Óquei Clube de Barcelos
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| Full name | Óquei Clube de Barcelos |
| Short name | OCB |
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| 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 a 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 ranked 3th in the 2005/06 Portuguese Rink Hockey Championship, behind the 5-time consecutive champions FC Porto and runners-up SL Benfica.
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[edit] Current Squad 2006/07
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João Pereira (GK) | 25 | ||
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Jorge Correia (GK) | 23 | ||
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Joel Coelho | 25 | ||
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Tiago Rafael | 22 | ||
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Nuno Felix | 29 | ||
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Ricardo Oliveira "Caio" | 24 | ACR Gulpilhares | |
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Claudio Filho | 25 | Nortecoop | |
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João Vieira "Johe" | 29 | CD Paço d'Arcos | |
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Pedro Alves | 26 | Famalicense AC |
[edit] 2005/06 Squad
[edit] Players and staff
| Name | Position | |
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| João Pereira (Ginho) |  |
Goalkeeper |
| Jorge Correia | |
Goalkeeper |
| Tiago Rafael | |
Defender |
| Bruno Mendes | |
Defender |
| Joel Coelho (capitain) | |
Defender |
| Hélder Martins | |
Defender |
| António (Tó) Silva | |
Forward |
| Ricardo Oliveira (Caio) | |
Forward |
| Arnaldo Queirós | |
Forward |
| Nuno Félix | |
Forward |
| Vítor Silva | |
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 (Goldsmiths' Club), and OC Barcelos won by 5-2. In the first years, the hockey that was played was a mix of 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 the name "Hockey Clube de Barcelos" to look more Portuguese, striking part of the word and writing "Óquei" so that it would look like "Hóquei". The printer misunderstood the instructions and made it "Óquei".
[edit] Logo
The logo consists of 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: OCB. There is a crown of castles and walls and a hockey stick crossing the logo from behind with a ball at 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 used to have a successful table tennis team (now extinct) and also a volleyball team, created in 1950.
[edit] See also
Rink Hockey Portuguese Championship 2005-06
Federação Portuguesa de Patinagem
[edit] External links
- Official Site (Portuguese)
- Mágico Barcelos (Blog about the team) (Portuguese)
- News and results from the team (Portuguese)
- Official supporters (Portuguese)
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