Leandro Vissotto

{{short description|Brazilian volleyball player}} {{Portuguese name|Vissotto|Neves}} {{Infobox volleyball player | name = Leandro Vissotto | image = Leandro Vissotto.JPG | fullname = Leandro Vissotto Neves | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|4|30|mf=y}} | birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | hometown = | position = Opposite spiker | height = {{height|m=2.14|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|115|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | spike = {{convert|378|cm|abbr=on}} | block = {{convert|348|cm|abbr=on}} | team = Funvic Taubaté | currentnumber = 8 | nationalteam = {{vb|Brazil}} | nationalyears = 2001–2016 | updated = 8 September 2018 | years = 1999–2000 | years1 = 2000–2002 | years2 = 2002–2004 | years3 = 2004–2005 | years4 = 2005–2006 | years5 = 2006–2007 | years6 = 2007–2008 | years7 = 2008–2010 | years8 = 2010–2011 | years9 = 2011–2012 | years10 = 2012–2013 | years11 = 2013–2014 | years12 = 2014–2014 | years13 = 2014–2016 | years14 = 2016 | years15 = 2016–2017 | years16 = 2017–2018 | years17 = 2018–2020 | years18 = 2020–2021 | years19 = 2021– | teams = Flamengo | club1= EC Unisul | club2 = EC União Suzano | club3 = EC Unisul | club4 = Minas Tênis Clube | club5 = Top Volley Latina | club6 = Taranto Volley | club7 = Itas Diatec Trentino | club8 = Vôlei Futuro | club9 = Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | club10 = Ural Ufa | club11 = Rio de Janeiro Vôlei | club12 = Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm | club13 = JT Thunders | club14 = Al Arabi | club15 = Gi Group Monza | club16 = Vôlei Renata | club17 = Funvic Taubaté | club18 = Vôlei Renata | club19 = Minas Tênis Clube | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's volleyball}} {{MedalCountry|{{BRA}}}} center|80px {{MedalCount |Olympic Games|0|1|0 |World Championship|1|1|0 |World Cup|0|0|1 |World Grand Champions Cup|1|0|0 |World League|4|3|0 |South American Championship|2|0|0 |'''Total'''|'''8'''|'''5'''|'''1''' }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver|2012 London|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championship}} {{MedalGold|2010 Italy|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Poland|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Cup}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Japan|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Grand Champions Cup}} {{MedalGold|2009 Japan|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World League}} {{MedalGold|2003 Madrid|Team}} {{MedalGold|2006 Moscow|Team}} {{MedalGold|2009 Belgrade|Team}} {{MedalGold|2010 Córdoba|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Gdańsk|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2013 Mar del Plata|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Florence|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|South American Championship}} {{MedalGold|2009 Bogotá|Team}} {{MedalGold|2013 Cabo Frio|Team}} }}

'''Leandro Vissotto Neves''' (born 30 April 1983) is a Brazilian volleyball player, a member of Brazil men's national volleyball team and Brazilian club EMS Taubaté Funvic.<ref name="monza">{{cite web |last1=Keith |first1=Braden |title=Al Arabi Sends Olympic Silver Medalist Leandro Visotto Back to Italy |url=https://volleymob.com/al-arabi-sends-olympic-silver-medalist-leandro-visotto-back-to-italy/ |publisher=VolleyMob |date=26 January 2017 |accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref> Vissotto is a winner silver medalist of the Olympic Games London 2012, World Champion 2010, silver medalist of the 2014 World Championship, bronze medalist of the 2011 World Cup, multimedalist of the World League, 2015 Japanese Champion, 2018 Brazilian Superliga Champion and MVP of final .

==Personal life== Vissotto was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is married to Nathalia. In August 2010 his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Catharina. On September 7, 2013 their second daughter, Victoria, was born in Belo Horizonte.<ref>[http://www.s-w-o.pl/leandro-vissotto-po-raz-drugi-zostal-ojcem/# ''Leandro Vissotto po raz drugi został ojcem ''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212154113/http://www.s-w-o.pl/leandro-vissotto-po-raz-drugi-zostal-ojcem/ |date=2015-02-12 }} - s-w-o.pl - 11-09-2013</ref>

==Career==

===National team=== On October 10, 2010 Brazil, including Vissotto, won a title of World Champion 2010.<ref>[http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/2010/Men/viewPressRelease.asp?No=26535 ''Brazil continue golden reign with third world crown''] - fivb.org - 10-10-2010</ref><ref>[http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/2010/Men/viewPressRelease.asp?No=26541 ''Brazil Men's World Champions for third time running''] - fivb.org - 10-10-2010</ref> On August 12, 2012 Vissotto and his team mates lost in the final of Olympic Games with Russia (2-3) and achieved a silver medal, although Vissotto missed the final due to injury.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/summer/2012/volleyball/story/_/id/8261726/2012-london-olympics-russia-downs-brazil-win-first-men-volleyball-gold-1980 |title=Russia beats Brazil for men's gold |publisher=ESPN |date=12 August 2012 |accessdate=23 August 2020}}</ref> On September 21, 2014 his national team lost with Poland in final of the World Championship 2014 (1-3) and Vissotto achieved his second medal of World Championship, this time it was silver.<ref>[http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=49500&Language=en#.VCAHAaIu6ho ''Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil''] - fivb.org - 21-09-2014</ref>

==Sporting achievements==

===Clubs===

====CEV Champions League==== * 16px 2008/2009 - with Itas Diatec Trentino * 16px 2009/2010 - with Itas Diatec Trentino

====FIVB Club World Championship==== * 16px Qatar 2009 - with Itas Diatec Trentino

====AVC Asian Club Championship==== * 16px 2016 - with Al Arabi Qatar

====National championships==== * '''2005/2006''' 16px Brazilian Championship, with Minas Tênis Clube * '''2008/2009''' 16px Italian Championship, with Itas Diatec Trentino * '''2009/2010''' 16px Italian Cup, with Itas Diatec Trentino * '''2009/2010''' 16px Italian Championship, with Itas Diatec Trentino * '''2010/2011''' 16px Brazilian Championship, with Vôlei Futuro * '''2012/2013''' 16px Russian Championship, with Ural Ufa * '''2014/2015''' 16px Japanese Championship, with JT Thunders * '''2018/2019''' 16px Brazilian Superliga, with Funvic Taubaté

===Individually=== * '''2008''' Serie A1 - Best Scorer * '''2010''' Coppa Italia - Final Four Most Valuable Player * '''2016''' Asian Club Championship - Best Middle Blocker

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons}} * {{FIVB player|112082}} * [http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/2010/Men/Players.asp?Tourn=MWCH2010&Team=BRA&No=112082 Leandro Vissotto] at FIVB.org World Championships 2010 * {{CEV player|name=Leandro Vissotto Neves}} * {{Olympics.com profile|leandro-vissotto-neves|Leandro Vissotto Neves|org_archive=20210412005155}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{BOC profile}}

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