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Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho Jr. (Portuguese: Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho, born December 23, 1976), commonly known as Giba (Portuguese: Giba), is a Brazilian former professional volleyball player who was the main attacker on the court. Around the 2000s, he was widely regarded as one of the best volleyball players in the world. He has played for teams in professional leagues such as Brazil, Italy, Russia, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates. People are most impressed by his brilliant record in the Brazilian men's volleyball team. During his tenure as captain of the national team, he won 8 South American Volleyball Championships, 3 America's Cups, 8 World Volleyball League Championships, 3 World Grand Champions Cup Volleyball Championships, and 3 World Men's Volleyball Championships. runner-up (three consecutive championships: 2002, 2006, 2010), 1-time Olympic volleyball champion (2004 Athens Olympics), and 2-time Olympic volleyball runner-up (2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics). Giba announced his retirement in the summer of 2014 at the age of 37.