Dani Lins

Dani Lins
Personal information
Full name	Danielle Rodrigues Lins
Nationality	Brazil
Born	January 5, 1985 Recife, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Molico/Osasco
Career
Years Teams 2000–2005 2005–2006 2006–2011 2011-2014 2014-2016 Osasco Pinheiros Rio de Janeiro SESI-SP Molico/Osasco
National team
2009- Brazil
Honours Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 2012 London Team World Championship 2010 Japan Team 2014 Italy Team World Grand Champions Cup 2009 Japan Team World Grand Prix 2009 Tokyo Team 2013 Sapporo Team 2014 Tokyo Team 2010 Ningbo Team 2011 Macau Team 2012 Ningbo Team Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team Pan-American Cup 2011 Ciudad Juárez Team

Danielle Rodrigues Lins,^[2] better known as Dani Lins (born January 5, 1985), is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who plays as a setter.^[1] She represented her country at the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo, Japan, where they won the gold medal. In 2012, she became an Olympic champion at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Career

Born in Recife,^[1] Dani Lins defended for Finasa/Osasco from 2003 to 2005, moving to Pinheiros/Blue Life for the 2005-06 season,^[4] then joining Unilever in 2006.

Lins won the bronze medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her team defeated 3-2 the Swiss club Voléro Zürich.^[5]

National team

Dani Lins helped her country finish in fourth place at the Pan American Games and in the Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, both played in 2003.^[4] Brazilian national team head coach Zé Roberto chose her on August 1, 2009 to replace Fofão as the team captain.^[1] She won the FIVB World Grand Prix in 2009.^[6]

Lins was part of the national team who won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. She also won the Best Setter award.^[7]

In 2012 Dani won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Lins played with her national team,^[8] winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship^[9] when her team defeated Italy 3-2 in the bronze medal match.^[10]

Awards

Individuals

• 2009 South American Championship "Best Setter"
• 2011 World Grand Prix "Best Setter"
• 2011 Pan American Games "Best Setter"
• 2013 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Setter"
• 2014 South American Club Championship "Best Setter"
• 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Setter"
• 2015 South American Club Championship "Best Setter"

Clubs

• 2014 FIVB Club World Championship - Bronze medal, with SESI-SP

References

1. "Dani Lins". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
2. "Dani Lins" (in Portuguese). Rexona-Ades. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
3. "Dani Lins Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
4. "Danielle Rodrigues Lins (Dani Lins)" (in Portuguese). Central Esportiva. May 29, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
5. "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
6. "No limite, Brasil ganha o 8° Grand Prix". Folha de S. Paulo. Esportes: D5. August 24, 2009.
7. FIVB (2011-10-20). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 2011-10-20.
8. "Team Roster – Brazil". FIVB. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
9. "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
10. Carneiro, Leandro (12 October 2014). "Brasil passa sufoco e quase toma virada, mas conquista bronze ante Itália". UOL (in Portuguese) (Milan, Italy). Retrieved 12 October 2014.