Wallace Leandro de Souza (born 26 June 1987), known by the mononym Wallace, is a Brazilian volleyball player, member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team, 2016 Olympic Champion, silver medallist of the Olympic Games (London 2012), 2014 and 2018 World Championship, three–time South American Champion (2011, 2013, 2017).
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 de Souza in 2016 | |||||
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| Full name | Wallace Leandro de Souza | ||||
| Nationality |  Brazilian | ||||
| Born | 26 June 1987 São Paulo, Brazil | ||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 360 cm (142 in) | ||||
| Block | 340 cm (134 in) | ||||
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| Position | Opposite | ||||
| Current club | No club | ||||
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Honours | |||||
After winning the bronze medal of 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, he announced his retirement from Brazil national team.[1]
In January 2023 Wallace expressed his desire to see Brazilian president Lula murdered, publishing a social media poll alongside a photo of himself holding a gun, asking his followers “Would you shoot Lula in the face with this 12 [shotgun?]”[2]
The post caused great controversy. The Brazilian Olympic Committee forwarded a representation to the Ethics Council of the entity about the case[3] and the minister of the Social Communication Secretariat of the Federal Government, Paulo Pimenta, called the Attorney General's Office (AGU).[4] Finally, Sada Cruzeiro announced Wallace's suspension indefinitely.[5]
Later, Wallace deleted the post and apologized for what happened: "Anyone who knows me knows that I would never incite violence under any circumstances, especially to our President. So, I come here to apologize, it was an unfortunate post that I ended up making. I was wrong."[6]
Sporting achievements
editClubs
edit- FIVB Club World Championship
Betim 2013 – with Sada Cruzeiro- Betim 2015 – with Sada Cruzeiro
- Betim 2021 – with Sada Cruzeiro
Betim 2022 – with Sada Cruzeiro
- CSV South American Club Championship
Linares 2012 – with Sada Cruzeiro- Belo Horizonte 2014 – with Sada Cruzeiro
- Taubate 2016 – with Sada Cruzeiro
- National championships
- 2011/2012
Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro - 2013/2014 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
- 2014/2015 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
- 2015/2016 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
- 2020/2021
Turkish Cup, with Spor Toto
- 2011/2012
Individual awards
edit- 2011: Pan American Games – Best spiker
- 2012: FIVB Club World Championship – Best server
- 2013: FIVB Club World Championship – Most valuable player
- 2013: FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Best opposite spiker
- 2014: CSV South American Club Championship – Most valuable player
- 2014: CSV South American Club Championship – Best opposite spiker
- 2014: FIVB Club World Championship – Best opposite spiker
- 2016: FIVB World League – Best opposite spiker
- 2016: Olympic Games – Best opposite spiker
- 2017: FIVB World League – Best opposite spiker
- 2017: CSV South American Championship – Best opposite spiker
- 2019: Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Best server
- 2021: FIVB Nations League – Most valuable player (shared with Bartosz Kurek)
- 2021: FIVB Nations League – Best opposite spiker
References
edit- ^ "Pallavolo Brasile - Wallace ha annunciato che lascia la nazionale brasiliana". iVolley Magazine (in Italian). 12 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Juca Kfouri - Wallace, do vôlei, quer dar tiro em Lula". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "COB entra com processo no Conselho de Ética após post de Wallace". ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Ministro aciona AGU após post de Wallace sobre tiros em Lula; Ana Moser se posiciona". ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Sada Cruzeiro suspende Wallace por tempo indeterminado". www.otempo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Wallace se desculpa por post sobre tiros em Lula: "Jamais incitaria a violência"". ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
External links
edit- Player profile at Olympic.org
- Player profile at CEV.eu
- Player profile at WorldofVolley.com
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
