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Maria Clara Salgado:
 
Maria Clara Salgado Rufino
Brazil  
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: FIVB
Birth Date May 6, 1983 (30 years old)
Home Town Rio de Janeiro
Resides Rio de Janeiro
Height 5'9"
  Best Finish Winnings
International 1st (2 times) $371,525
   FIVB 1st $369,475
   FIVB C&S 2nd $2,050
   FIVB Jr/Youth 1st $0
Overall 1st (2 times) $371,525
 
Bio Bits

Maria Clara has been playing with her sister (Carolina Salgado) since January 2003.  The sisters are coached by mother (Isabel), who competed six seasons on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour with 26 starts, one gold medal, six podium placements and eight "final four" finishes.  Maria Clara has been playing Volleyball since 12 as she competed for five years indoors with Flamengo.  In 2000, Maria Clara competed in her first SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event with Beach Volleyball legend Jackie Silva as the pair finished fifth in Fortaleza, Brazil. Maria Clara claimed three medals at the SWATCH-FIVB U-21 World Championships with three different partners, including a 2003 bronze with Carolina in Saint Quay Portrieux, France.  Maria Clara teamed with Shaylyn Bede to win the inaugural U-21 world title in 2001 at Le Lavandou, France.  Maria Clara was third in the 2002 U-21 finals with Talita Antunes in Catania, Italy.  Maria Clara and Carolina became the first daughters of a SWATCH medalist (Isabel) to capture a podium berth when they placed third at the 2005 season finale in Cape Town, South Africa.  Maria Clara has also practiced ballet, gymnastics and piano.  The Salgado's brother (Pedro) has competed on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour along with winning bronze medals at three FIVB challenger/satellite events.  He also captured the 2002 SWATCH-FIVB U-18 World Championship along with placing third in the 2004 U-21 event with two different partners.

 
 
Awards
 
  • FIVB Best Server 2008, 2009
 
Career Summary
 
 
International
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 33rd 57th CQ
2000 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $3,500.00 102.0 85th 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 FIVB Jr/Youth 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00     0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,500.00 36.0 130th 0 1 0 0 0 0
2002 FIVB Jr/Youth 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 $0.00     0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 2.0 268th 0 0 0 0 1 0
2003 FIVB Jr/Youth 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 $0.00     0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 FIVB C&S 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $2,050.00 27.0   0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 FIVB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $2,750.00 72.0 109th 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 FIVB 13 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 $20,675.00 480.0 65th 0 1 0 0 0 9
2006 FIVB 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 $19,875.00 790.0 51st 0 0 0 0 0 4
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 33rd 57th CQ
2007 FIVB 17 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 $45,850.00 1,680.0 22nd 0 1 1 0 0 5
2008 FIVB 18 1 0 3 2 2 0 3 $72,850.00 2,545.0 8th 1 2 0 1 0 3
2009 FIVB 13 0 0 1 0 4 1 3 $44,150.00 1,690.0 19th 0 0 0 0 0 4
2010 FIVB 15 0 0 3 1 2 1 5 $68,600.00 2,460.0 11th 0 3 0 0 0 0
2011 FIVB 15 0 1 0 0 4 0 6 $65,800.00 2,430.0 13th 4 0 0 0 0 0
2012 FIVB 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 $14,300.00 520.0 66th 0 1 1 0 0 6
2013 FIVB 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 $9,625.00 490.0 15th 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  123
(12th)
2
(42nd)
2 11 3 19 3 31 $371,525.00
(30th)
13,324.0   5 9 2 2 1 32
 
 
 
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)
  123
(74th)
2
(129th)
2 11 3 19 3 31 $371,525.00
(52nd)
13,324.0   5 9 2 2 1 32
 
Red denotes ranked 1st
 
Victory List
 
Victory Date Assoc Location Partner Seed Winnings
1 8/26/2001 FIVB Jr/Youth Le Lavandou Shaylyn Bede    
2 9/7/2008 FIVB Myslowice Carolina Salgado 4 $14,000
 
Partner Summary
 
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball World Tour/Open
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 33rd 57th CQ
Carolina Salgado 105 1 1 9 3 16 3 31 $350,175 12,637.0 5 7 1 2 0 25
Raquel Pellucci 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $3,150 100.0 0 1 1 0 0 3
Vanilda Leao 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0   0 0 0 0 0 3
Liliane Maestrini 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 $11,150 420.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jackie Silva 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $3,500 102.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shaylyn Bede 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,500 36.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Andreia Dantas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Andrea Teixeira 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0   0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 119 1 1 9 3 19 3 31 $369,475 13,297.0 5 9 2 2 1 32
 
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Challenger & Satellite
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 33rd 57th CQ
Talita Rocha 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $2,050 27.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $2,050 27.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Jr/Youth
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 33rd 57th CQ
Shaylyn Bede 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0   0 0 0 0 0 0
Carolina Salgado 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 $0   0 0 0 0 0 0
Talita Rocha 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 $0   0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 $0   0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Overall
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 33rd 57th CQ
Carolina Salgado 106 1 1 10 3 16 3 31 $350,175 12,637.0 5 7 1 2 0 25
Raquel Pellucci 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $3,150 100.0 0 1 1 0 0 3
Vanilda Leao 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0   0 0 0 0 0 3
Shaylyn Bede 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,500 36.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Talita Rocha 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 $2,050 27.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liliane Maestrini 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 $11,150 420.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jackie Silva 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $3,500 102.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andreia Dantas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Andrea Teixeira 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0   0 0 0 0 0 1
 
Total 123 2 2 11 3 19 3 31 $371,525 13,324.0 5 9 2 2 1 32
 
 

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