Thaisa Daher De Menezes

Nickname

Thaisa

Club

Minas Tenis Clube

Nationality

Brazil

Birth Date

15/05/1987

Birth Place

Rio de Janeiro

Height

196 cm

Weight

84 kg

Hobbies

Swimming

Favorite Book

Adventure

 

 

 #6 - THAISA DAHER DE MENEZES (THAISA)

Middle-blocker
- 15.05.87 - 79 kg - 1,96m - Rio de Janeiro (RJ)

 

Thaisa got the
first place in Youth South-American Championship and in Junior South-American
Championship, both in 2002. Playing for brazilian junior female team, she
conquered the Wolrd Championship twice: in 2003 and in 2005. She also has two
tittles in Superliga: 05/06 and 06/07, both playing for Rexona-Ades (RJ). In
2007, she was second place in the Pan-American Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
finished in the fifth place in World Grand Prix and won the South American
Championship. In the end of the year, she was second placed in the World Cup.
In the 2008 season, she played in the season major competitions, all won by the
Brazilian Team: Beijing Olympic Games, the World Grand Prix and the Final Four.
She also got the Montreux Volley Masters 2009 title. After this she won the Pan
American Cup, the Qualifying Tournament for the World Championship-2010, the
FIVB Grand Prix, the South American Championship and finish in second place at
the Grand Champions Cup. In 2010, Thaisa won the silver medal in the World
Grand Prix and in the World Championship. The year of 2011 has been great for
the player. Thaisa won the gold medal at the Pan American Cup being elected the
best blocker. In the World Grand Prix, where Brazil ended in second, she was
elected the best server. Thaisa was also part of the team that won the South
American title in Lima, Peru and the Pan American Games, in Guadalajara,
Mexico. In 2012, Thaisa helped Brazil to win the gold medal in the London
Olympic Games. In 2013, Thaísa helped Brazil to win the World Grand Prix, where
she was elected the MVP, the South American Championship and the Grand
Champions Cup. In 2014