank) |
|
39
(311th) |
2
(107th) |
6 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
1 |
$95,125.00
(120th) |
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|
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| |
| 1990 |
FIVB |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$6,750.00 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1991 |
FIVB |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$3,750.00 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1992 |
FIVB |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$4,725.00 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1993 |
FIVB |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$14,500.00 |
36.0 |
3rd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1994 |
FIVB |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$83,250.00 |
71.0 |
8th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1995 |
FIVB |
16 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$128,000.00 |
317.0 |
1st |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1996 |
FIVB |
14 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
$158,500.00 |
1,410.0 |
11th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1997 |
FIVB |
11 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
$52,500.00 |
853.5 |
11th |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| 1998 |
FIVB |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$19,000.00 |
289.0 |
57th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
FIVB |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$8,750.00 |
219.0 |
71st |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| 2000 |
FIVB |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$15,500.00 |
424.0 |
52nd |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 2001 |
FIVB |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
$21,750.00 |
527.0 |
30th |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 2002 |
FIVB |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
$18,660.00 |
485.0 |
31st |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 2003 |
FIVB |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
$50,750.00 |
1,107.0 |
11th |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2004 |
FIVB |
13 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
$79,125.00 |
1,611.0 |
3rd |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2005 |
FIVB |
14 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$59,125.00 |
1,341.0 |
12th |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 2006 |
FIVB |
14 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
$86,800.00 |
2,670.0 |
5th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 2007 |
FIVB |
12 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
$89,950.00 |
2,520.0 |
9th |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2008 |
FIVB |
15 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
$57,600.00 |
2,220.0 |
14th |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2009 |
FIVB |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
$11,500.00 |
440.0 |
79th |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 2010 |
FIVB |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
15.0 |
235th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| 2011 |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$1,400.00 |
60.0 |
140th |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total
(Rank) |
|
172
(16th) |
16
(13th) |
15 |
20 |
14 |
25 |
10 |
28 |
0 |
$971,885.00
(7th) |
16,615.5 |
|
4 |
14 |
5 |
12 |
9 |
| |
| |
| 1999 |
PAN AM |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total
(Rank) |
|
1
(30th) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
| |
| Overall |
Total
(Rank) |
|
212
(51st) |
18
(44th) |
21 |
26 |
16 |
30 |
15 |
37 |
1 |
$1,067,010.00
(20th) |
16,615.5 |
|
4 |
17 |
6 |
12 |
9 |
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| Red denotes ranked 1st |
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| 1 |
8/1/1993 |
FIVB |
Enoshima |
Roberto Lopes |
|
$11,000 |
| 2 |
2/6/1994 |
FIVB |
Rio de Janeiro |
Roberto Lopes |
|
$22,000 |
| 3 |
9/4/1994 |
FIVB |
Fortaleza |
Roberto Lopes |
|
$11,000 |
| 4 |
4/16/1995 |
FIVB |
Marbella |
Roberto Lopes |
|
$10,000 |
| 5 |
5/7/1995 |
FIVB |
Clearwater |
Roberto Lopes |
|
$10,000 |
| 6 |
7/26/1995 |
FIVB |
Pusan |
Roberto Lopes |
|
$10,000 |
| 7 |
7/31/1995 |
FIVB |
Enoshima |
Roberto Lopes |
|
$10,000 |
| 8 |
8/13/1995 |
FIVB |
Espinho |
Roberto Lopes |
|
$10,000 |
| 9 |
8/26/1995 |
FIVB |
La Baule |
Roberto Lopes |
|
$20,000 |
| 10 |
9/17/1995 |
FIVB |
Fortaleza |
Roberto Lopes |
|
$10,000 |
| 11 |
2/11/1996 |
FIVB |
Rio de Janeiro |
Roberto Lopes |
|
$20,000 |
| 12 |
6/30/1996 |
FIVB |
Marseille |
Roberto Lopes |
3 |
$15,500 |
| 13 |
10/6/1996 |
FIVB |
Jakarta |
Roberto Lopes |
6 |
$15,500 |
| 14 |
7/11/1999 |
AVP |
Muskegon |
Brian Lewis |
4 |
$9,000 |
| 15 |
7/9/2000 |
AVP |
Santa Barbara |
Lee LeGrande |
8 |
$8,000 |
| 16 |
6/29/2003 |
FIVB |
Berlin |
Harley Marques |
8 |
$22,500 |
| 17 |
3/28/2004 |
FIVB |
Cape Town |
Tande Ramos |
12 |
$13,500 |
| 18 |
7/22/2007 |
FIVB |
Marseille |
Pedro Cunha |
1 |
$16,000 |
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