Hóquei Clube de Braga Sabseg (sponsored by insurance company Sabseg) is a professional
roller hockey club from
Braga,
Portugal
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. It was founded on 18 March 1988, after the extinction of the rink hockey squad of
ABC Braga
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, a local
handball
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club. It has about 400 members. The senior team participates in the
Portuguese Roller Hockey First Division
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and in last years qualified to
CERS Cup
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debut - 2005/06;
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Portuguese Roller Hockey First Division
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:8 Appearances (2005/06 and from 2007/08 until 2013/14);
:Best rank: 5th place in 2010/11
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Portuguese Cup
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runner-up (2006/07 and 2007/08);
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Portuguese Supercup
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runner-up in 2008/09);
* 6 attendances in
CERS Cup
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and National Champions in 2013/14 and runner-up in 2010/11 and 2012/13
U-20: National championship runner-up in 2013/14
HC Braga won several Regional Championships and Regional Cups in all levels.
Players at
Portugal national roller hockey team
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In 2010/2011, some HC Braga athletes Braga have been elected to play at
National teams like Helder Nunes, who was selected to compete in the
2011 CIRH U-20 World Cup, where the Portuguese finished in 2nd place.
In 2012, Helder Nunes was summoned to the
Senior National Team, participating in the
2012 CERH European Championship in Lordelo (
Paredes Municipality),
Portugal
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. Another HC Braga athlete elected to the Portugal national team, was Miguel Vieira (U-15 National Champion in 2010/2011), playing in the
2012 European Roller Hockey Juvenile Championship (U-17), where the Portuguese team finished in 2nd place. In 2013, Carlos Loureiro was crowned
U-17 European Champion while Miguel Vieira won th
2013 FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup U-20.
External links
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Blog (Portuguese)*
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Roller hockey clubs in Portugal
Sport in Braga