Guerrinha

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Jorge "Guerrinha" Guerra

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| caption = Guerrinha, working as the head coach of Bauru.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|06|21}}

| birth_place = Franca, São Paulo (state), Brazil

| position = Head coach

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1.25

| weight_lb = 175

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| career_position = Point guard

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As a player:

4× Brazilian champion (1980, 1981 (II), 1990, 1991)

As head coach:

FIBA Americas League champion (2015)
2× FIBA South American League champion (2014, 2016)
Brazilian champion (2002)

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Jorge Guerra (born 21 June 1959), also commonly known in Brazil as Jorge Guerrinha, is a Brazilian former professional basketball player and coach.{{Cite web|title = Guerrinha|url = http://www.cbb.com.br/Selecoes/AT?cod=226|website = www.cbb.com.br|accessdate = 2015-08-11|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150203051802/http://www.cbb.com.br/Selecoes/AT?cod=226|archive-date = 2015-02-03|url-status = dead}}

Professional playing career

Born in Franca, in the state of São Paulo, Guerra debuted in basketball when he was 16, playing with Amazonas Franca. He also played with C.A. Monte Líbano and Ribeirão Preto.{{Cite web|title = Guerrinha|url = http://terceirotempo.bol.uol.com.br/que-fim-levou/guerrinha-4154|website = Terceiro Tempo|accessdate = 2015-08-11}} During his pro club career, Guerra won 4 Brazilian Championships, in the seasons 1980, 1981 (II), 1990, and 1991.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

National team playing career

Guerra was a part of the senior Brazilian national basketball team that won the 1987 Pan American Games, in Indianapolis. In that tournament's final game, the Brazilian side outscored the home team, the Team USA, 120–115, which marked the first time that Team USA lost a game as a tournament host. It was also the first time Team USA was defeated in a finals game.{{Cite web|title = PAN 2007 - História - 1987 - Terra - Pan-Americano 2007|url = http://esportes.terra.com.br/panamericano2007/interna/0,,OI1475239-EI8332,00.html|website = esportes.terra.com.br|accessdate = 2015-08-11}}

He also played at the 1986 FIBA World Cup, the 1988 Summer Olympic Games, the 1990 FIBA World Cup, and the 1992 Summer Olympic Games.

Coaching career

Guerrinha has been the head coach of several Brazilian clubs, some of which include Ribeirão Preto/Polti/COC, ACF Campos and Bandeirantes/Rio Claro. In 2016, he became the head coach of the Brazilian club Mogi das Cruzes,{{Cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/mogi-das-cruzes-suzano/basquete/noticia/2016/06/prefeito-se-antecipa-e-anuncia-guerrinha-como-tecnico-do-mogi.html|title=Prefeito se antecipa e anuncia Guerrinha como técnico do Mogi|language=pt-BR|access-date=2016-08-19}} after having previously been Bauru's head coach.{{Cite web|title = Na defesa, o grande mérito de Bauru na vitória contra o Flamengo|url = http://balanacesta.blogosfera.uol.com.br/2015/01/31/na-defesa-o-grande-merito-de-bauru-na-vitoria-contra-o-flamengo/|website = UOL Esporte|accessdate = 2015-08-11}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20190114210218/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q//pid/7967/_//players.html FIBA Profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150923201347/http://www.cbb.com.br/PortalCBB/Selecoes/AT?cod=226 CBB Profile] {{in lang|pt}}

Category:Brazilian men's basketball players

Category:1990 FIBA World Championship players

Category:1959 births

Category:Living people

Category:Associação Bauru Basketball coaches

Category:Basketball players at the 1987 Pan American Games

Category:Brazilian basketball coaches

Category:Clube Atlético Monte Líbano basketball players

Category:Esporte Clube Sírio basketball players

Category:Franca Basquetebol Clube players

Category:Mogi das Cruzes Basquete coaches

Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil