Mauricio Borges Almeida Silva

Club

FUNVIC TAUBATÉ

Nationality

Brazil

Birth Date

04/02/1989

Birth Place

Maceió/AL

Height

199 cm

Weight

99 kg

Hobbies

Skate

Favorite Book

24 Horas

#18 - MAURICIO BORGES ALMEIDA SILVA (MAURICIO) – WING SPIKER

Height: 1,99m

Weight: 99kg

Birth Date: 04/02/1989

BirthPlace: Maceió (AL)

Team: Vivo/Minas (MG)

Mauricio’s first club was CRB, from Maceio (AL). In 2005, his talent drew the attention of Minas TênisClube (MG). In 2006, won the U19 South American Championship, placed in Argentina. With the junior national team, in 2008, he won a silver medal in the South American Championship and leaded the team through the title campaign of the World Championship in the next season – he was chosen the best player in the competition. Mauricio also took part on the campaign of the ninth title of the World League in 2010. In 2011, the wing spiker was Pan American champion. In the current year, he went back to Minas TênisClube and will defend the Vivo/Minas in the 13/14 season. He was present in the second place campaign in the World League and won the titles of the Pan American Cup, the South American Championship and the Grand Champions Cup, all of them in 2013. In 2014, he played the first games of FIVB World League and suffered an injury in his ankle not being able to play the final phase.