Marco Aurélio Motta

Marco Aurélio Motta (born 1960 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a volleyball coach from Brazil. He was the head coach of the Turkey women's national team from 2011 to 2013.

He began with volleyball playing at the age of 14. He pursued a career as a coach for beach volleyball as he was 17. During that time, he discovered and coached talented beach volleyball players such as Ana Richa and Adriana Samuel. With him, the club won two league championships after a third place in his first season.

He served as the director of the Center for Physical Education and Sports at the Universidade Santa Úrsula in Rio de Janeiro.

At the end of 2010, he was named head coach of the Turkey women's national team. Motta led the Turkish team to bronze medals at the 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship and the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix and in 2012 the Turkish women's team qualified for the first time for the Olympics.

National teams Brazil junior women's national team (1985–87) Head Coach Italy junior women's national team (1991–96) Head Coach Brazil women's national team (2001–03) Head Coach Turkey women's national team (2011–13) Head Coach

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Achievements Motta's achievements include: Brazil Women's champion, twice Brazil Girl's champion South American Clubs champion Brazil women's national volleyball team South America champion South America champion (Brazil junior women's national team) South America champion (Brazil girl's national team) 1987 World champion (Brazil junior women's national team) Eczacıbaşı VitrA 2004-05 Turkish League - 2005 Top Teams Championships - 2005-06 Turkish League - 2006-07 Turkish League - Turkey women's national volleyball team 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship - 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix -