Zé Marco
Zé Marco | |
portrait | |
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birthday | March 19, 1971 |
place of birth | João Pessoa, Brazil |
size | 1.91 m |
partner | 1992 Dennys 1993–1995 Paulo Emilio 1995–1997 Emanuel Rego 1998–2000 Ricardo Santos 2001 Pará |
successes | |
1996 - Olympic ninth 1996 - FIVB World Tour Champion 1997 - World Championship fifth 1997 - FIVB World Tour Champion 2000 - Olympic silver 2000 - FIVB World Tour Champion 2001 - World Championship ninth |
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(As of March 16, 2016) |
José Marco Nóbrega Ferreira de Melo , called Zé Marco (born March 19, 1971 in João Pessoa ) is a former Brazilian beach volleyball player .
Career
From 1992 to 1995, Zé Marco played his first international tournaments with Dennys and Paulo Emilio . He then formed a permanent duo with Emanuel Rego . Zé Marco and Emanuel immediately established themselves in the international elite with several tournament wins at open tournaments and the world series. At the 1996 Olympic tournament, however, they had to be content with ninth place after losing to the Americans Dodd / Whitmarsh and the Portuguese Maia / Brenha . The following year they were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Los Angeles against the US duo Whitmarsh / Ceman .
In 1998 Zé Marco formed a new duo with Ricardo Santos and was able to win several tournaments again. At the World Cup in Marseille , however, Zé Marco and Ricardo did not get past 17th place. They were more successful at the Olympic tournament in Sydney ; they were only subject to the Americans Blanton / Fonoimoana in the final . In 2001 Zé Marco played with Pará . At the World Cup in Klagenfurt he lost the last sixteen against his previous partner Ricardo and José Loiola in three sets and finished ninth.
Web links
- Profile at the world association FIVB (English)
- Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
- Zé Marco in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zé Marco |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | José Marco Nóbrega Ferreira de Melo (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian beach volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | João Pessoa , Brazil |