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Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

. The club competes in the top-tier level Brazilian League.

History

S.E. Palmeiras' basketball section was founded in 1923, under the club's original name of Palestra Itália. The club won the Brazilian Basketball Cup (Brazilian Championship), in 1977. Over the years, the club has featured three of the best Brazilian basketball players of all time,

Bira Maciel Ubiratan "Bira" Pereira Maciel, commonly known as Bira Maciel, or simply Bira (January 18, 1944 – July 17, 2002), was a professional basketball player from Brazil. He was born in São Paulo, Brazil. At a height of 1.99 m (6' 6") tall, he played ...

Oscar Schmidt Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt (born February 16, 1958) is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player. He is also commonly known as Oscar Schmidt in Spain, where he played for Fórum Valladolid for the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons, ...

, and

Leandrinho Barbosa Leandro Mateus Barbosa (; born November 28, 1982), also known as Leandrinho Barbosa, is a Brazilian former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also rep ...

Honors and titles

Continental

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** Runners-up (1): 1977

National

* Brazilian Championship ** Champions (1): 1977 ** Runners-up (2): 1975, 1978

Inter-regional

*Copa Brasil Sudeste (1): 2012

Regional

São Paulo State Championship The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and ty ...

** Champions (8): 1932, 1933, 1934, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1972, 1974 ** Runners-up (5): 1960, 1962, 1965, 1975, 1976 *Campeonato Paulista A2 **Champions: 2011

Players

Roster

Notable players

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Emil Assad Rached Emil Assad Rached (June 20, 1943 Vera Cruz, São Paulo, Brasil – October 15, 2009 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil) was a Brazilian basketball player of Lebanese origin. In Brazil, he was commonly referred to as O Gigante ("The Giant"). ...

Edson Bispo Edson Bispo dos Santos, also commonly known as Edson Bispo (27 May 1935 – 12 February 2011), was a Brazilian professional basketball player and coach. National team playing career With the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Dos Santos ...

Rosa Branca Carmo de Souza (July 19, 1940 – December 22, 2008), commonly known as "Rosa Branca" ("White Rose"), was a Brazilian basketball player with the Brazil national basketball team. De Souza competed with Brazil at the 1959, 1963 and 1970 FIBA World ...

Zé Geraldo José Geraldo de Castro, commonly known as Zé Geraldo (born 18 September 1950) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. With the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Geraldo competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the 1972 Sum ...

Ricardo Cardoso Guimarães Ricardo Cardoso Guimarães (born 4 October 1959), commonly known as Cadum , is a Brazilian former professional basketball player and coach. Professional playing career During his pro club career, Cadum won 5 Brazilian Championships, in the ...

Gilson Trinidade de Jesus Gilson Trinidade de Jesus, also commonly known simply as Gilson de Jesus, or simply as Gilson (born 8 February 1956), is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. Career During his pro club career, de Jesus won four Brazilian Champio ...

Washington Joseph Washington "Dodi" Joseph, also commonly known as Dodi Joseph (born 5 June 1950), is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. Career During his pro club career, Joseph won the 1979 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, while a me ...

* Marcel de Souza *

Carlos Domingos Massoni Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, commonly known as Mosquito Massoni (born January 4, 1939), is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. National team career Massoni played with the senior Brazilian national team at the 1963 FIBA W ...

Luiz Cláudio Menon Luiz Cláudio Menon (born February 7, 1944) is a former Brazilian basketball player. Menon participated at the 1963, 1967 and 1970 FIBA World Championships as well as at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics with the Brazil national basketbal ...

Cláudio Mortari Cláudio Mortari (born March 15, 1948) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player and basketball coach. Playing career Mortari played club basketball with the Brazilian club Palmeiras. Coaching career Mortari has coached numerous club ...

Adilson Nascimento Adilson de Freitas Nascimento, also commonly known as Adilson Nascimento, or simply Adilson (3 December 1951 – 3 February 2009), was a Brazilian professional basketball player. He died in 2009 due to cancer. Professional career During his pro ...

* Diego Pinheiro * Jatyr Eduardo Schall *

* Edvar Simões * Milton Setrini *

João Vianna João José "Pipoka" Vianna (born 15 November 1963), is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.06 m (6'9") tall, he played at the power forward position. Professional career During his pro club career, Vianna won 5 ...

Paulinho Villas Boas Paulo "Paulinho" Villas Boas de Almeida, commonly known in Brazil as Paulinho Villas Boas (born 26 January 1963), is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. Career During his pro club career, Villas Boas won 4 Brazilian Championship ...

* Nicolás Gianella * Maxi Stanic

Notable coaches

* Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares *

Wlamir Marques Wlamir Marques (born July 16, 1936), also known simply as Wlamir, is a Brazilian former basketball player and coach. He is considered to be one of the best Brazilian basketball players of all time, and to have been one of the best players in the ...

References

External links

Official Website

NBB Team Page

Latinbasket.com Team Page
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