Dani Lins

Dani Lins
Personal information
Full name	Danielle Rodrigues Lins
Born	(1985-01-05) January 5, 1985 Recife, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1]
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Rio de Janeiro
Career
Years Clubs 2003–2005 2005–2006 2007–2011 2011- Osasco Pinheiros Rio de Janeiro SESI
National team
2003- Brazil
Honours Competitor for  Brazil Olympic Games Gold 2012 London Team World Championship Silver 2010 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup Silver 2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka Team FIVB World Grand Prix Gold 2009 Tokyo Team Gold 2013 Sapporo Team Silver 2010 Ningbo Team Silver 2011 Macau Team Silver 2012 Ningbo Team Pan American Games Gold 2011 Guadalajara Team Pan-American Cup Gold 2011 Ciudad Juárez Team Final Four Cup Gold 2009 Lima Team

Danielle Rodrigues Lins,^[2] better known as Dani Lins (born January 5, 1985), is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who plays as a setter.^[1] She represented her country at the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo, Japan, where they won the gold medal. In 2012 She became Olympic champion at the London 2012

Career

Born in Recife,^[1] Dani Lins defended Finasa/Osasco from 2003 to 2005, moving to Pinheiros/Blue Life for the 2005-06 season,^[3] then joining Unilever in 2006.

National team

Dani Lins helped her country finish in the fourth place in the Pan American Games and in the Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, both played in 2003.^[3]Brazilian national team head coach Zé Roberto chose her on August 1, 2009 to replace Fofão as the team captain.^[1] She won the FIVB World Grand Prix in 2009.^[4]

Lins took part of the National Team who win the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. She also won the Best Setter award.^[5]

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

Awards

Individuals

• 2009 South American Championship "Best Setter"
• 2011 World Grand Prix "Best Setter"
• 2011 Pan American Games "Best Setter"

References

v t e Brazil Women's Volleyball – 2012 Olympic Gold Medalists 1 Fabiana (C) 3 Dani Lins 4 Paula 5 Adenízia 6 Thaísa 8 Jaqueline 9 Fernandinha 11 Tandara 12 Natália 13 Sheilla 14 Fabi 16 Fe Garay Coach: José Roberto Guimarães

v t e Brazil – 2011 Pan American Games gold medal 1 Fabiana (C) 2 Juciely 3 Dani Lins 4 Paula 6 Thaísa 7 Mari 8 Jaqueline 11 Tandara 13 Sheilla 14 Fabi 16 Fe Garay 17 Fabíola Coach: José Roberto Guimarães