Marianne Steinbrecher

Marianne Steinbrecher
Personal information
Full name	Marianne Steinbrecher
Born	August 23, 1983 (1983-08-23) (age 28) São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Wing spiker (outside hitter)
Current club	Unilever/Rio de Janeiro
Number	7
Career
Years Clubs 1996–1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 2003–2005 2006–2008 2008–2010 2010–2011 Rolândia/Faccar Grêmio Londrinense BCN/Osasco Finasa/Osasco Scavolini Pesaro São Caetano/Blausiegel Unilever Volley
National team
2004–present	Brazil
Honours Competitor for  Brazil Olympic Games Gold Beijing 2008 Team World Grand Champions Cup Silver 2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka Team FIVB World Grand Prix Gold 2004 Reggio Calabria Team Gold 2006 Reggio Calabria Team Gold 2008 Yokohama Team Gold 2009 Tokyo Team Pan American Games Gold 2011 Guadalajara Team Silver 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Pan-American Cup Gold 2006 San Juan Team Gold 2009 Miami Team Final Four Cup Gold 2008 Fortaleza Team

Marianne Steinbrecher, known as Mari (born August 23, 1983^[1]), is a female volleyball player from Brazil,^[2] who plays as a wing spiker (basically outside hitter, occasionally opposite hitter).^[3] She represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in which she helped her country win the gold medal.

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.

National team

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Playing for the national team, she won the FIVB World Grand Prix in 2004, in 2006 and in 2008.^[4] In the 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix, she was awarded the competition's Most Valuable Player (MVP).^[9] 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.^[10] 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.^[11] 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.^[12]

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

Scoring statistics

Competition	Spike	Block	Serve	Total
2006 FIVB World Championchip[14]	48	10	1	59
2008 FIVB World Grand Prix[15]	56	10	2	68
2009 FIVB World Grand Prix[16]	45	12	5	62
2010 FIVB World Grand Prix[17]	14	4	-	18
2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup[18]	49	9	5	63

Awards

Individuals

• 2008 World Grand Prix "Most Valuable Player"
• 2011 South American Championship "Best Spiker"

References

1. ^ "Marianne Steinbrecher". Yahoo. http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/bra/marianne+steinbrecher/202169. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
2. ^ ^{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. 2008-07-13. http://www.cbv.com.br/newcbv/noticias/noticia.asp?IdNot=8013. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
3. ^ "Women’s Particip". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/Olympics/2-Womens.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Mari" (in Portuguese). UOL. 2008-08-23. http://pan.uol.com.br/pan/2007/modalidades/volei/brasileiros/mari.jhtm. Retrieved 2008-08-23. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Marianne Steinbrecher" (in Italian). Scavolini Pesaro. http://www.robursportpesaro.it/CMDirector.aspx?ID=5596. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Títulos" (in Portuguese). Marianne Steinbrecher's official website. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20080730054822/http://www.mariannesteinbrecher.com.br/01/38/392/lwb/titulos.html. Retrieved 2008-08-23. 
7. ^ "Reforço do São Caetano/Blausiegel, Mari crê em sucesso na temporada" (in Portuguese). Planeta Volei. 2008-07-16. http://www.planetavolei.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18421&Itemid=81. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
8. ^ "São Caetano conta com Fofão, Mari e Sheilla" (in Portuguese). iG. 2008-09-04. http://esporte.ig.com.br/volei/2008/09/04/sao_caetano_conta_com_fofao_mari_e_sheilla_1656179.html. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
9. ^ "Modelo de superação" (in Portuguese). JB Online. 2008-07-20. http://jbonline.terra.com.br/editorias/esportes/papel/2008/07/20/Esportes20080720012.html. Retrieved 2008-08-23. ^{[dead link]}
10. ^ "Sonho de ouro vira pesadelo para o Brasil" (in Portuguese). UOL. http://esporte.uol.com.br/olimpiadas/modalidades/volei/especial.jhtm. Retrieved 2008-08-23. 
11. ^ "Brazil claim seventh World Grand Prix title with perfect 5-0 record". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 2008-07-13. http://olimpiadas.uol.com.br/ultimas/2008/08/23/ult5584u5193.jhtm. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
12. ^ "Brasil vence os EUA na final e conquista glória máxima no vôlei feminino" (in Portuguese). UOL. 2008-08-23. http://olimpiadas.uol.com.br/ultimas/2008/08/23/ult5584u5193.jhtm. Retrieved 2008-08-23. 
13. ^ FIVB (2011-10-20). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=32693&Language=en. Retrieved 2011-10-20. 
14. ^ http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldChampionships/Women/2006/stats/best_scorers.asp?sm=32
15. ^ http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2008/stats/best_scorers_prelim.asp?sm=44
16. ^ http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2009/Best_Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2009&Skill=SCO
17. ^ http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2010/Best_Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2010&Skill=SCO
18. ^ http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/GrandChampionCup/2009/Women/Best_Players.asp?Tourn=WGCC2009&Skill=SCO

Awards
Preceded by Manon Flier	World Grand Prix Most Valuable Player 2008	Succeeded by Sheilla Castro

Persondata
Name	Steinbrecher, Marianne
Alternative names
Short description	Female volleyball player from Brazil
Date of birth	1983-08-23
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death