Dani Lins

Dani Lins
Dani Lins
Personal information
Full name	Danielle Rodrigues Lins
Born	5 January 1985 (age 39); Recife, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Spike	290 cm (114 in)
Block	276 cm (109 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Vôlei Bauru
Number	3
Career
2000–2005; 2005–2006; 2006–2011; 2011–2014; 2014–2017; 2018–2019; 2019–	Finasa Osasco; Esporte Clube Pinheiros; Rio de Janeiro; SESI-SP; Molico Osasco; Hinode Barueri; Vôlei Bauru
National team
2009–2021	Brazil
Honours
Representing Brazil
Olympic Games
World Championship
World Grand Champions Cup
World Grand Prix
Pan American Games
Pan-American Cup
South American Championship
FIVB Nations League

Danielle Rodrigues Lins^[1]^[2] (born 5 January 1985), better known as Dani Lins, is a Brazilian volleyball player who plays as a setter.^[3] 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.^[1]

Career

Born in Recife,^[3] 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 the Swiss club Voléro Zürich, 3–2.^[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 1 August 2009, to replace Fofão as the team captain.^[6] She won the FIVB World Grand Prix in 2009.^[7]

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.^[8]

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

Lins played with her national team,^[9] winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship^[10] when her team defeated Italy 3–2 in the bronze medal match.^[11]

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

2014 FIVB Club World Championship – Bronze medal, with SESI-SP
2014 South American Club Championship – Champion, with SESI-SP
2015 South American Club Championship – Runner-up, with Molico/Osasco
2004–05 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Finasa/Osasco
2006–07 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
2007–08 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
2008–09 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
2009–10 Brazilian Superliga – Runner up, with Rexona/Ades
2010–11 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Unilever Vôlei
2013–14 Brazilian Superliga – Runner up, with SESI-SP
2016–17 Brazilian Superliga – Runner up, with Vôlei Nestlé

References

^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dani Lins". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^ "Dani Lins" (in Portuguese). Rexona-Ades. Retrieved 24 August 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b "Dani Lins". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Danielle Rodrigues Lins (Dani Lins)" (in Portuguese). Central Esportiva. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
^ "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
^ "Dani Lins aceita missão de substituir Fofão: 'Acho essa ideia ótima'" (in Portuguese). [O Globo. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "No limite, Brasil ganha o 8° Grand Prix". Folha de S. Paulo. Esportes: D5. 24 August 2009.
^ FIVB (20 October 2011). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 20 October 2011.
^ "Team Roster – Brazil". FIVB. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ 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.

External links

Dani Lins at the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (in Portuguese)
Dani Lins at Olympedia
Danielle Lins at Olympics.com

Awards
Preceded by Helia Souza	Best Setter of South American Championship 2009	Succeeded by Elena Keldibekova
Preceded by Alisha Glass Alisha Glass	Best Setter of FIVB World Grand Prix 2011 2014	Succeeded by Nootsara Tomkom Molly Kreklow

[SR-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dani Lins". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

[fullname-2] "Dani Lins" (in Portuguese). Rexona-Ades. Retrieved 24 August 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[fivb-3] "Dani Lins". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 24 August 2009.

[centralesportiva-4] "Danielle Rodrigues Lins (Dani Lins)" (in Portuguese). Central Esportiva. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2009.

[5] "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

[6] "Dani Lins aceita missão de substituir Fofão: 'Acho essa ideia ótima'" (in Portuguese). [O Globo. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.^{[dead link‍]}

[7] "No limite, Brasil ganha o 8° Grand Prix". Folha de S. Paulo. Esportes: D5. 24 August 2009.

[8] FIVB (20 October 2011). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 20 October 2011.

[9] "Team Roster – Brazil". FIVB. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[10] "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[11] 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.

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