Esporte Clube Sírio, abbreviated as E.C. Sírio, is a Brazilian men's professional

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club that is based in

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History

Over the years, E.C. Sírio featured basketball players like:

Amaury Pasos Amaury Antônio Pasos, also commonly known simply as Amaury (born December 11, 1935) is a retired Brazilian basketball player and coach of Argentine origin. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, he was a 1.91 m (6'3") tall power forward. He competed at thr ...

, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Washington "Dodi" Joseph, Antônio Sucar,

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 ...

Marquinhos Leite Marcos Antônio Abdalla Leite, also commonly known as Marquinhos Leite (born March 23, 1952) is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player and coach. He represented the senior Brazilian national basketball team at three Summer Olympics ...

, Julio Garavello, Marcel de Souza, Oscar Schmidt, Russo, and other talents. The club won the regional

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seven times. They also won the

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national title seven times. E.C. Sírio also won the continental

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eight times. In addition to that, the club also won the title of the 1979 edition of the

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.1979 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
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Honors and titles

Worldwide

** Champions (1):

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** Runners-up (2):

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Continental

** Champions (8 - record): 1961, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1984 ** Runners-up (1): 1980

National

** Champions (7): 1968, 1970, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1989 ** Runners-up (4): 1969, 1971, 1981 (II), 1987

Regional

** Champions (7): 1959, 1962, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1979 ** Runners-up (8): 1961, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1988

Notable players

* Eduardo Agra * Friedrich Wilhelm Braun * Wagner da Silva * Marcel de Souza * Maury 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 ...

Rolando Ferreira Rolando Ferreira Júnior (born May 24, 1964) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.16 m (7'1") tall, he played at the center position. College career Ferreira played college basketball at the University ...

* Julio Garavello * Zé Geraldo *

Jorge Guerra Jorge Guerra (27 October 1913 – 28 July 2003) was a Chilean cyclist who competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1 ...

Nilo Guimarães Nilo de Oliveira Guimarães (born 30 September 1954) is a São Toméan businessman and politician. Running as an independent candidate in the 30 July 2006 presidential election A presidential election is the election of any head of state who ...

* Ricardo Guimarães *

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 ...

Sílvio Malvezi Sílvio Malvezi (alternate spelling: Malvesi, born 17 March 1960), or simply Sílvio, is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. Career During his pro club career, Malvezi won 3 Brazilian Championships, in the seasons 1980, 1981 (II) ...

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 basketba ...

* Hélio Rubens * José Carlos Saiani * Oscar Schmidt * Milton Setrini *

Antônio Salvador Sucar Antônio Salvador Sucar (14 June 1939 – 31 December 2018) was a Brazilian basketball player. He was a member of the team that won the title at the 1963 World Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, and the bronze medal at the 1967 FIBA World Champi ...

Gerson Victalino Gerson Victalino (19 September 1959 – 29 April 2020), also commonly known simply as Gerson, was a Brazilian professional basketball player. National team career With the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Victalino won a silver me ...

Marcelo Vido Marcelo Vido (born 15 January 1959) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player and coach. Playing career During his pro club playing career, Vido won the 1979 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, while a member of EC Sírio. A ...

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 Championshi ...

Tito Horford Alfredo William "Tito" Horford (born January 19, 1966) is a Dominican retired professional basketball player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round (39th overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. Horford played three years in the Natio ...

Arturo Guerrero Arturo Guerrero Moreno (born 30 August 1948) is a Mexican former basketball player and coach. With Mexico's senior national team, he played at two Summer Olympic Games (1968 and 1976). Due to his shooting ability, he was nicknamed "Mano Santa" ...

Winford Boynes Winford Gladstone Boynes III (born May 17, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a 6'6" (198 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) guard and played collegiately at the University of San ...

* Ray Townsend

Head coaches

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 ...

Other sports

Esporte Clube Sírio's

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department was disbanded in 1935.

References

External links

Official website

Latinbasket.com Team Profile
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