Wallace de Souza

Wallace de Souza
de Souza in 2016
Personal information
Full nameWallace Leandro de Souza
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1987-06-26) 26 June 1987 (age 37)
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Spike360 cm (142 in)
Block340 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current clubNo club
Career
YearsTeams
2006–2008
2008–2009
2009–2016
2016–2018
2018–2020
2020–2021
2021–2023		Brazil EC Banespa
Brazil Vôlei Futuro
Brazil Sada Cruzeiro
Brazil Vôlei Taubaté
Brazil SESC RJ
Turkey Spor Toto
Brazil Sada Cruzeiro
National team
2009–2022 Brazil
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Silver medal – second place 2012 London
FIVB World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2014 Poland
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bulgaria/Italy
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Poland/Slovenia
FIVB World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Japan
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 Japan
Gold medal – first place 2017 Japan
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rimini
FIVB World League
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mar del Plata
Silver medal – second place 2014 Florence
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kraków
Silver medal – second place 2017 Curitiba
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Cuiabá
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cabo Frio
Gold medal – first place 2017 Chile

Wallace Leandro de Souza (born 26 June 1987), known by the mononym Wallace, is a Brazilian volleyball player, member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team, 2016 Olympic Champion, silver medallist of the Olympic Games (London 2012), 2014 and 2018 World Championship, three–time South American Champion (2011, 2013, 2017).

After winning the bronze medal of 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, he announced his retirement from Brazil national team.[1]

In January 2023 Wallace expressed his desire to see Brazilian president Lula murdered, publishing a social media poll alongside a photo of himself holding a gun, asking his followers “Would you shoot Lula in the face with this 12 [shotgun?]”[2]

The post caused great controversy. The Brazilian Olympic Committee forwarded a representation to the Ethics Council of the entity about the case[3] and the minister of the Social Communication Secretariat of the Federal Government, Paulo Pimenta, called the Attorney General's Office (AGU).[4] Finally, Sada Cruzeiro announced Wallace's suspension indefinitely.[5]

Later, Wallace deleted the post and apologized for what happened: "Anyone who knows me knows that I would never incite violence under any circumstances, especially to our President. So, I come here to apologize, it was an unfortunate post that I ended up making. I was wrong."[6]

  1. ^ "Pallavolo Brasile - Wallace ha annunciato che lascia la nazionale brasiliana". iVolley Magazine (in Italian). 12 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Juca Kfouri - Wallace, do vôlei, quer dar tiro em Lula". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ^ "COB entra com processo no Conselho de Ética após post de Wallace". ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Ministro aciona AGU após post de Wallace sobre tiros em Lula; Ana Moser se posiciona". ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Sada Cruzeiro suspende Wallace por tempo indeterminado". www.otempo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Wallace se desculpa por post sobre tiros em Lula: "Jamais incitaria a violência"". ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.