Mario da Silva Pedreira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Mario da Silva Pedreira Junior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Mario Junior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3 May 1982||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 321 cm (126 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Libero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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