Zé Marco de Melo

José Marco Nóbrega Ferreira de Melo, called Zé Marco ( born March 19, 1971 in João Pessoa ) is a former Brazilian beach volleyball player.

Career

In the years 1992-1995 Zé Marco played his first international tournaments with Dennys and Paulo Emilio. He then formed a permanent duo with Emanuel Rego. Zé Marco and Emanuel established with several tournament victories in open tournaments and the World Series once in the international elite. In the Olympic tournament in 1996 but they had to make do with the ninth after defeats against the Americans Dodd / Whitmarsh and the Portuguese Maia / Brenha. The following year, in the quarter- finals of the World Cup in Los Angeles against the U.S. duo Whitmarsh / Ceman from.

1998 Zé Marco formed a new duo with Ricardo Santos and won several tournaments again. At the World Cup in Marseille but Zé Marco and Ricardo did not come about 17th place out. Successful they were at the Olympic tournament in Sydney; they lost only in the ending the Americans Blanton / Fonoimoana. 2001 Zé Marco played with Pará. At the World Championships in Klagenfurt he lost the second round against his previous partner Ricardo and Jose Loiola in three sets and finished ninth.

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