Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara

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founded = December 18, 1974
ground = Regional de Cambará
Café
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45,000 (Café)
chairman = Sueo Matsubara
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Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara (S. E. Matsubara), usually known simply as Matsubara, is a Brazilian football (soccer) club based in Cambará, in the state of Paraná.

History

It was founded on December 18, 1974 by the Japanese Brazilian Sueo Matsubara, replacing another club, named Cambaraense. "Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003."]

In 1976, Matsubara was Campeonato Paranaense runner-up. [http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/pr/matsubara.htm SE Matsubara at Arquivo de Clubes] ]

In 1992, Matsubara finished in Campeonato Brasileiro Série C's third position. The club was eliminated in the Group B final (which is the stage immediately before the competition final) by Fluminense de Feira. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1992l3.htm 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF] ]

In 1995, the club transferred to Londrina, returning to Cambará soon after. internetlink]

Titles

*Campeonato Paranaense runner-up: 1976
*Torneio Integração de Futebol Profissional: 1989
*Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil: 1991

tadiums

Matsubara plays its home matches at Regional de Cambará internetlink] , which has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people, and is owned by the Torcida Organizada Matsubara, which are an ultra group supporting the club. [ [http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/pr/Cambara.htm Estádio Regional de Cambará at Templos do Futebol] ]

The club also plays at Café Stadium, which has a maximum capacity of approximately 45,000 people and is located in Londrina city. "Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro", Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.]

Matsubara owns a training ground called Vila Olímpica ("Olympic Village"). enciclopediadofutebolbrasileiro]

List of players and former players

*Kazuyoshi Miura (Japan)
*Kleber Romero (Brazil), formerly of Consadole Sapporo
*Valdinei Rocha de Oliveira ("Dinei") (Brazil), formerly of Consadole Sapporo
*Robson Luiz Pereira da Silva (Brazil), formerly of Consadole Sapporo
*Aldrovani Menon ("Aldro") (Brazil), formerly of Yokohama Flügels
*Marcos Bonifácio da Rocha ("Marquinho") (Brazil) Mito HollyHock
*Carlos Alberto Costa Dias (Brazil), formerly of Shimizu S-Pulse and Verdy Kawasaki
*Edmilson Matias (Brazil), formerly of Kyoto Purple Sanga and Yokohama F. Marinos
*Sidiclei de Souza (Brazil) Gamba Osaka
*Edi Carlos Dias Marcal ("Andradinha") (Brazil), formerly of Gamba Osaka and Ōita Trinita
*Péricles de Oliveira Ramos (Brazil), formerly of Cerezo Osaka and Sagan Tosu
*Neto (Brazil), formerly of Corinthians

Youth squad

The club has worked hard to train its younger members, and has produced many professional athletes. Players produced by the club are usually negotiated with Brazilian clubs, and clubs from other countries, like China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, South Korea, Switzerland, United States of America and Uruguay. [http://www.matsubara.com.br/UniversidadeDoFutebol/universidadedofutebol.html Yout squad at the club's official website] ]

Mascot

The club's mascot is called "Japonesinho", which is the Portuguese for "Little Japanese". revistaplacar]

References

*Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Japanese-language Wikipedia article (retrieved August 31, 2006).

External links

* [http://www.matsubara.com.br/ Official website] (Portuguese and English)