Fernanda Garay

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Garay and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.

Fernanda Garay Rodrigues (born May 10, 1986) is a retired Brazilian professional volleyball player who won the 2012 Summer Olympics gold medal and the silver medal at 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics with the Brazil national team.^[1][2] She is 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) tall. She plays with Praia Clube.

Fernanda Garay
Garay at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Fernanda Garay Rodrigues
Nickname	Fê Garay
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1986-05-10) May 10, 1986 (age 36) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Spike	308 cm (121 in)
Block	288 cm (113 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Wing Spiker
Current club	Praia Clube
National team
2010–2021 Brazil
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 2012 London Team 2020 Tokyo Team World Championship 2010 Japan Team 2014 Italy Team World Grand Champions Cup 2013 Tokyo/Nagoya Team World Grand Prix 2013 Sapporo Team 2014 Tokyo Team 2016 Bangkok Team 2011 Macau Team 2012 Ningbo Team Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team 2015 Toronto Team South American Championship 2011 Callao Team 2013 Ica Team 2015 Cartagena Team FIVB Nations League 2021 Rimini Team
Last updated: November 2021

Career

Garay is a sergeant^[3] and she played at the 2011 Military World Games volleyball tournament, winning the gold medal^[4] and the Most Valuable Player and Best Spiker individual awards.^[5]

Playing with Sollys Nestlé Osasco, Garay won the gold medal in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar.

Garay was awarded Best Spiker of the 2012/13 season of the Brazilian Superliga playing with Sollys/Nestlé.^[6] She was announced to play for Fenerbahçe for the 2013/14 club season.^[7]

She won one of the Best Outside Hitters award during the 2013 South American Championship.^[8] Her National Team won the Continental Championship qualifying to the 2013 World Grand Champions Cup and the 2014 World Championship.^[9]

After signing with the Russian club Dinamo Krasnodar for the 2014/2015^[10] she won the Russian Cup title^[11] and the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship silver medal when her team lost to the Turkish Eczacibasi VitrA in the championship match.^[12] She was recognized with the Best Outside Spiker individual award.^[13] She previously announced the extension of her contract with Krasnodar for the 2015/2016 season,^[14] but the club experienced financial problems that led her sign with Dinamo Moscow for that season.^[15] With this team, she won the bronze medal of the Russian Cup in December 2015^[16] and the Russian league championship in 2016 with a perfect season.^[17]

Garay won the silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games when her national team was defeated in the championship match 0–3 to the United States.^[18]

After winning silver at 2020 Summer Olympics, Fernanda announced her retirement from international competitions along with libero Camila Brait.^[19]

Clubs

•   São Caetano (2002–2004)
•   MRV/Minas (2004–2005)
•   Fiat/Minas (2005–2008)
•   Pinheiros/Mackenzie (2008–2010)
•   NEC Red Rockets (2010–2011)
•   Vôlei Futuro (2011–2012)
•   Sollys/Nestlé (2012–2013)
•   Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2013–2014)
•   Dinamo Krasnodar (2014–2015)
•   Dinamo Moscow (2015–2016)
•   Guangdong Evergrande (2016–2017)
•   Praia Clube (2017–2021)

Awards

• 2011 Military World Games – "Most Valuable Player"
• 2011 Military World Games – "Best Spiker"
• 2011 World Grand Prix – "Best Receiver"
• 2011 South American Championship – "Best Receiver"
• 2012 Summer Olympics South American qualification tournament – "Most Valuable Player"
• 2012 Summer Olympics South American qualification tournament – "Best Spiker"
• 2012 Summer Olympics – "Best Receiver"
• 2012 South American Club Championship – "Best Receiver"
• 2012–13 Brazilian Superliga – "Best Spiker"
• 2013 Montreux Volley Masters – "Most Valuable Player"
• 2013 South American Championship – "Best Outside Spiker"
• 2015 FIVB Club World Championship – "Best Outside Spiker"
• 2019 South American Club Championship – "Best Outside Spiker"

Clubs

• 2012–13 Brazilian Superliga –   Runner-up, with Sollys Nestlé Osasco
• 2014 Russian Cup –   Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar
• 2015–16 Russian Super League –   Champion, with Dinamo Moscow
• 2017–18 Brazilian Superliga –   Champion, with Dentil/Praia Clube
• 2018–19 Brazilian Superliga –   Runner-up, with Dentil/Praia Clube
• 2020–21 Brazilian Superliga –   Runner-up, with Dentil/Praia Clube
• 2013–14 CEV Cup –   Champion, with Fenerbahçe
• 2014–15 CEV Cup –   Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar
• 2012 South American Club Championship –   Champion, with Sollys Nestlé Osasco
• 2012 FIVB Club World Championship –   Champion, with Sollys Nestlé Osasco
• 2015 FIVB Club World Championship –   Runner-up, with Dinamo Krasnodar
• 2019 South American Club Championship –   Runner-up, with Dentil/Praia Clube
• 2020 South American Club Championship –   Runner-up, with Dentil/Praia Clube

References

1. . London2012.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
2. "Olympics-Volleyball-Brazil win women's volleyball gold medal". Retrieved August 11, 2012.
3. "Clássicos entre Brasil e EUA abrem as competições de Vôlei no Maracanãzinho". Jornal Do Brasil (in Portuguese). 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
4. . Vertex Volley. 2011-07-25. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
5. . Melhor do Volei (in Portuguese). 2013-04-22. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
6. . Lance!Net (in Portuguese). 2013-04-15. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
7. (in Portuguese). Saquarema, Brazil: CBV. 2012-08-11. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
8. "SUDAMERICANO FEMENINO: Brasil, Argentina y Perú se consagraron los mejores del Continente" (in Spanish). Ica, Peru: CSV. 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
9. "USA, Brazil & Thailand earn place in FIVB Women's Grand Champions Cup". Lausanne, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
10. "Fe Garay and Fabiola will join Dinamo Krasnodar after World Champs". Russian Volleyball. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
11. "Dinamo KRASNODAR write history with first Russian Cup title". Krasnodar, Russia: CEV. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
12. "Eczacibasi reach summit of club volleyball at Zurich 2015". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
13. "Eczacibasi from the top of Europe to the top of the world". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
14. "Brazilian player Fe Garay extended the contract with Dinamo Krasnodar". Russian Volleyball. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
15. "Brazilian Fernanda Garay moves to Dinamo Moscow". Russian Volleyball. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
16. "Кубок России. "Динамо" (Москва) - "Северянка" (Череповец) - 3:0" (in Russian). Dinamo Moscow. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
17. "Dinamo Moscow cap perfect season with fourth national league title". Moscow, Russia: CEV. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
18. "USA women win second gold medal in Pan Am Games history". Toronto, Canada: FIVB. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
19. volleyballworld.com. "Garay and Brait retire from Brazil national team". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.

External links

• at the International Volleyball Federation
• Fernanda Garay at the European Volleyball Confederation  
• Fernanda Garay at the Brazilian Olympic Committee  
• Fernanda Garay at the International Olympic Committee
• Fernanda Garay at Olympedia