(1936-07-16) July 16, 1936 (age 87)[1] São Vicente, Brazil
Nationality
Brazilian
Listed height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight
86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
NBA draft
1959: undrafted
Playing career
1953–1973
Position
Small forward
Number
5
Coaching career
1961–1988
Career history
As player:
1953–1954
Clube de Regatas Piracicaba
1955–1961
XV de Novembro
1962–1972
S.C. Corinthians Paulista
1973
Tênis Clube de Campinas
As coach:
1961
Limeira
1963–1964
S.C. Corinthians Paulista women
1968
XV de Novembro women
1970–1971
S.C. Corinthians Paulista
1975
Palmeiras
1977
Hebraica
1981–1982
São Caetano women
1987–1988
Cerquilho
Career highlights and awards
As a player:
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
FIBA World Cup MVP (1963)
FIBA Intercontinental Test Cup champion (1965)
Best Athlete of South America (1961)
2× South American Club Champion (1964, 1969)
3× Brazilian Champion (1965, 1966, 1969)
7× São Paulo State Champion (1957, 1960, 1964–1966, 1968, 1969)
No. 5 retired by S.C. Corinthians Paulista (2018)
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Brazil
Summer Olympics
1960 Rome
Team
1964 Tokyo
Team
World Cup
1959 Chile
Team
1963 Brazil
Team
1954 Brazil
Team
1970 Yugoslavia
Team
Pan American Games
1963 São Paulo
Team
1955 Mexico City
Team
1959 Chicago
Team
FIBA South American Championship
1958 Chile
Team
1960 Argentina
Team
1961 Brazil
Team
1963 Peru
Team
1955 Colombia
Team
Wlamir Marques (born July 16, 1936), also known simply as Wlamir, is a Brazilian former basketball player and coach. He 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 1.85 m (6'1") 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 2 gold medals and 2 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.
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