Roberto Reis

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Reis.

Roberto Mauro Silva Reis (born 2 March 1980) is a Portuguese volleyball player who plays for Sporting and the Portugal national team.

Roberto Reis
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Mauro Silva Reis
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	(1980-03-02) 2 March 1980 (age 45) Esmoriz, Portugal
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Spike	335 cm (132 in)
Block	325 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Sporting
Career
Years Teams 1998–2005 2005 2005–2010 2010–2011 2011–2017 2017–2018 2018-2019 2019- Esmoriz GC Crema Volley Espinho Vitória Guimarães Benfica Espinho Sporting Esmoriz GC
National team
2000–2004 2006–2008 Portugal

Reis also competes in Beach Volleyball, together with Kibinho, winning the national championship in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014.^[1][2]

Career

Born in Esmoriz, Reis started his professional career as an 18-year-old in his hometown club, Esmoriz Ginásio Clube, which led him to his debut for the national team against Czech Republic in 2000.

After a brief spell in the Italian Volleyball League, he moved to Sporting de Espinho, taking part in the conquest of four national titles and one cup. In 2009, he signed with Vitória de Guimarães,^[3] but stayed just one year, as he joined Benfica, helping them win an historic three-peat, plus two cups.^[4] In 2017, he was released by Benfica and returned to Sporting de Espinho.^[5] A year later, he went back to Lisbon to play for Sporting.^[6]

In international level, Reis competed at 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Espinho, where Portugal ended up in second place and missed qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.^[7]

Honours

Sporting Espinho

• Portuguese First Division: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Portuguese Volleyball Cup: 2007–08

Benfica

• Portuguese First Division: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17
• Portuguese Volleyball Cup: 2011–12, 2014–15
• Portuguese Volleyball Super Cup (6): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Portugal

• 2002 World Championship – 8th place
• 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament – 2nd place (did not qualify)