GUEDES DANTAS José Agtônio (BRA)
Physical Education teacher
National Secretary for Parasport (Brazilian Government, since May 2021)
Head Coach of the Brazil National Team of Sitting Volleyball (Women’s)
Specialized in Inclusive Education
Member of the Paralympic Educational Program of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee
Level III Coach of the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation.
Volleyball has always been his passion. In 2004, already having vast experience in working with people with disabilities, he got the opportunity to work with a ParaVolley club in Goiania – Brazil. He has continued coaching until the present day.
Without doubt, his biggest influences – and still are – the athletes of the Brazilian National Teams he had the privilege to work with. In 2009, he was appointed the Head Coach of the Brazilian Under 23 team at a Sitting Volleyball World Championship. That opportunity made him realise how deep the gap was in tactical, technical, and physical levels between the Brazilian athletes and the other National Teams. Despite that, he also noticed the enormous potential for growth of the athletes. Since then, it has been his mission to develop more competent work with the athletes by dedicating himself to study and oversee the qualifications in order to discover Brazilian Sitting Volleyball’s true potential.
Event involvement:
2007 Rio de Janeiro/Brazil – Parapan American Games (Training Coordinator) – 1st place
2009 Mashad/Iran – U-21 World Championship (Head Coach) 7th place
2013 Oklaroma/USA – Pre-World Cup competition (Head Coach) 2nd place
2013 Elblag/Poland – European Championship (Guest Observer)
2014 Elblag/Poland – World Championship (Head Coach) 6th place
2015 Toronto/Canada – Parapan American Games (Head Coach) 2nd place
2016 Anji/China – Intercontinental Cup (Head Coach) 3rd place
2016 Rio de Janeiro/Brazil – Paralympic Games (Head Coach) 3rd place
2017 Montreal/Canada – Pre-World Cup competition (Head Coach) 2nd place
2018 Rotterdam/Holland – World Championship (Head Coach) 5th place
2019 Lima/Peru – Parapan American Games (Head Coach) 2nd place
2021 Tokyo/Japan Paralympic Games (Head Coach) 3rd place
He has also worked in the fields of Classification, Administration (Governance), Event Organisation and Research.