Dani Lins facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dani Lins
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Personal information
Full name	Danielle Rodrigues Lins
Born	(1985-01-05) 5 January 1985 (age 39) Recife, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Spike	290 cm (114 in)
Block	276 cm (109 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Vôlei Bauru
Number	3
Career
Years Teams 2000–2005 2005–2006 2006–2011 2011–2014 2014–2017 2018–2019 2019– Finasa Osasco Esporte Clube Pinheiros Rio de Janeiro SESI-SP Molico Osasco Hinode Barueri Vôlei Bauru
National team
2009–2021  Brazil
Honours Representing  Brazil Olympic Games Gold 2012 London Team World Championship Silver 2010 Japan Team Bronze 2014 Italy Team World Grand Champions Cup Silver 2009 Japan World Grand Prix Gold 2009 Tokyo Team Gold 2013 Sapporo Team Gold 2014 Tokyo Team Gold 2016 Bangkok Team Silver 2010 Ningbo Team Silver 2011 Macau Team Silver 2012 Ningbo Team Bronze 2015 Omaha Team Pan American Games Gold 2011 Guadalajara Team Pan-American Cup Gold 2011 Ciudad Juárez South American Championship Gold 2009 Porto Alegre Gold 2011 Callao Gold 2013 Ica Gold 2015 Cartagena FIVB Nations League Silver 2021 Rimini Team

Danielle Rodrigues Lins (born 5 January 1985), better known as Dani Lins, is a Brazilian volleyball player who plays as a setter. She represented her country at the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo, Japan, where they won the gold medal. In 2012, she became an Olympic champion at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Career

Born in Recife, Dani Lins defended for Finasa/Osasco from 2003 to 2005, moving to Pinheiros/Blue Life for the 2005–06 season, then joining Unilever in 2006.

Lins won the bronze medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her team defeated the Swiss club Voléro Zürich, 3–2.

National team

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

Lins was part of the national team who won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. She also won the Best Setter award.

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

Lins played with her national team, winning the bronze at the 2014 World Championship when her team defeated Italy 3–2 in the bronze medal match.

Awards

Individuals

• 2009 South American Club Championship – "Best Server"
• 2009 South American Championship – "Best Setter"
• 2011 World Grand Prix – "Best Setter"
• 2011 Pan American Games – "Best Setter"
• 2013 Montreux Volley Masters – "Best Setter"
• 2014 South American Club Championship – "Best Setter"
• 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best Setter"
• 2015 South American Club Championship – "Best Setter"

Clubs

• 2014 FIVB Club World Championship – Bronze medal, with SESI-SP
• 2014 South American Club Championship – Champion, with SESI-SP
• 2015 South American Club Championship – Runner-up, with Molico/Osasco
• 2004–05 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Finasa/Osasco
• 2006–07 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
• 2007–08 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
• 2008–09 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
• 2009–10 Brazilian Superliga – Runner up, with Rexona/Ades
• 2010–11 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Unilever Vôlei
• 2013–14 Brazilian Superliga – Runner up, with SESI-SP
• 2016–17 Brazilian Superliga – Runner up, with Vôlei Nestlé

See also

In Spanish: Dani Lins para niños