# Sheilla Castro

Sheilla Tavares de Castro (born 1 July 1983) is a Brazilian former volleyball player who represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. On both occasions the Brazilian national team won the gold medal. She also played the 2016 Summer Olympics, when Brazil placed fifth. She retired on April 9, 2022.

## Career

Castro played as opposite in the Brazilian national team and with Molico/Osasco. She made her debut for the national team against Colombia.
Castro was named "Most valuable player" at the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix in Reggio Calabria, Italy, and at the 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan, with Brazil winning the gold medal both times. At the 2011 Pan-American Cup, Castro was given the "Most valuable player" award, also winning the gold medal with her national team.
Castro was part of the national team who won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Playing with Sollys Nestlé Osasco, Castro won the gold medal and the "Most valuable player" and "Best scorer" awards in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar.
Castro won the "Best opposite" award and the gold medal with her National Team in the 2013 South American Championship held in Ica, Peru. Castro won the silver medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her club lost 0–3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan in the championship match.
Castro 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. She won the Best Opposite Spiker in the 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix.
After finishing the 2016 Olympic Games in 5th place, Castro announced her retirement from the national team. In 2019, without playing for three years even for clubs, she decided to return to the national team and played the 2019 FIVB World Cup and the 2019 South American Championship.

## Clubs

* Mackenzie Esporte Clube (1997–)
* MRV/Minas (2001–2004)
* Scavolini Pesaro (2004–2008)
* São Caetano/Blausiegel (2008–2010)
* Unilever/Rio de Janeiro (2010–2012)
* Molico Osasco (2012–2014)
* Vakıfbank Istanbul (2014–2016)
* Minas Tênis Clube (2019–2020)
* Athletes Unlimited Volleyball (2020–2022)

## Awards
### Individuals

* 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – "Most valuable player"
* 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – "Best scorer"
* 2005–06 CEV Cup – "Best spiker"
* 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Most valuable player"
* 2008–09 Brazilian Superleague – "Best scorer"
* 2008–09 Brazilian Superleague – "Best spiker"
* 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Most valuable player"
* 2009–10 Brazilian Superliga – "Best spiker"
* 2009–10 Brazilian Superliga – "Best server"
* 2011 Pan-American Cup – "Most valuable player"
* 2011 South American Championship – "Most valuable player"
* 2012 Summer Olympics – "Best server"
* 2012 South American Club Championship – "Most valuable player"
* 2012 FIVB Club World Championship – "Best Most Valuable Player"
* 2012 FIVB Club World Championship – "Best scorer"
* 2013 South American Championship – "Best Opposite Spiker"
* 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best opposite spiker"
* 2014 FIVB World Championship – "Best opposite spiker"
* 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix – "Best outside spiker"
* 2022 Athletes Unlimited "Best opposite hitter"

### Clubs

* 2001–02 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Minas
* 2007–08 Italian League – Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
* 2010–11 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Unilever Vôlei
* 2014–15 Turkish League – Runner-up, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
* 2015–16 Turkish League – Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
* 2012 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Molico Osasco
* 2014 South American Club Championship – Runner-up, with Molico Osasco
* 2020 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Itambé/Minas
* 2007–08 CEV Cup – Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
* 2014–15 CEV Champions League – Bronze medal, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
* 2015–16 CEV Champions League – Runner-up, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
* 2012 FIVB Club World Championship - Champion, with Sollys Nestlé Osasco
* 2014 FIVB Club World Championship - Runner-Up, with Molico Osasco