Marianne Steinbrecher

Marianne Steinbrecher
Personal information
Full name	Marianne Steinbrecher
Nickname	Mari
Nationality	Brazil
Born	August 23, 1983 São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Spike	320 cm (130 in)
Block	308 cm (121 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Wing spiker (outside hitter)
Current club	Molico/Nestlé Osasco
Number	7
Career
Years Teams 1996–1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 2003–2005 2006–2008 2008–2010 2010–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 Rolândia/Faccar Grêmio Londrinense BCN/Osasco Finasa/Osasco Scavolini Pesaro São Caetano/Blausiegel Unilever Volley Fenerbahçe Istanbul Praia Clube Molico/Nestlé Osasco
National team
2004–2012 Brazil
Honours Representing  Brazil Olympic Games Beijing 2008 Team World Grand Champions Cup 2009 Tokyo/Fukuoka Team FIVB World Championship 2006 Japan Team FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix 2004 Reggio Calabria Team 2006 Reggio Calabria Team 2008 Yokohama Team 2009 Tokyo Team Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Pan-American Cup 2006 San Juan Team 2009 Miami Team Final Four Cup 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] 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.

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, 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 win 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

1. "Marianne Steinbrecher". Yahoo. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
2. "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. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
3. "Women’s Particip" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
4. "Mari" (in Portuguese). UOL. 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
5. "Marianne Steinbrecher" (in Italian). Scavolini Pesaro. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
6. "Títulos" (in Portuguese). Marianne Steinbrecher's official website. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
7. "Reforço do São Caetano/Blausiegel, Mari crê em sucesso na temporada" (in Portuguese). Planeta Volei. 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
8. "São Caetano conta com Fofão, Mari e Sheilla" (in Portuguese). iG. 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
9. "Fenerbahce defeat Lancheras for women’s bronze medal". Doha, Qatar: FIVB. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
10. "Modelo de superação" (in Portuguese). JB Online. 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
11. "Sonho de ouro vira pesadelo para o Brasil" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
12. "Brazil claim seventh World Grand Prix title with perfect 5-0 record". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 2008-07-13. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
13. "Brasil vence os EUA na final e conquista glória máxima no vôlei feminino" (in Portuguese). UOL. 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
14. FIVB (2011-10-20). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 2011-10-20.
15. http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldChampionships/Women/2006/stats/best_scorers.asp?sm=32
16. http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2008/stats/best_scorers_prelim.asp?sm=44
17. http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2009/Best_Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2009&Skill=SCO
18. http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2010/Best_Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2010&Skill=SCO
19. http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/GrandChampionCup/2009/Women/Best_Players.asp?Tourn=WGCC2009&Skill=SCO