Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara
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| Full name | Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | December 18, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Regional de Cambará Café |
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| Capacity | 15,000 (Regional de Cambará) 45,000 (Café) |
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| Chairman | Sueo Matsubara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara (S. E. Matsubara), usually known simply as Matsubara, is a Brazilian football (soccer) club based in Cambará, in the state of Paraná.
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[edit] History
It was founded on December 18, 1974 by the Japanese Brazilian Sueo Matsubara, replacing another club, named Cambaraense. [1]
In 1976, Matsubara was Campeonato Paranaense runner-up. [2]
In 1992, Matsubara finished in Campeonato Brasileiro Série C's third position. The club was eliminated in the Group B final (which is the stage immediately before the competition final) by Fluminense de Feira. [3]
In 1995, the club transferred to Londrina, returning to Cambará soon after. [1]
[edit] Titles
- Campeonato Paranaense runner-up: 1976
- Torneio Integração de Futebol Profissional: 1989
- Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil: 1991
[edit] Stadiums
Matsubara plays its home matches at Regional de Cambará [2], which has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people, and is owned by the Torcida Organizada Matsubara, which are a ultra group supporting the club. [4]
The club also plays at Café Stadium, which has a maximum capacity of approximately 45,000 people and is located in Londrina city. [5]
Matsubara owns a training ground called Vila Olímpica (Olympic Village). [5]
[edit] List of players and former players
- Kazuyoshi Miura (Japan)
- Kleber Romero (Brazil), formerly of Consadole Sapporo
- Valdinei Rocha de Oliveira ("Dinei") (Brazil), formerly of Consadole Sapporo
- Robson Luiz Pereira da Silva (Brazil), formerly of Consadole Sapporo
- Aldrovani Menon ("Aldro") (Brazil), formerly of Yokohama Flügels
- Marcos Bonifácio da Rocha ("Marquinho") (Brazil) Mito HollyHock
- Carlos Alberto Costa Dias (Brazil), formerly of Shimizu S-Pulse and Verdy Kawasaki
- Edmilson Matias (Brazil), formerly of Kyoto Purple Sanga and Yokohama F. Marinos
- Sidiclei de Souza (Brazil) Gamba Osaka
- Edi Carlos Dias Marcal ("Andradinha") (Brazil), formerly of Gamba Osaka and Ōita Trinita
- Péricles de Oliveira Ramos (Brazil), formerly of Cerezo Osaka and Sagan Tosu
- Neto (Brazil), formerly of Corinthians
[edit] Youth squad
The club has worked hard to train its younger members, and has produced many professional athletes. Players produced by the club are usually negotiated with Brazilian clubs, and clubs from other countries, like China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, South Korea, Switzerland, United States of America and Uruguay. [6]
[edit] Mascot
The club's mascot is called Japonesinho, which is the Portuguese for Little Japanese. [1]
[edit] References
- Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Japanese-language Wikipedia article (retrieved August 31, 2006).
- ^ a b c Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
- ^ a b SE Matsubara at Arquivo de Clubes
- ^ 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF
- ^ Estádio Regional de Cambará at Templos do Futebol
- ^ a b Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
- ^ Yout squad at the club's official website
[edit] External links
- Official website (Portuguese and English)
