Esporte Clube Sírio
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| Sírio logo | |
| Founded | 14 July 1917; 107 years ago (1917年07月14日) |
| Arena | Ginásio Esporte Clube Sírio |
| Location | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Team colors | Red, White |
| Championships | 1 FIBA Intercontinental Cup 8 South American Club Championships 7 Brazilian Championships |
| Website | sirio.org.br |
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Esporte Clube Sírio, abbreviated as E.C. Sírio, is a Brazilian sports club based in São Paulo, Brazil. It is most known for its men's basketball team, which was a dominant force in Brazilian basketball in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Sírio has won seven Brazilian Championships, and eight continental South American Championships (second most behind Franca).
History
[edit ]The club was founded on 14 July 1917 by Syrian and Lebanese immigrants at the birthday party of Milhem Simão Racy.
Over the years, E.C. Sírio featured basketball players like: Amaury Pasos, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Washington "Dodi" Joseph, Antônio Sucar, Bira Maciel, Marquinhos Leite, Julio Garavello, Marcel de Souza, Oscar Schmidt, Russo, and other talents. The club won the regional São Paulo State Championship seven times. They also won the Brazilian Championship national title seven times.
E.C. Sírio also won the continental South American Club Championship eight times. In addition to that, the club also won the title of the 1979 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.[1]
Honors and titles
[edit ]Worldwide
[edit ]Continental
[edit ]- South American Club Championship
- Champions (8 - record): 1961, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1984
- Runners-up (1): 1980
National
[edit ]- Brazilian Championship
- Champions (7): 1968, 1970, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1989
- Runners-up (4): 1969, 1971, 1981 (II), 1987
Regional
[edit ]- São Paulo State Championship
- Champions (7): 1959, 1962, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1979
- Runners-up (8): 1961, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1988
Notable players
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Brazil Eduardo Agra
- Brazil Friedrich Wilhelm Braun
- Brazil Wagner da Silva
- Brazil Marcel de Souza
- Brazil Maury de Souza
- Brazil Carlos Domingos Massoni
- Brazil Rolando Ferreira
- Brazil Julio Garavello
- Brazil Zé Geraldo
- Brazil Jorge Guerra
- Brazil Nilo Guimarães
- Brazil Ricardo Guimarães
- Brazil Washington Joseph
- Brazil Marquinhos Leite
- Brazil Bira Maciel
- Brazil Sílvio Malvezi
- Brazil Luiz Cláudio Menon
- Brazil Amaury Pasos
- Brazil Hélio Rubens
- Brazil José Carlos Saiani
- Brazil Oscar Schmidt
- Brazil Milton Setrini
- Brazil Antônio Salvador Sucar
- Brazil Gerson Victalino
- Brazil Marcelo Vido
- Brazil Paulinho Villas Boas
- Dominican Republic Tito Horford
- Mexico Arturo Guerrero
- United States Winford Boynes
- United States Ray Townsend
Head coaches
[edit ]Other sports
[edit ]Esporte Clube Sírio's football department was disbanded in 1935.
Football honours
[edit ]- Campeonato Paulista Série A2
- Winner (4): 1920, 1936, 1938, 1939
References
[edit ]External links
[edit ]- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Latinbasket.com Team Profile
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