Marianne Steinbrecher

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Marianne Steinbrecher
Mari, Grand Prix Lodz, Poland.jpg
Personal information
Full nameMarianne Steinbrecher
NicknameMari
Nationality Brazilian
Born (1983-08-23) August 23, 1983 (age 40)
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Spike320 cm (126 in)
Block308 cm (121 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside spiker
Current clubRetired
Career
YearsTeams
1996–1999 Rolândia/Faccar
1999–2000 Grêmio Londrinense
2000–2003 BCN/Osasco
2003–2005 Finasa/Osasco
2006–2008 Scavolini Pesaro
2008–2010 São Caetano/Blausiegel
2010–2012 Unilever Volley
2012–2013 Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2013–2014 Praia Clube
2014–2015 Molico/Nestlé Osasco
2015–2016 Jakarta Pertamina Energi
2016–2017 Vôlei Bauru
2020-2021 Fluminense
National team
2004–2012Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Marianne Steinbrecher (born August 23, 1983) [1] is a Brazilian volleyball player, [2] who plays as a wing spiker [3] at Molico/Osasco. She represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in which she helped her country win the gold medal.

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Life and career

Born in São Paulo, [2] Steinbrecher, who is of Russian and German descent, [4] started playing volleyball when she was 14 years old. [4] After playing for Rolândia/Faccar and Grêmio Londrinense, [5] she professionalized while playing for Osasco. [4] Playing for Osasco, she won the Salonpas Cup in 2001, in 2002 and in 2005, [6] the Campeonato Paulista in 2003, [4] and the Superliga in 2003–04. [6] In 2006, she left Osasco and joined Italian club Scavolini Pesaro. [4] [5] In 2008, she returned to Brazil to play for São Caetano/Blausiegel in the Copa Brasil. [7] [8] In 2010, she signed a contract with the Brazilian club Unilever Volley. She played with Fenerbahçe in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar and helped her team to win the bronze medal after defeating Puerto Rico's Lancheras de Cataño 3–0. [9]

National team

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Playing for the national team, she won the FIVB World Grand Prix in 2004, in 2006, in 2008 [4] and in 2009. In the 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix, she was awarded the competition's Most Valuable Player (MVP). [10] Steinbrecher participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics, in which her country finished in the fourth place, after being defeated by Cuba in the bronze medal match. [11] In the 2007 Pan American Games, she won the silver medal, after her country was defeated by Cuba in the final. [4] In 2008, on her birthday, in Beijing, Steinbrecher won her first gold medal in the Olympic Games, after her country beat the United States 3–1 in the gold medal match. [12]

Mari took part of the National Team who won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. [13]

Personal life

Mariane came out when the newspaper Extra reported her and her girlfriend. [14]

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

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References

  1. "Marianne Steinbrecher". Yahoo. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "A história do voleibol nos Jogos Pan-Americanos // Perfis da Seleção Feminina e do técnico Zé Roberto" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol. July 13, 2008. Archived from the original on October 4, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
  3. "Women's Particip" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball . Retrieved September 6, 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Mari" (in Portuguese). UOL. August 23, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  5. 1 2 "Marianne Steinbrecher" (in Italian). Scavolini Pesaro. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
  6. 1 2 "Títulos" (in Portuguese). Marianne Steinbrecher's official website. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  7. "Reforço do São Caetano/Blausiegel, Mari crê em sucesso na temporada" (in Portuguese). Planeta Volei. July 16, 2008. Archived from the original on August 9, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
  8. "São Caetano conta com Fofão, Mari e Sheilla" (in Portuguese). iG. September 4, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
  9. "Fenerbahce defeat Lancheras for women's bronze medal". Doha, Qatar: FIVB. October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  10. "Modelo de superação" (in Portuguese). JB Online. July 20, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.[ dead link ]
  11. "Sonho de ouro vira pesadelo para o Brasil" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  12. "Brasil vence os EUA na final e conquista glória máxima no vôlei feminino" (in Portuguese). UOL. August 23, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  13. FIVB (October 20, 2011). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal" . Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  14. "De férias, jogadora de vôlei Mari curte viagem à Itália com a namorada" (in Portuguese). Extra. May 17, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2008
Succeeded by