Óquei Clube de Barcelos

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Óquei de Barcelos
Image:Ocbarcelos.gif
Full name Óquei Clube de Barcelos
Short name OCB
Founded 1948
Arena Pavilhão Municipal de Barcelos
Chairman José Vilas Boas
Coach Vítor Silva
League Portuguese 1st division
2005-06 3rd
Colours Blue and White

Óquei Clube de Barcelos is rink hockey team from Barcelos, Portugal. It is one of the most successful rink hockey teams in Portugal and Europe. It is known and referred to as Óquei de Barcelos, OCB, OC Barcelos, or just Barcelos. It stayed 3th in the 2005/06 Portuguese Championship that ended in 10 June, behind the 5 times champions in-a-row FC Porto and runners-up SL Benfica

Contents

[edit] Current Squad 2006/07

# Name Age Last Club
Portugal João Pereira (GK) 25
Portugal Jorge Correia (GK) 23
Portugal Joel Coelho 25
Portugal Tiago Rafael 22
Portugal Nuno Felix 29
Portugal Ricardo Oliveira "Caio" 24 ACR Gulpilhares
Portugal Claudio Filho 25 Nortecoop
Portugal João Vieira "Johe" 29 CD Paço d'Arcos
Portugal Pedro Alves 26 Famalicense AC

[edit] 2005/06 Squad

[edit] Players and staff

Name Position
João Pereira (Ginho) Portuguese Goalkeeper
Jorge Correia Portuguese Goalkeeper
Tiago Rafael Portuguese Defender
Bruno Mendes Portuguese Defender
Joel Coelho (capitain) Portuguese Defender
Hélder Martins Portuguese Defender
António (Tó) Silva Portuguese Forward
Ricardo Oliveira (Caio) Portuguese Forward
Arnaldo Queirós Portuguese Forward
Nuno Félix Portuguese Forward
Vítor Silva Portuguese Coach

Caio entered in the middle of the season, replacing Martin Payero.

[edit] Foundation

The idea of creating a rink-hockey team was born in 1946 by a group of boys in Barcelos. Although the documentation shows that the team was founded in 22 December 1947, 1 January 1948 is considered the official foundation date of the club. The founders of the team were the Barcelos-born cousins Cândido Augusto Sousa Cunha and Simplício Cândido Monteiro de Sousa. The first game of the team was in 1948 in the ring of Pessegal against the Clube dos Ourives (club of the goldsmiths) and OC Barcelos won by 5-2. The first years, the hockey that was played was a mix between Field Hockey and Rink Hockey, because although the rules were similar to Rink Hockey, they didn't use skates. Rink hockey as it is played began in the club only in 1952.

[edit] Why no "H" in Óquei?

The cousins who founded the team were negotiating the cost of the first forms at a printing office for the team when a man approached them and suggested them to make the name "Hockey Clube de Barcelos" look more Portuguese and he striked part of the word and wrote "Óquei" so it would look like "Hóquei". The printer didn't understand it that way and made it "Óquei".

[edit] Logo

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The logo is constituted by a Coat of Arms, divided in two equal parts by a line. The left side of it is the Coat of Arms of Barcelos and the right side has the initials of the club written: OCB. There is a crown of castles and walls and a hockey stick crossing the logo by behind with a ball on the end.

[edit] Honors

World Champion - International Cup - 1992

European Club Champion - 1990/91

Cup Winners Cup - 1992/93

Cers Cup - 1994/95

European SuperCup - 1990/91

Vigo Torunament - 1991

Portuguese Champion - 1992/93, 1995/96, 2000/01

Portuguese Cup - 1991/92, 1992/93, 2002/03, 2003/04

Portuguese SuperCup - 1993, 1998, 2002/03, 2003/04

[edit] Other Sports

Óquei de Barcelos had a very good tennis table team, but it ended a few years ago and also a volleyball team, created in 1950.

[edit] See also

Rink Hockey

Rink Hockey Portuguese Championship 2005-06

Federação Portuguesa de Patinagem

[edit] External links


Portuguese Rink Hockey Championship 2006/07

OC Barcelos | SL Benfica | HA Cambra | Candelária SC | AE Física | ACR Gulpilhares | UD Oliveirense | Juv. Ouriense | CD Paço d'Arcos | FC Porto | CD Portosantense | HC Sintra | AD Valongo | AJ Viana

Portuguese Rink Hockey by seasons

2005-06 | 2006-07 edit

Rink Hockey in Portugal

Governing Bodies

Portuguese Roller Sports Federation (Federação Portuguesa de Patinagem)
Nationwide Competitions
Championship | Portuguese Cup | Portuguese SuperCup

Rink Hockey in the World

Club Competitions

World Club Championship | European Champions League | Cers Cup

National Teams Competitions

European Championship (2006) | World Championship

Governing Bodies

CIRH | CERH | FIRS