Associação Social e Esportiva Sada
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| Full name | Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei | ||
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| Short name | Cruzeiro | ||
| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Ground | Ginásio Poliesportivo do Riacho, Contagem | ||
| Chairman |
 Vittorio Medioli | ||
| Manager |
 Marcelo Méndez | ||
| League | Brazilian Superliga | ||
| 2015–16 | 1st | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei is a Brazilian professional volleyball team based in Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil. They compete in the Brazilian Superliga and were the champions in the 2011–12,[1] 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons.[2] In 2012, 2014 and 2016 won the South American Championship.[3]
History
The volleyball team was founded in 2006 as "Sada Betim" and had the Grupo Sada as the main sponsor. Throughout the years, Sada, the company based in Betim, Minas Gerais, has become responsible for managing the "Club", and in 2008 the "Associação Social e Esportiva Sada" was created.[4]
In 2009 the partnership with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, a traditional Brazilian football club was formalized, and the team gained one of the largest volleyball fan-bases in the country driven by Cruzeiro's about eight million supporters.[5]
Sada Cruzeiro is the only Brazilian volleyball club to ever win the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.
Current squad
Squad as of October 24, 2016[6][7]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) |
| 1 | Alan Souza |
Opposite | 2.02 |
| 2 | Cristiano Tavares |
Setter | 1.92 |
| 3 | Éder Kock |
Middle blocker | 2.07 |
| 4 | Leonardo Nascimento |
Outside hitter | 1.99 |
| 5 | Vanderson Malta |
Libero | 1.76 |
| 6 | Robert de Araujo |
Opposite | 2.03 |
| 7 | William Arjona |
Setter | 1.86 |
| 8 | Evandro Guerra |
Opposite | 2.07 |
| 9 |  Yoandry Leal |
Outside hitter | 2.02 |
| 10 | Robertlandy Simón |
Middle blocker | 2.08 |
| 11 | Rodrigo Leão |
Outside hitter | 1.97 |
| 12 | Isac Santos |
Middle blocker | 2.08 |
| 14 | Fernando Kreling |
Setter | 1.85 |
| 16 | Pedro Luiz Santos |
Middle blocker | 2.04 |
| 17 | Sérgio Nogueira |
Libero | 1.84 |
| 18 | Filipe Ferraz |
Outside hitter | 1.94 |
| 20 | Pablo Ventura |
Outside hitter | 1.95 |
- Head coach: Marcelo Méndez
- Assistant coach: Humberto Martelete
Honours
- Winners (4): 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Runners-up (2): 2010–11, 2012–13
- Volleyball Brazil Cup
- Winners (2): 2014, 2016
- Brazilian Super Cup
- Winners (2): 2015, 2016
- Winners (8): 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Runners-up (1): 2006
- Copa Santa Catarina
- Winners (1): 2009
- Taça Cidade Vitória
- Winners (1): 2006
- Copa Bento
- Winners (2): 2007, 2008
- UC Irvine International Volleyball Tournament
- Winners (3): 2010, 2011, 2014
References
- ↑ "Sada Cruzeiro wins Superliga crown". FIVB. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ "BRA M: Sada Cruzero defended crown after epic comeback!". World of Volley. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Direto do Chile: time do Cruzeiro é campeão sul-americano de vôlei" (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ "Sada Cruzeiro Histórico" (in Portuguese). Sada Cruzeiro official website. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ "TEAM COMPOSITION SCR / Sada Cruzeiro". FIVB. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ "Equipe Profissional" (in Portuguese). Sada Cruzeiro official website. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ "Players – Sada Cruzeiro". FIVB. Retrieved 24 October 2016.