Estádio Érton Coelho de Queiróz, also known as Estádio Vila Olímpica ( Portuguese for ''Olympic Village''), is one of the

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stadiums owned by

Paraná Clube Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 ...

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, Brazil, the other being

Estádio Vila Capanema Estádio Durival Britto e Silva, better known as Estádio Vila Capanema (Portuguese language, Portuguese for ''Capanema Borough Stadium''), is the main stadium of Paraná Clube in Curitiba, Paraná (state), Paraná, Brazil. The other stadium is ...

. The stadium holds 8,000 people. Its formal name honors Érton Coelho de Queiróz, who was

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' president from 1982 to 1985, and helped the stadium construction.

History

In 1983, the works on Estádio Vila Olímpica were completed. The stadium was originally named Estádio Orestes Thá, after a Pinheiros' former president. The inaugural match was played on September 7 of that year when Pinheiros beat Coriitba 1–0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Pinheiros' Toninho Vieira. On April 5, 1986, the stadium was renamed to Estádio Érton Coelho de Queiróz, who died in that year. The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 17,926 people, set on July 8, 1997, when Paraná Clube beat

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3–0.

References

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*''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001. Vila Olimpica Sport in Curitiba Vila Olimpica Sports venues in Paraná (state) {{Brazil-sports-venue-stub