Grêmio Recreativo Barueri

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Grêmio Barueri
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Full name Grêmio Recreativo Barueri
Nickname(s) GRB ("Grêmio Recreativo Barueri" abbreviated)
Founded 1989
Ground Arena Barueri, Barueri, Brazil
(Capacity 17,000)
League Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 13th
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Grêmio Recreativo Barueri, usually known as Grêmio Barueri, or simply as Barueri, is a Brazilian football club from Barueri, São Paulo state.

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[edit] History

On March 26, 1989 [1], Grêmio Recreativo Barueri was founded as the official Barueri city representative in several different sports. [2].

From September, 1997 to June 1998, Grêmio Barueri had a partnership with Bandeirantes Bank. [2]

From August, 1998 to May, 1999, the club had a partnership with Mackenzie/Microcamp. During this partnership, in 1998, Barueri won the São Paulo State Men's Basketball Championship. Some time later, the club signed a partnership with Vasco da Gama, of Rio de Janeiro. [2]

In 2000, Barueri joined a partnership with Roma Incorporadora. During this partnership, the club, which was named Roma Barueri at the time, won the following titles: Campeonato Paulista Under-20 in 2000, and Copa São Paulo de Juniores in 2001, beating São Paulo in the final. [2]

In 2001, the club professionalized its football section, and disputed the Campeonato Paulista Série B/3, finishing in the 14th position. [2]

In 2005, Grêmio Barueri won the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, beating Palmeiras B in the final. [3]

In 2006, the club won the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, beating Sertãozinho in the final, being promoted to the following year's Campeonato Paulista first level. [4] In the same year, Grêmio Barueri disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C for the first time, finishing in the fourth place, thus being promoted to the following year's Série B. [5]

[edit] Titles

  • Basketball
    • Campeonato Paulista de Basquete Masculino: 1998
    • Jogos Abertos do Interior: 1998
  • Volleyball
    • Campeonato Paulista de Volleyball Masculino: 1992

[edit] Stadium

Main article: Arena Barueri

Since its inauguration on June 26, 2007, Barueri's home stadium is Arena Barueri, which has an initial maximum capacity of 17,000 people. The final stadium capacity will be 40,000 people. [6]

Grêmio Barueri's previous home stadium was Orlando Novelli Stadium [7], inaugurated in 1996, with a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. [8]

[edit] Nickname

The club is usually known by the acronym GRB. [9]

[edit] Club colors

The club colors are blue, red and yellow. [7]

[edit] Other sports

Besides football, Grêmio Barueri also has other sports sections, such as basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, futsal, karate, judo, bocha and athletics. [10]

[edit] Current Squad

As of February 21, 2008.[11]

No. Position Player
Flag of Brazil GK Márcio
Flag of Brazil GK Renê
Flag of Brazil GK Camilo
Flag of Brazil GK Emerson
Flag of Brazil DF Márcio Careca
Flag of Brazil DF Ávalos
Flag of Brazil DF Marcos Pimentel
Flag of Brazil DF Max
Flag of Brazil DF Guigov
Flag of Brazil DF Duílio
Flag of Brazil DF Leandro
Flag of Brazil DF Renato Santos
Flag of Brazil DF Diego
Flag of Brazil DF Amaral
No. Position Player
Flag of Brazil DF Rodrigo Pontes
Flag of Brazil MF Leanderson
Flag of Brazil MF Goeber
Flag of Brazil MF Flávio
Flag of Brazil MF Alex Maranhão
Flag of Brazil MF Júlio César
Flag of Brazil MF Guaru
Flag of Brazil MF Rodrigo
Flag of Brazil FW Fernando
Flag of Brazil FW Alberto
Flag of Brazil FW Rodrigo Paulista
Flag of Brazil FW André
Flag of Brazil FW Kanu
Flag of Brazil FW Thiago Humberto
Flag of Brazil FW Pedrão

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