Marcel Ramon Ponickwar de Souza, commonly known as Marcel de Souza, or simply Marcel (born December 4, 1956 in Campinas), is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player and a professional

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Professional career

During his pro club career, de Souza won the 1979 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, while a member of EC Sírio.

National team career

De Souza played at 5

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1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

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1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

). He totaled 37 games played and 494 points scored during those competitions, and he won a bronze medal at the 1978 tournament. De Souza also played with Brazil at the

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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

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1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

Personal life

De Souza is the older brother of Maury de Souza, who is also a Brazilian former professional basketball player. De Souza is also the father-in-law of Brazilian professional basketball player

Guilherme Giovannoni Guilherme Giovannoni (born June 2, 1980) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. He played at the power forward (basketball), power forward position for several clubs in Brazil and Europe. Currently, he is a commentator on the Natio ...

External links

FIBA Profile 1Profile at the official website of the Brazilian basketball federation
1956 births Living people Brazilian basketball coaches Brazilian men's basketball players 1974 FIBA World Championship players 1978 FIBA World Championship players 1982 FIBA World Championship players 1990 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players at the 1975 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1979 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1983 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1987 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1991 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Clube Atlético Monte Líbano basketball players Esporte Clube Pinheiros basketball coaches Esporte Clube Sírio basketball players Olympic basketball players of Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in basketball Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Shooting guards Small forwards Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras basketball players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista basketball players 1986 FIBA World Championship players Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Campinas {{Brazil-basketball-bio-stub