Hinode/Barueri is making moves to beef up its roster for the 2017/2018 season. After signing Polish superstar Katarzyna Skowronska to a contract earlier in the summer, it announced it has reached a verbal agreement with two times Olympic gold medalist Thaisa Daher, who will be joining the team on a loan from Turkey’s Eczasibasi. Thaisa has been using Barueri’s training facilities to recover from a gruesome injury while playing in the CEV Champions League for Eczasibasi. In Barueri, she will be coached by her national team coach, José Roberto Guimarães. She should be ready to debut for her new club as soon as January.
She has recently published some training videos with national teamer setter Danielle Lins, who is five months pregnant, in her personal Instagram page:
Thaisa has won at every level of competition she has played in. Besides her two Olympic games victory,she won the following titles with the Brazilian national team:
- 2008 FIVB Grand PrixGrand Prix
- 2009 FIVB Grand PrixGrand Prix
- 2013 FIVB Grand PrixGrand Prix, also won the tournament’s MVP prize
- 2014 FIVB Grand PrixGrand Prix
- 2016 FIVB Grand PrixGrand Prix
At the club level, she won the following titles:
- 2005/2006 Brazilian Superliga
- 2006/2007 Brazilian Superliga
- 2007/2008 Brazilian Superliga
- 2009/2010 Brazilian Superliga
- 2011/2012 Brazilian Superliga
- 2012 FIVB Club World Championship
- 2016 FIVB Club World Championship
Another Barueri new hire is 33 year old Jaqueline Carvalho, also a two time Olympic gold medalist. She is transferring from Minas Tênis Clube, a team she helped finish last season’s Superliga in 4th place. Jaqueline has been a constant figure in Brazil’s national team since her debut with it in 2001. In addition to her two gold medals, she won the following titles with the squad:
- 2005 FIVB Grand Prix
- 2005 FIVB Grand Champions
- 2006 FIVB Grand Prix
- 2008 FIVB Grand Prix
At the club level, she won the following titles:
- 2003/2004 Brazilian Superliga
- 2003/2004 Brazilian Superliga
- 2003/2004 Brazilian Superliga
- 2005/2006 Brazilian Superliga
- 2008/2009 Italian Championship, also won the tournament’s MVP prize
- 2009/2010 Brazilian Superliga, also won the tournament’s MVP prize
- 2011/2012 Brazilian Superliga, also won the tournament’s MVP prize
- 2012 FIVB Club World Championship
Lastly, Barueri signed young setter Francine Tomazoni after she was laid off following Rio do Sul’s drop out of Superliga due to financial reasons. The young setter won a Superliga title with Bernadinho’s Unilever/RJ in the 2014/2015 season and was a runner up with Dentil Praia Clube/Uberlândia in 2015/2016.
Courtesy of CBV
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