Marianne Steinbrecher
Marianne Steinbrecher, known as Mari (born August 23, 1983[1]), is a volleyball player from Brazil,[2] who plays as a wing spiker (basically outside hitter, occasionally opposite hitter)[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. She is known for her high arm swing when hitting and her ability to hit over the top of most blocks.
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
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, Steinbrecher helped Brazil win the FIVB World Grand Prix, also winning the competition's Most Valuable Player award.[12] In the same year, 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.[13]
Mari took part of the National Team who won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[14]
Scoring statistics
Competition | Spike | Block | Serve | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 FIVB World Championship[15] | 48 | 10 | 1 | 59 |
2008 FIVB World Grand Prix[16] | 56 | 10 | 2 | 68 |
2009 FIVB World Grand Prix[17] | 45 | 12 | 5 | 62 |
2010 FIVB World Grand Prix[18] | 14 | 4 | - | 18 |
2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup[19] | 49 | 9 | 5 | 63 |
Awards
Individuals
- 2006 Pan-American Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2006 Pan-American Cup "Best Spiker"
- 2008 World Grand Prix "Most Valuable Player"
- 2011 South American Championship "Best Spiker"
Clubs
- 2012 FIVB Women's Club World Championship – Bronze Medal, with Fenerbahçe
- 2012-13 CEV Cup - Runner-Up, with Fenerbahçe
- 2014-15 Superliga - Runner-Up, with Molico/Nestlé Osasco
References
- ^ "Marianne Steinbrecher". Yahoo. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
- ^ a b "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. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
- ^ "Women's Particip" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mari" (in Portuguese). UOL. August 23, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ a b "Marianne Steinbrecher" (in Italian). Scavolini Pesaro. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
- ^ a b "Títulos" (in Portuguese). Marianne Steinbrecher's official website. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ "Reforço do São Caetano/Blausiegel, Mari crê em sucesso na temporada" (in Portuguese). Planeta Volei. July 16, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
- ^ "São Caetano conta com Fofão, Mari e Sheilla" (in Portuguese). iG. September 4, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
- ^ "Fenerbahce defeat Lancheras for women's bronze medal". Doha, Qatar: FIVB. October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ^ "Modelo de superação" (in Portuguese). JB Online. July 20, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008. [dead link ]
- ^ "Sonho de ouro vira pesadelo para o Brasil" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ "Brazil claim seventh World Grand Prix title with perfect 5-0 record". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. July 13, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
- ^ "Brasil vence os EUA na final e conquista glória máxima no vôlei feminino" (in Portuguese). UOL. August 23, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ FIVB (October 20, 2011). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldChampionships/Women/2006/stats/best_scorers.asp?sm=32
- ^ http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2008/stats/best_scorers_prelim.asp?sm=44
- ^ http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2009/Best_Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2009&Skill=SCO
- ^ http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2010/Best_Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2010&Skill=SCO
- ^ http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/GrandChampionCup/2009/Women/Best_Players.asp?Tourn=WGCC2009&Skill=SCO
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Brazilian volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players of Brazil
- Olympic gold medalists for Brazil
- Sportspeople from São Paulo
- Brazilian people of German descent
- Brazilian people of Russian descent
- Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Volleyball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Brazilian women's volleyball players
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Fenerbahçe volleyballers
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games competitors for Brazil
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games silver medalists