Zé Roberto (volleyball)

This article is about the Brazilian volleyball player and coach. For the footballer, see Zé_Roberto. For other people, see Zé Roberto (disambiguation).

José Roberto Lages Guimarães (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒoˈzɛ ʁoˈbɛʁtu ˈlaɡiz ɡimaˈɾɐ̃js]; born 31 July 1954), known as Zé Roberto, is a Brazilian former volleyball player and current coach. He currently coaches Grêmio Recreativo Barueri. He played volleyball between years 1967–1988 as a professional player and has coached since 1988. He first coached Brazilian women team Eletropaulo. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Zé Roberto
Zé Roberto in 2022
Personal information
Full name	José Roberto Guimarães
Nickname	Zé Roberto
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1954-07-31) 31 July 1954 (age 71) Quintana, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Coaching information
Current team	São Paulo Barueri
Previous teams coached Years Teams 1988–1992 1996–1997 1997–1998 2000–2005 2005–2006 2006–2009 2010–2012 2012–2014 2016–present São Caetano Brasil Vôlei Clube Aché Clube Bradesco Osasco Unisul Esporte Clube Volley Pesaro Fenerbahçe Minas Tênis Clube São Paulo Barueri
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
National team
1973–1976 Brazil 1989–1996 Brazil (men) 2003– Brazil (women)
Honours Coach for men's volleyball Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team World Cup 1995 Japan Team World League 1993 São Paulo Team 1995 Rio de Janeiro Team 1994 Milan Team Coach for women's volleyball Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team 2020 Tokyo Team 2024 Paris Team World Championship 2006 Japan Team 2010 Japan Team 2014 Italy Team 2022 Netherlands/Poland Team World Cup 2003 Japan Team 2007 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 2005 Japan Team 2013 Japan Team 2009 Japan Team 2017 Japan Team Nations League 2019 Nanjing Team World Grand Prix 2004 Reggio Calabria Team 2005 Sendai Team 2006 Reggio Calabria Team 2008 Yokohama Team 2009 Tokyo Team 2013 Sapporo Team 2014 Tokyo Team 2016 Bangkok Team 2017 Nanjing Team 2010 Ningbo Team 2011 Macau Team 2012 Ningbo Team U20 World Championship 1991 Brno Team Coach for women's volleyball Representing Fenerbahçe Club World Championship 2010 Doha Team CEV Champions League 2012 Baku Team 2011 Istanbul Team

He coached Brazil Men between 1992–96 and has coached Brazil Women since 2003. He won Barcelona 1992 with Brazil Men and won Beijing 2008 and London 2012 with Brazil Women.

He coached the women's team in the 2020 Summer Olympics,^[2] winning a silver medal.

Career

As a player

Club	Country	During
Randi Esporte Clube	Brazil	1967–1979
Pirelli/Santo André	Brazil	1979–1982
Olímpico	Brazil	1982–1983
Atlético Mineiro	Brazil	1983–1984
Paulistano	Brazil	1984–1985
Banespa	Brazil	1985–1986
Transbrasil	Brazil	1986–1987
ASBAC	Brazil	1987–1988

As a coach

Club	Country	During
Pão de Açúcar	Brazil	1989–1992
Brazil (men)	Brazil	1992–1996
Banespa	Brazil	1996–1997
Dayvit	Brazil	1997–1998
BCN	Brazil	2001–2003
Brazil (women)	Brazil	2003–
Finasa/Osasco	Brazil	2003–2005
Scavolini Pesaro	Italy	2006–2009
Fenerbahçe	Turkey	2010–2012
Campinas Vôlei Amil	Brazil	2012–2014
São Paulo	Brazil	2016–

Individual awards

• 2003 - CBV - Best Coach
• 2006 - Panamerican Cup - Best Coach
• 2013 - Brazilian Olympic Committee - Best Coach of Year
• 2014 - FIVB World Grand Prix - Best Coach
• 2014 - FIVB World Championship - Fair Play Award