Minas Tênis Clube (Men's Volleyball)
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Minas Tênis Clube is a Brazilian men's volleyball
team from Belo Horizonte
, Minas Gerais
, who represents the multisport club
with the same name in the Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol
under the name Vivo/Minas. Minas is the most successful professional Brazilian team, with a record of ten national titles.
, was the major power of the Brazilain volleyball. The team leaded by the korean coach Young Wan Sohn won three titles in a row. At that time it created a major rivalry with two other teams from São Paulo state: Banespa and Pirelli.
, a former mobile carrier (now Vivo
).
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...
team from Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...
, Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
, who represents the multisport club
Minas Tênis Clube
Minas Tênis Clube is the men's professional basketball branch from Minas Tênis Clube, a multisports club from Belo Horizonte, Brazil.-Titles:Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes* Winners : 2007Amsterdam International Tournament...
with the same name in the Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol
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...
under the name Vivo/Minas. Minas is the most successful professional Brazilian team, with a record of ten national titles.
The Fiat/Minas era
In the decade of 1980 the volleyball gained major attendance in Brazil. The first national professional championship was organized in 1981. Also, the decade was the era of so-called "silver generation", in a reference to the team that won the silver medal in men's volleyball in the Olympic games of Los Angeles. The team, at time sponsored by the Italian car manufactured FiatFiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...
, was the major power of the Brazilain volleyball. The team leaded by the korean coach Young Wan Sohn won three titles in a row. At that time it created a major rivalry with two other teams from São Paulo state: Banespa and Pirelli.
The Telemig Celular era
During the 1990's the team had major success, winning three titles in a row. The team was named after Telemig CelularTelemig Celular
Vivo Minas was a regional Brazilian telecommunications company headquartered in Belo Horizonte. The company used to be one of eight wireless telephone companies that emerged from the break-up of Brazil's government-owned telephone monopoly Telebras. The name Telemig comes from the fact that it was...
, a former mobile carrier (now Vivo
Vivo
-Computer and technology:* Video In Video Out* Vivo Software, streaming format, acquired in 1998 by RealNetworks* VivoActive, Vivo Software's video format* Vivo S.A., a major Brazilian mobile phone company...
).
Honors
Minas Tenis Clube is the most successful team in the history of Brazilian Men's volleyball. They have a record of ten national championships,- South-American Championship
- Champions: 1984 and 1985
- Campeonato Brasileiro (Brazilian Championship)
- Champions: 1964, 1965, 1984, 1985, 1986
- Liga Nacional (National League)
- Runners-up: 1988/1989
- Superliga (Brazilian Volleyball Superleague)Superliga 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...
- Champions: 1999/00, 2000/2001, 2001/2002 and 2006/2007
- Runners-up: 2004/2005, 2005/2006 and 2008/2009
- Campeonato Mineiro (Minas Gerais state championship):
- Champions: 1984, 1985, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007
- Runners-up: 2008, 2009, 2010
- Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo state championship) (representing Esporte Clube PinheirosEsporte Clube PinheirosThe Esporte Clube Pinheiros is a sports and social club located in the Brazilian metropolis São Paulo, founded in 1899 as Sport Club Germânia by German immigrants. It has around 35,000 members and its terrain comprises 170,000 m² in the well regarded quarter of Jardim Europa...
):- Champions: 2005 and 2006
- Runners-up: 2007 and 2008