Wlamir Marques
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Born | [1] São Vicente, Brazil | July 16, 1936||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 1959: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1953–1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1961–1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1953–1954 | Clube de Regatas Piracicaba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955–1961 | XV de Novembro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1962–1972 | S.C. Corinthians Paulista | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1973 | Tênis Clube de Campinas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1961 | Limeira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1963–1964 | S.C. Corinthians Paulista women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968 | XV de Novembro women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1970–1971 | S.C. Corinthians Paulista | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1975 | Palmeiras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1977 | Hebraica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1982 | São Caetano women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1988 | Cerquilho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 world during the 1960s. Alongside fellow countrymen Amaury Pasos, Algodão, and Rosa Branca, he led the best basketball generation Brazil ever had. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the small forward position. He was nicknamed "The Flying Saucer", and "The Blonde Devil".
Along with Kresimir Cosic, Marques is one of the top two medalists in FIBA World Cup history, having won 2 gold medals and 2 silver medals. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. The Ginásio Poliesportivo Wlamir Marques arena is named after him, in his honor.
Club career
[edit]At the club level, Marques played as a junior with São Vicente, and at the senior level with XV de Novembro, S.C. Corinthians, and Tênis Clube Campinas. He won the Brazilian League in 1965, 1966, and 1969, with S.C. Corinthians. He won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup's 1965 Test Cup championship, a game in which he scored 51 points.[2][3]
National team career
[edit]Marques played for the senior men's Brazilian national team, and with them he won the 1959 FIBA World Championship and the 1963 FIBA World Championship gold medals. He was the MVP of the 1963 FIBA World Championship. He also won silver medals at the 1954 FIBA World Championship and 1970 FIBA World Championship.
He won bronze medals at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games and the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, a silver medal at the 1963 Pan American Games, and bronze medals at the 1955 Pan American Games and 1959 Pan American Games.[4]
Post-playing career
[edit]After his basketball playing career ended, Marques worked as a head basketball coach. He then worked as a sports commentator for basketball games on ESPN Brasil, and has been an active personality on the show called, "Brazilian Basketball Reborn", working as an important voice on TV and internet channels.
References
[edit]- ^ Wlamir Marques at Olympedia
- ^ Brazil legend Wlamir Marques helped lay foundation for FIBA Intercontinental Cup with 51-point explosion for Corinthians.
- ^ Long, rich history of FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wlamir Marques Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
External links
[edit]- FIBA Profile
- CBB Profile (in Portuguese)
- 1936 births
- Living people
- Brazilian basketball coaches
- Brazilian men's basketball players
- 1954 FIBA World Championship players
- 1959 FIBA World Championship players
- 1963 FIBA World Championship players
- 1970 FIBA World Championship players
- Basketball players at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 1959 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players with retired numbers
- FIBA World Championship-winning players
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic basketball players for Brazil
- Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in basketball
- Sportspeople from São Vicente, São Paulo
- Small forwards
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras basketball coaches
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista basketball coaches
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista basketball players
- Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from São Paulo (state)