Wlamir Marques
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Wlamir Marques (July 16, 1937 – March 18, 2025), also known simply as Wlamir, was a Brazilian basketball player and coach who 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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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 two gold medals and two 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
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.[1][2]
National team career
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.[3]
Post-playing career
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Death
Marques died at Santa Magiore Hospital in São Paulo, on 18 March 2025, at the age of 87.[4]
References
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- ↑ Brazil legend Wlamir Marques helped lay foundation for FIBA Intercontinental Cup with 51-point explosion for Corinthians. Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- ↑ Long, rich history of FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
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