Maury Ponikwar de Souza (born 2 September 1962), commonly known as Maury de Souza, or simply Maury, is a Brazilian former professional
basketball
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player.
Professional career
During his pro
club
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
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career, de Souza won 5
Brazilian Championships, in the seasons 1983, 1985, 1986 (I), 1986 (II), and 1987.
National team career
With the senior
Brazilian national basketball team
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, De Souza competed at the
1982 FIBA World Cup, the
1986 FIBA World Cup, the
1988 Summer Olympics
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, the
1990 FIBA World Cup, the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
,
and the
1994 FIBA World Cup.
Personal
De Souza is the younger brother of
Marcel de Souza, who is also a Brazilian former professional basketball player.
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
Associação Bauru Basketball players
Brazilian men's basketball players
1982 FIBA World Championship players
1990 FIBA World Championship players
Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Clube Atlético Monte Líbano basketball players
Esporte Clube Sírio basketball players
Flamengo basketball players
Olympic basketball players of Brazil
Sportspeople from Campinas
Pallacanestro Varese players
Point guards
1986 FIBA World Championship players
1994 FIBA World Championship players
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