Minas Tênis Clube (women's volleyball)
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| Full name | Minas Tênis Clube | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Short name | Minas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground |
Vivo Arena, Belo Horizonte (Capacity: 4,000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |
 Luiz Gustavo Lage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |
Jarbas da Silva Soares Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain |
Daniele Vianna Fagundes Ciprandi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Brazilian Superliga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Club home page | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Minas Tênis Clube is a Brazilian women's volleyball team from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, which represents the Multisport Club from the same name in the Brazilian Superleague.
History
The early years
Volleyball has being practiced in Minas since its opening, in 1937.
L'aqua di Fiori era
During the early 1990s, Minas was one of the most successful teams in Brazil. The team was second place in the 1991-92, and won the 1992-93 Brazilian League. The main players were Hilma, Ana Paula, Leila and Ana Flávia, whom also played for the Brazil women's national volleyball team.
The MRV era
From late 1990's until the season 2010/2011 the team played with the name MRV/Minas. During this period the team had noticeable performance, winning its second Brazilian Superleague championship, and also being runner-up twice.
Usiminas era
During the seasons 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 the team played under the name Usiminas/Minas. The team achieved fourth and seventh positions, respectively, in the Brazilian Superliga.
Present days
In April 2013 Usiminas announced that it would not renew the partnership. The team did not signed with any other sponsor and will play the season 2013/2014 without sponsorship, using the club's original name. In the beginning of 2014 the team signed the contract, and changed its commercial name to Decisão Engenharia/Minas. For the season 2014/2015 the team will play with the name Camponesa/Minas.
Honors
International
- Salonpas Cup:
- Runners-up: 2002
- Third place: 2004, 2007
National
- Brazilian Championship of Champion Clubs / Guarani Trophy: [1]
- Champions: 1963, 1964
- Runners-up: 1962
- Brazilian Trophy:
- Champions: 1974
- Brazilian Championship:
- Runners-up: 1978, 1981
- Brazilian League:
- Champions: 1992/1993
- Runners-up: 1991/1992
- Brazilian Superleague:
- Champions: 2001/2002 [2]
- Runners-up: 1999/2000, 2002/2003, 2003/2004
- Third place: 2006/2007
- Brazilian Cup:
- Third place: 2007
Regional
- Minas Gerais state championship:
- Champions: 1940, 1946, 1949, 2003
- Runners-up: 2010, 2013
- São Paulo state championship:
- Third place: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
2012-2013 squad
As of October 2013[3]
| # | Name | Height | Position |
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| 1 | Carla Ferreira dos Santos | 1.77 | Wing Spiker |
| 2 | Giovana Gasparini | 1.72 | Setter |
| 3 | Alaina Lynn Bergsma | 1.93 | Opposite |
| 4 | Fernanda Luiza Kuchenbecker | 1.83 | Wing Spiker |
| 5 | Arlene Xavier | 1.82 | Libero |
| 6 | Maiara Cristina de Souza Moreira | 1.85 | Spiker |
| 7 | Viviane Lúcia Pessoa de Faria | 1.77 | Setter |
| 8 | Sthefanie Tiele Martins Paulino | 1.90 | Opposite |
| 9 | Marcella Estanislau Macedo | 1.80 | Setter |
| 11 | Valquiria Carboni Dullius | 1.88 | Middle Blocker |
| 12 | Lais Zurli Bittencourt | 1.72 | Libero |
| 12 | Nandyala Santos Gama | 1.86 | Middle Blocker |
| 14 | Lenisse de Fátima Silva Aquino | 1.85 | Opposite |
| 15 | Raquel Vasconcelos Fernandes de Oliveira | 1.88 | Middle Blocker |
| 16 | Fabiane Gontijo Correa | 1.87 | Opposite |
| 17 | Lynda Windy Morales | 1.88 | Middle Blocker |
- Coach: Marco Antonio Queiroga
- Assistant coach: Anderson de Oliveira Rodrigues
References
- ↑ "Lista de Clubes Campeões Brasileiros de Voleibol" [List of Brazilian Volleyball Champions] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ↑ Minas Tênis Clube. "Histórico". Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ↑ CBV
External links
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