Marianne Steinbrecher

Marianne Steinbrecher (born August 23, 1983) is a Brazilian volleyball player, at Molico/Osasco. She represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in which she helped her country win the gold medal.

Life and career Born in São Paulo, Steinbrecher, who is of Russian and German descent, started playing volleyball when she was 14 years old. she professionalized while playing for Osasco. the Campeonato Paulista in 2003, In 2010, she signed a contract with the Brazilian club Unilever Volley. She played with Fenerbahçe in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar and helped her team to win the bronze medal after defeating Puerto Rico's Lancheras de Cataño 3–0.

National team

Playing for the national team, she won the FIVB World Grand Prix in 2004, in 2006, in 2008 Steinbrecher participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics, in which her country finished in the fourth place, after being defeated by Cuba in the bronze medal match. In the 2007 Pan American Games, she won the silver medal, after her country was defeated by Cuba in the final.

Mari took part of the National Team who won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Personal life Marianne came out when the newspaper Extra reported her and her girlfriend.

Awards

Individuals 2003–04 Brazilian Superliga – "Best scorer" 2003–04 Brazilian Superliga – "Best spiker" 2004–05 Brazilian Superliga – "Best server" 2006 Pan-American Cup – "Most valuable player" 2006 Pan-American Cup – "Best spiker" 2008 World Grand Prix – "Most valuable player" 2011 South American Championship – "Best spiker" 2015 South American Club Championship – "Best opposite spiker"

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