Antônio Gouveia
Personal information
Full nameAntônio Carlos Aguilar Gouveia
NicknameCarlão
NationalityBrazilian
BornApril 20, 1965 (1965-04-20) (age 58)
Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number9
National team
1985–2000 Brazil
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
World League
Gold medal – first place1993 São Paulo
Silver medal – second place1995 Rio de Janeiro
Bronze medal – third place1990 Osaka
Bronze medal – third place1994 Milan
Bronze medal – third place2000 Rotterdam
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place1987 Uruguay
Gold medal – first place1989 Brazil
Gold medal – first place1991 Brazil
Gold medal – first place1993 Argentina
Gold medal – first place1995 Brazil
Gold medal – first place1997 Venezuela
Gold medal – first place1999 Argentina

Antônio Carlos Aguilar Gouveia (born April 20, 1965), known as Carlão, is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

In 1988, Carlão was part of the Brazilian team that finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.

Four years later, in 1992, Carlão won the gold medal with the Brazilian team in the 1992 Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches.

  • Carlão at Beach Volleyball Database
  • Carlão at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
  • Carlão at Olympedia
  • Carlão at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlão (Antônio Carlos Aguilar Gouveia)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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