Grêmio de Vôlei Osasco
Encyclopedia
Osasco Voleibol Clube is a women's volleyball
club, based in Osasco
, São Paulo (state)
, Brazil
. It includes volleyball teams for females of all ages, children through adult.
Superliga
final. But four days after it was announced the return of the adult team, through a group of sponsors in partnership with the Prefecture of Osasco
. Now, the Osasco is sponsored by Nestlé
, by product line Sollys. And the club participated in the Superliga 2009/2010, renamed in 2009 to Sollys/Osasco. In this edition, the club became champion, beating the biggest rival: the Unilever/Rio de Janeiro
, and also taking the South American Club Championship.
For the 2011/12 season of the Brazilian Superliga, the team name changed to Sollys/Nestlé.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
club, based in Osasco
Osasco
Osasco is a municipality and city in São Paulo State, Brazil, is located in the Greater São Paulo and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. The current mayor is Emidio Pereira de Souza ....
, São Paulo (state)
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It includes volleyball teams for females of all ages, children through adult.
History
The club was founded in 1993, as BCN/Osasco, by the BCN bank. The club was renamed to Finasa/Osasco in 2003. The club even announced it would close its adult volleyball department in April 2009, after losing the 2009Superliga Feminina Brasileira de Voleibol 2008/2009
The Superliga Feminina Brasileira de Voleibol 2008/2009 is the 15th edition of the Championship. The event will begin on October 29, 2008. More information will come soon.-Competition formula:* 12 teams.* 2 pools of six team each one....
Superliga
Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol
The Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol is the top level Brazilian volleyball competition and it is organized by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation. There are both men's and women's competitions...
final. But four days after it was announced the return of the adult team, through a group of sponsors in partnership with the Prefecture of Osasco
Osasco
Osasco is a municipality and city in São Paulo State, Brazil, is located in the Greater São Paulo and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. The current mayor is Emidio Pereira de Souza ....
. Now, the Osasco is sponsored by Nestlé
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
, by product line Sollys. And the club participated in the Superliga 2009/2010, renamed in 2009 to Sollys/Osasco. In this edition, the club became champion, beating the biggest rival: the Unilever/Rio de Janeiro
, and also taking the South American Club Championship.
For the 2011/12 season of the Brazilian Superliga, the team name changed to Sollys/Nestlé.
Home arena
Sollys/Osasco play their home games at Ginásio Municipal Professor José Liberatti, located in Osasco. The arena seats 4,500 people.2009/2010 team
| Name | Height | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Albuquerque Carolina Albuquerque Carolina Albuquerque is a female volleyball player from Brazil.-References:*... |
182 | Setter |
| Ana Takagui | 187 | Setter |
| Juliana Gomes | 184 | Wing-Spiker |
| Jaqueline Carvalho Jaqueline Carvalho Jaqueline Maria Pereira de Carvalho is a female volleyball player from Brazil.-Career:Carvalho was named Best Receiver at the 2006 World Championship in Japan, where Brazil claimed the silver medal after a loss in the final against Russia.She won the silver medal and Best Spiker award at the 2010... |
186 | Wing-Spiker |
| Welissa Gonzaga Welissa Gonzaga Welissa Gonzaga , best known as Sassá, is a female volleyball player from Brazil.-Clubs: Vasco da Gama Rexona-Ades Fiansa/Osasco Sollys/Osasco... |
179 | Wing-Spiker |
| Thais David Barbosa | 179 | Wing-Spiker |
| Adenizia da Silva Adenizia da Silva Adenízia Ferreira da Silva is a female volleyball player from the Brazil, who plays as a middle blocker for Sollys/Osasco.-Career:She started playing at 11 with the Clube Filadélfia... |
186 | Middle-Blocker |
| Thaisa Menezes Thaisa Menezes Thaísa Menezes is a female professional volleyball player from Brazil.-Career:Menezes won the silver medal with Sollys Osasco at the 2010 FIVB World Club Championship... |
196 | Middle-Blocker |
| Edneia | 187 | Middle-Blocker |
| Natália Zilio | 186 | Opposite |
| Camila Brait Camila Brait Camila de Paula Brait is a female international volleyball player from Frutal, Brazil, who plays as a libero. She currently defends Sollys/Osasco and represents the Brazilian national team.- Career :... |
170 | Libero |
Titles
- SuperligaSuperliga Brasileira de VoleibolThe Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol is the top level Brazilian volleyball competition and it is organized by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation. There are both men's and women's competitions...
:- Winners (4): 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2009–10
- Runners-up (9): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
- South American Club Championship:
- Winners (1): 2009–10
- Women's Top Volley InternationalWomen's Top Volley InternationalThe Women's Top Volley International is an international women's volleyball club cup competition played annually in Basel, Switzerland.-Format:...
:- Winners (1): 2004
- Salonpas CupSalonpas CupThe Salonpas Cup is an international women's volleyball club cup competition played annually in Brazil by clubs from several countries, organized by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation and recognized by FIVB...
:- Winners (4): 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008
- Runners-up (3): 2004, 2006, 2007
- Copa do Brasil de Vôlei:
- Winners (1): 2008
Notable players
- Marianne SteinbrecherMarianne SteinbrecherMarianne Steinbrecher, known as Mari , is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who plays as a wing spiker...
- Valeska MenezesValeska MenezesValeska dos Santos Menezes is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
- Carol GattazCarol GattazCaroline de Oliveira Saad Gattaz, better known as Carol Gattaz , is a female volleyball player from Brazil. She was born in São José do Rio Preto. Gattaz won the World Grand Prix three times in a row.-Early career:...
- Virna DiasVirna DiasVirna Cristine Dantas Dias is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
- Fernanda Venturini
- Arlene XavierArlene XavierArlene de Queiroz Xavier is a female volleyball player from Brazil. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Biography:...
- Valeska MenezesValeska MenezesValeska dos Santos Menezes is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
- Jaqueline CarvalhoJaqueline CarvalhoJaqueline Maria Pereira de Carvalho is a female volleyball player from Brazil.-Career:Carvalho was named Best Receiver at the 2006 World Championship in Japan, where Brazil claimed the silver medal after a loss in the final against Russia.She won the silver medal and Best Spiker award at the 2010...
- Erika CoimbraErika CoimbraErika Kelly Pereira "Kiki" Coimbra is a volleyball player who competed for Brazil in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games...
- Paula PequenoPaula PequenoPaula Renata Marques Pequeno, better known as Paula Pequeno , is a female volleyball player from Brazil. She was born in Brasília.-Career:...
- Nataša OsmokrovićNataša OsmokrovićNataša Osmokrović is an international Croatian volleyball player who plays for Azerbaijani club Rabita Baku.-Career:...