Marianne Steinbrecher

Marianne Steinbrecher
portrait
Date of birth	23rd August 1983
place of birth	São Paulo , Brazil
size	1.89 m
position	External attack
societies
1996–1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 2003–2005 2006–2008 2008–2010 2010–2012 2012–	Rolândia Faccar Grêmio Londrinense BCN Osasco Finasa Osasco Robursport Pesaro São Caetano Esporte Clube Unilever Vôlei Fenerbahçe İstanbul
National team
2004–	National team Brazil
successes
2004 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 2006, 2009 2007 2008 2008 2009 2011 2008 2008 2012	4th place Olympic Games 1st place World Grand Prix 1st place Pan-American Cup 2nd place Pan-American Games 1st place Olympic Games 1st place Final Four Cup 2nd place World Grand Champions Cup 1st place Pan-American Games Italian champion, winner of the CEV Cup, 3rd place at the Club World Cup
As of January 8, 2013

Marianne "Mari" Steinbrecher (born August 23, 1983 in São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil ) is a Brazilian volleyball player who has been playing for Fenerbahçe İstanbul in Turkey since 2012 .

Career

Steinbrecher is the daughter of Russian and German parents. She came to volleyball when she was fourteen. She first played for various Brazilian clubs. With Osasco she won the Salonpas Cup in 2001, 2002 and 2005. In 2006 she moved to the Italian league at Robursport Pesaro , where she became Italian champion in 2008 and won the CEV Cup . Then the external attacker returned to Brazil. In 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2009 she won the World Grand Prix with the Brazilian national team. Steinbrecher took part in the Olympic Games twice: in 2004 in Athens she took fourth place and in 2008 in Beijing she won the gold medal. She missed her third Olympic Games in London in 2012 due to an injury. She has been playing for Fenerbahçe İstanbul since 2012 and took third place at the World Cup for club teams in Doha , Qatar .

Awards

• 2006: Pan-American Cup as "Most Valuable Player" and as "Best Attacker"
• 2008: World Grand Prix as "Most Valuable Player"
• 2011: South American Championship as "Best Attacker"

Web links

Commons : Marianne Steinbrecher  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website by Marianne Steinbrecher