Meet Flamengo's wingers for the 2019 LDB competition
Matheus Weber, João Vittor, Moisés and Luiz Henrique will defend the Sacred Mantle
By Mariana Sa - inThe Brazilian Interclub Championship – Basketball Development League (LDB) is about to begin! Next Wednesday (24), at 13:30 pm, Flamengo begins the competition in the main youth competition in the country. Playing at Tijuca Tênis Clube, the Mais Querido is looking for its third championship and has a strong squad led by coach Rodrigo Leonardo 'Galego'.
Before the tournament begins, the Rubro-Negro's official website presents the players who will defend the Sacred Mantle this season. In this part of the series, you'll learn more about the team's wingers: Matheus Weber, João Vittor, Moisés, and Luiz Henrique.
Matheus Weber began training with the first team shortly after his arrival at the beginning of the year. Since then, he has earned the trust of coach Gustavo De Conti and joined the squad that won the Novo Basquete Brasil 11 championship. Born in 2000, the 1,94'XNUMX" winger is from Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, and has played for Cravinhos and Paulistano.
"We're very focused, the team is very focused and with a single objective: to be champion. This final stretch is very intense and we're already making the final adjustments to get this phase off to a good start," said Weber.
Winger João Vittor de Souza is 1,90'2001", born in XNUMX, and is from Rio de Janeiro. Before joining Mengo this year, he played for Jequiá, Barretos, and Franca.
Moisés Diorginis joined Flamengo this season from Fluminense, where he played between 2017 and last year. Previously, he played for Basquete Queimados in Rio de Janeiro and Concórdia, Santa Catarina. Born in 1999, Café, as he is known, stands 2,00'XNUMX" tall and is from Japeri, Rio de Janeiro.
Filling the gap, Luiz Henrique Ferreira, known as Ferrugem, started playing basketball for Flamengo at age 11. He then had a brief stint in São Paulo before returning to the Mais Querido. Born in 2002, the youngster stands 1,94'XNUMX" tall.
The Most Beloved debuts on Wednesday (24), against Maringá. Playing at 13:30 pm, the red-blacks face União Corinthians on Thursday, São José on Friday (13 pm), Basquete Cearense on Sunday (13 pm) and Pinheiros on Monday (13:30 pm). The clashes will be at Tijuca Tênis Clube.
The basketball teams of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo receive funding from their sponsors – TIM, AmBev, Rede D'or, IRB Brasil RE, CSN, Brasil Plural, and EY – via the Federal Incentive Law/Ministry of Sports (IR) and the State Incentive Law/Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat of Sports, Recreation, and Youth (Seelje), in addition to support from the Brazilian Club Committee (CBC) resulting from the decentralization of resources generated by the Pelé Law. The Anjo da Guarda Rubro-Negro Project, a personal tax transfer, benefits all Olympic sports of the Most Beloved.