Here is our presentation of the first three futsal "Queens" taking part in the Intercontinental Cup 2005 in Puertollano (Spain). Enjoy it!



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- Tournament fixture: have a look!




Special thanks to Marcos Valnei and Bill Truschel for their priceless collaboration.

Group A

Malwee Jaraguà

City: Jaraguá do Sul, state of Santa Catarina (SC) (Brazil)

Web Site: www.malwee.com.br


Cup Queen

The name of Malwee/Jaraguà in Brazilian futsal is well known, especially related to a particular competition: the prestigious Taça Brasil de Clubes. The Brazilian National Cup, the "real" and traditional national competition in Brazil, registered the same winner in the last three editions: Malwee/Jaraguà. After winning towards their local fans in 2003 (Click here to know more), the Ferretti's boys were able to repeat the impressive result in the two following edition played in Goiania and Carlos Barbosa (2004: click here; 2005: click here)

South American triumph

Why is Malwee/Jaraguà in Puertollano? Quite simple: at the end of a spectacular brazilian derby against ACBF played in Mar de Plata (Argentina), Malwee was crowned as South American Champion (Zona Sur: click here). But this impressive victory was still not enough: to become the absolute South American Champion the Brazilian club had a further task against the Peruvian champions of Deportivo Kansas (Sudamericano Champions - Zona Norte: click here). In a double match played in Lima, Malwee/Jaraguà easily defeated their opponents ( click here) obtaining a ticket for the Intercontinental Cup. In the recent triumphs list we cannot avoid to mention the last three State titles (Estadual Santa Catarina 2002, 2003 and 2004) together with the Copa Sul 2005 recently won in Erechim.

Falcão's orphan and still looking for the first Liga Futsal

Even if Malwee/Jaraguà is definitely one of the most important brazilian clubs, the Catarinense team is still waiting for the first triumph in the Liga Futsal, goal which become a little more harder having lost the best player of the World, as recognized by FIFA and Futsalplanet.com Awards: Alessandro Rosa Vieira, universally known as Falcão, who left futsal pitches in order to try again the soccer experience with São Paulo FC (in the current list of players of Malwee/Jaraguà there is the Falcão's brother, the gk Thiago).
After that, there was a negotiation with Playas in order to sign the brazilian flank Seco, with no results. The sports director of the club, Cacá Pavanello, still think about a possible way back for Falcão, who would be not satisfied with his current soccer experience.



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Liga Futsal 2005 and Intercontinental Cup: these are the main goals of Malwee/Jaraguà in this moment. Due to this reason was built a team which, hopefully, could manage to reach the expected results.

The "fixo" (defender) James was back from Spain (Valencia Vijusa), while the departure of Franklin (now in Italy with Seep Luparense) was replaced by an historical brazilian keeper like Bagè.

Also, don't forget about these names: Xoxo and Chico, with some talented and young players like Valdin and Willian.

Rosters in Puertollano

1 -- Luiz Henrique Couto Bagè - goalkeeper
2 -- Edson Marques Eca - flank
3 -- Antonio Rogerio Mafra Antonio - defender
4 -- Willian Ariel Koch Ariel - flank
6 -- Alexandre E. De Melo Xande - flank
7 -- Augusto Cesar Da Silva Augusto - flank
8 -- Alex Domingos Da Roza Leco - defender
9 -- Francisco M. De Souza Marcio - flank
10 - Marcio B. Rodrigues Xoxo - flank
13 - Joao Batista Carvalho Valdin - flank
14 - Willian Alves Willian - flank
15 - Francisco A. De Paula Chico - defender
16 - Volmir Lima Dos Santos Fio - pivot
17 - James Veiga James - defender
18 - Francisco Cordeiro Chico Paulista - pivot
19 - Thiago Rosa Vieira Thiago - goalkeeper
20 - Marcio Rogerio Da Silva Marcinho - goalkeeper

Staff

Coach: Fernando Coelho Ferretti
Assistant coach: Marcos Moraes Marcão
Supervisor: Kleber Rangel Corrêa Junior
Masseur: Maurício LeandroRogério
Physical trainer: Rogério
Physiotherapist: Sergio Rodrigues "Sergio"




ACBF (Carlos Barbosa)

City: Carlos Barbosa, state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) (Brazil)

Web Site: www.acbf.com.br


Title Holder

February 22nd, 2004: Carlos Barbosa was crowned with the Intercontinental Cup title (click here) at the end of an unforgettable match against Playas de Castellon. It was another team, but there are no doubts about the strong intention of Paulo Mussalem to revalidate the title.

National and State champions. A nigthmare named Malwee

One of the greatest results of ACBF was definitely given by the last edition of the prestigious Liga Futsal. The 2004 edition (the second title after the 2001 victory for ACBF) went to the Laranja Mecânica at the end of a great final series against Ulbra (click here).
Also, Carlos Barbosa conquered the Estadual league of Rio Grande Do Sul by defeating UCS/Moreflex.

On the other hand Malwee/Jaraguà was responsible for two disappointing results of the gaucho team: the Taça Brasil de Clubes 2004 (click here) and the South American Championship (Zona Sur: click here) finals, both lost.

Heavy departures

The "super-team" of the past season doesn't exist anymore, considering that Gabriel (Boomerang Interviu), Pablo (Playas De Castellon) and Betão (Lobelle de Santiago) decided to try the European experience in the Spanish Division de Honor. Something quite normal for a brazilian club, even if keeping the same level of the past season will not be easy for Paulo Mussalem, who at least managed to "save" Carlinhos who was very next to sign with the Italian club Seep Luparense.

Fininho and more...

The ACBF star is still Fininho, we're not in need to introduce a futsal legend. The young fixo Carlinhos, together with the great goalkeeper Lavoisier (more than 100 matches with brazilian national team) are two more well known names. Unfortunately Carlos Barbosa will miss two basic players like the pivot Flavio, still training after an injury, as happened for his team mate Bruno. Some new and interesting names in the current plantel: Bruno Melo and Dionízio from Universo de Pernambuco, Junior Cabeca, De Bail (from John Deere Futsal), while the talented pivot Elisandro has been promoted in the "A" team.

Rosters in Puertollano

Goalkeepers

Lavoisier Freire Martins
Danilo Ernesto Kruger

Defenders
Carlos Eduardo Moro "Carlinhos
Neilton Henrique Simas Júnior "Junior Cabeca"

Flanks
Paulo Sergio Lira Góes "Fininho"
Jonas Pinto Júnior
Mauricio Da Silva Schleder
Tiago De Bail
Carlos Dionizio da Silva
Bruno Henrique Cândido de Melo

Pivots:
Andrey Pires Neves
Elisandro Teixeira Gomes

Staff

Coach: Paulo Mussalem
Physical trainer: Paulo Vernes
Physiotherapist: James Allgayer
Goalkeepers coach: Luís Alberto Cidade
Supervisor: Rudy Vieira
President: Denir Gedoz



Pittsburgh Futsal Clube

City: Pittsburgh (Usa)

Web Site: www.pittsburghfutsal.com

Brazilian influence

Pittsburgh Futsal Clube was created thanks to the Bill Truschel willing. When Pittsburgh was awarded the host site for the 2003 US Region 1 Championship and it was decided that the tournament would take place in the arena owned and operated by the Truschel's family just outside of Pittsburgh, he decided to put together a team with some friends and some experienced players, starting with Marcus Guimaraes and Vitor Brito who came to Pittsburgh from Brazil a few years earlier to sign up with an agent. Thanks also to their advices the team could improve signing a few players whom they had grown up with and were living in the United States and thought that they might help the team, so that is how I was introduced to Andre "Monty" Santos and Marcus "Chipa" Reis. With those four, a goalkeeper, Matt Bordogna, who converted from a hockey goalkeeper to Futsal very nicely and some players from our local professional outdoor team (the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, who are now Division 3 in the United States and that were Division 2 at the time). Pittsburgh Futsal Club had the beginnings of a good team for US Futsal standards and breezed through the state championship that year to qualify for the regional championship. The Regional championship gave them a wake-up call early as teams that had been together for a few years were a lot more organized and it took a great effort to win that first Regional championship even with the skill that we had.

When they went to nationals that first year, we reinforced the team with some guys from Wake Forest University soccer team, because one, Ryan Caugherty, had been playing with Truschel since he was 10 years old and Wake Forest is one of the top programs in the United States. We did well at that championship in California that year, losing out to World United in a group game by the score of 3-2. They scored on a set piece from a free kick with only 1 minute left in the game. Afterwords, World United went on to win the National Championship easily and represented the United States in the last Intercontinental.

World United actually took Monty from Pittsburgh as a guest player when the tournament was in Barcelona, but the team that they brought last year was not a good representation of how good they actually are, because their best players could not afford to travel.

National triumph

In its second year Pittsburgh again won the state league easily, the Regional, located in Boston, winning against a good home team on their court and starting to have the organization and put the right chemistry together to have the confidence and composure of champions. Monty Santos was working full time for the club, to get the team organized and market us. When the National Championship of 2004 came around, Pittsburgh futsal Clube had a friendly warm up game against the US national team that went to the final 8 in Chinese-Taipei, leaving a great impression in people attending the match.

The championship was good, and Pittsburgh, now seemingly clicking on all cylinders could not be stopped this time and World United in the final could only muster 1 goal in a 4-1 defeat.

Third season

The team’s third year started with the excitement of the Intercontinental, In the meanwhile Pittsburgh went through "its routine", the State and Regional leagues (never easy) and was preparing to defend the national Title again when arrived from Lnfs the official invitation to take part in the great event.

As head coach Bill Truschel,due to personal reasons, will not be able to follow the team in Puertollano, Brad Pope (team goalkeeper) was designated as the coach.

Players missing

As happened for World United in the past season, many players left the team in order to find "better jobs" (as US futsal is still not professional): James Riley is now playing for the New England Revolution in the MLS, while Ryan Caugherty signed in Denish second division with B1909.

Roster in Puertollano

Matt Bordogna - goalkeeper - Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
Marcus Reis - defender - Salvador, BA (BRA)
Danilo Vittorato - defender - São Paulo, SP, BRA
Monteiro Santos - flank - São Paulo, SP (BRA)
David Bracale - flank - São Paulo, SP (BRA)
Dave Schoefield - flank - Preston, (ENG)
Marcus Guimarães - flank - Salvador, BA (BRA)
Vitor Brito - pivot - Salvador, BA (BRA)
Brad Pope - goalkeeper - North Carolina (USA)
Guilaino Teixeira - defender - Sao Paulo, SP (BRA)

Stand by for Confirmation:

Leonardo Jose Cabral - flank (Salvador, BA (BRA)






Posted by Luca Ranocchiari