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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
August 6 - 18, 2016

(4) Evandro Goncalves/Pedro Solberg, Brazil

Evandro Gonçalves Oliveira Júnior
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 17, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

210 cm (6'11")

Weight:

105 kg (231 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

126

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$688,900.00

Pedro Salgado Collett Solberg
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 27, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

199

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,121,562.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	22	3	4	2	0	4	0	9	0	0	0	US$518,000.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2005	Did not play	Tiago Santos - 4th
2015	Pedro Solberg - 9th	Evandro Goncalves - 9th
2016	Pedro Solberg - 2nd	Evandro Goncalves - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-10/2016	Gstaad Major	11	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2016	Porec Major	10	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2016	Poland Grand Slam	7	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2016	Major Hamburg	5	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	4	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2016	Fortaleza Open	1	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	4	2nd	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	1	2nd	450	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/29-10/4/2015	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	5	3rd	0	US$30,000.00
FIVB	9/2-6/2015	Rio Open	2	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	2	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	4	9th	360	US$11,000.00

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/7/2016

Pool D

Nivaldo Diaz / Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba (21)

Lost 22-24, 23-21, 13-15

0:59

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Evandro Goncalves	Total	32	19	0	0.594	2	2	4	7
	1	32	19	0	0.594	2	2	4	7
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Pedro Solberg	Total	32	21	0	0.656	1	8	0	1
	1	32	21	0	0.656	1	8	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/9/2016

Pool D

Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (16)

Lost 21-17, 18-21, 14-16

0:58

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Evandro Goncalves	Total	26	18	0	0.692	1	6	3	9
	1	26	18	0	0.692	1	6	3	9
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Pedro Solberg	Total	26	16	0	0.615	5	3	1	1
	1	26	16	0	0.615	5	3	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/11/2016

Pool D

Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (9)

Won 21-16, 20-22, 15-7

0:49

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Evandro Goncalves	Total	30	15	0	0.500	5	9	2	6
	1	30	15	0	0.500	5	9	2	6
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Pedro Solberg	Total	35	20	0	0.571	2	8	2	1
	1	35	20	0	0.571	2	8	2	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/13/2016

Winner 1

Dmitri Barsuk / Nikita Liamin, Russia (23)

Lost 21-16, 14-21, 10-15

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Evandro Goncalves	Total	18	13	0	0.722	1	3	2	6
	1	18	13	0	0.722	1	3	2	6
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Pedro Solberg	Total	30	16	0	0.533	4	4	0	0
	1	30	16	0	0.533	4	4	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Evandro Goncalves	106	65	0	0.613	9	20	11	28
Pedro Solberg	123	73	0	0.593	12	23	3	3
Total	229	138	0	0.603	21	43	14	31
Opponents	221	128	0	0.579	16	44	14	23

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Did not play	Harley Marques - 17th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Did not play	Pedro Cunha - 17th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Did not play	Rhooney Ferramenta - 5th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Vitor Felipe - 5th	Bruno Schmidt - 5th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Pedro Solberg - 3rd	Evandro Goncalves - 3rd
2015	World Tour Finals	Fort Lauderdale	Pedro Solberg - 3rd	Evandro Goncalves - 3rd
2016	World Tour Finals	Toronto	Pedro Solberg - 2nd	Evandro Goncalves - 2nd
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Andre Loyola - 1st	Guto Carvalhaes - 9th
2017	World Tour Finals	Hamburg	Andre Loyola - 2nd	Did not play
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Bruno Schmidt - 17th	Vitor Felipe - 17th
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Bruno Schmidt - 5th	Oscar Brandao - 33rd
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	Bruno Schmidt - 9th	Did not play
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Arthur Mariano - 9th	Guto Carvalhaes - 5th
2024	Olympic Games	Paris	Arthur Mariano - 5th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Goncalves/Solberg lead the series against the field 42-21 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 5 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-3
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Goncalves/Solberg	10	19-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:49
10/3/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Goncalves/Solberg	5	21-17, 23-21	0:42
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Goncalves/Solberg	2	21-17, 21-12	0:33
5/30/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Solberg	10	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	21-18, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-0
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	21-12, 19-21, 15-6	0:50
10/4/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Bronze Medal	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	21-19, 21-14	0:46
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	19-21, 21-15, 16-14	0:54
Series tied with # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-1
7/10/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Gold Medal	Goncalves/Solberg	11	Dalhausser/Lucena	2	24-22, 21-16	0:41
2/28/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Lucena	2	Goncalves/Solberg	1	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 4-1
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 3	Goncalves/Solberg	11	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	12	21-23, 21-18, 15-9	0:46
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 2	Goncalves/Solberg	10	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	11	21-16, 21-19	0:37
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	3	20-22, 24-22, 15-13	0:55
7/4/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Goncalves/Solberg	12	21-18, 21-23, 15-12	0:54
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 3	Goncalves/Solberg	7	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	3	14-21, 21-11, 15-10	0:41
Lead the series against # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 3-0
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Gibb/Patterson	1	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:59
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Gibb/Patterson	4	23-21, 19-21, 17-15	0:57
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Goncalves/Solberg	10	Gibb/Patterson	11	27-25, 13-21, 17-15	1:03
Lead the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 4-2
7/10/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Solberg	11	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-13, 21-18	0:35
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	9	Goncalves/Solberg	5	21-15, 30-28	0:41
10/2/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Gavira/Herrera	8	By Forfeit
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Gavira/Herrera	11	23-21, 15-21, 15-13	0:51
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	9	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-19, 24-22	0:41
5/31/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Gavira/Herrera	12	Goncalves/Solberg	10	21-19, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # 8 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-2
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool E	Krasilnikov/Semenov	12	Goncalves/Solberg	5	21-17, 15-21, 16-14	0:45
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 2	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Krasilnikov/Semenov	11	17-21, 21-12, 21-19	0:55
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool H	Krasilnikov/Semenov	25	Goncalves/Solberg	9	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 9 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 2-0
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	21-16, 20-22, 15-7	0:49
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool F	Goncalves/Solberg	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:47
Lead the series against # 10 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-1
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Lupo/Nicolai	13	22-20, 21-17	0:37
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Lupo/Nicolai	9	13-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Lupo/Nicolai	15	21-17, 22-20	0:45
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Goncalves/Solberg	10	13-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:49
Lead the series against # 11 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-2
7/1/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool G	Goncalves/Solberg	10	Kantor/Losiak	7	21-19, 21-19	0:45
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kantor/Losiak	17	Goncalves/Solberg	4	21-18, 21-11	0:31
3/13/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Kantor/Losiak	23, Q1	Goncalves/Solberg	4	21-19, 23-21	0:45
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool B	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Kantor/Losiak	18	21-16, 21-19	0:35
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Kantor/Losiak	17	21-19, 21-19	0:43
6/14/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Gold Medal	Goncalves/Solberg	7	Kantor/Losiak	25, Q3	21-13, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 12 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 2-1
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Carambula/Ranghieri	18	17-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:56
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 3	Carambula/Ranghieri	31, Q28	Goncalves/Solberg	9	21-16, 17-21, 16-14	0:56
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	10	Carambula/Ranghieri	31, Q27	16-21, 21-10, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 13 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-0
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 3	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Doppler/Horst	9	22-20, 19-21, 15-12	0:57
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool G	Goncalves/Solberg	7	Doppler/Horst	10	12-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:47
Trail the series against # 14 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-2
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool D	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Bockermann/Fluggen	13	21-18, 19-21, 15-8	0:56
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bockermann/Fluggen	28, Q6	Goncalves/Solberg	4	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:56
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool G	Bockermann/Fluggen	26, Q4	Goncalves/Solberg	7	21-12, 17-21, 15-13	0:45
Lead the series against # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 2-1
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Ontiveros/Virgen	20	21-18, 21-17	0:38
2/27/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 3	Goncalves/Solberg	1	Ontiveros/Virgen	9	21-18, 21-15	0:45
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool L	Ontiveros/Virgen	36	Goncalves/Solberg	12	21-18, 21-11	0:36
Series tied with # 16 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-1
8/9/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Saxton/Schalk	16	Goncalves/Solberg	4	17-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:58
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Saxton/Schalk	11	21-19, 21-8	0:32
Lead the series against # 17 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 5-0
6/17/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Goncalves/Solberg	7	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-19, 21-12	0:35
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool D	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Fijalek/Prudel	13	21-13, 21-15	0:33
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool B	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Fijalek/Prudel	15	21-16, 18-21, 17-15	1:02
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	12	Fijalek/Prudel	4	21-15, 21-23, 15-13	1:01
6/14/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Solberg	7	Fijalek/Prudel	2	21-18, 21-16	0:39
Series tied with # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-1
4/29/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Goncalves/Solberg	1	21-12, 21-18	0:35
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Goncalves/Solberg	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-18, 19-21, 15-8	0:52
Series tied with # 21 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 1-1
8/7/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Diaz/Gonzalez	21	Goncalves/Solberg	4	24-22, 21-23, 15-13	0:59
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 2	Goncalves/Solberg	12	Diaz/Gonzalez	48	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	0:55
Lead the series against # 22 Belhaj/Naceur, Tunisia 1-0
6/27/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool L	Goncalves/Solberg	12	Belhaj/Naceur	37	21-11, 21-9	0:29
Trail the series against # 23 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 0-1
8/13/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 1	Barsuk/Liamin	23	Goncalves/Solberg	4	16-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 24 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 0-1
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool B	Binstock/Schachter	18	Goncalves/Solberg	2	22-24, 26-24, 15-11	1:00