# Associação Social e Esportiva Sada

Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei is a Brazilian professional volleyball team based in Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil. They have 5 titles in the FIVB Men's Club World Volleyball Championship, tied with Italy's Trentino Itas as the most successful men's teams in volleyball history. At national and continental levels, they compete in the Brazilian Superliga, with 8 titles and won a record of 11 times the South American Championships.

## History

Founded in 2006 in Betim, part of the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area in the state of Minas Gerais, Sada merged with Cruzeiro in 2009 and is now based in neighbouring Contagem.
The volleyball team was founded in 2006 as "Sada Betim" and had the Grupo Sada as the main sponsor. Throughout the years, Sada, the company based in Betim, Minas Gerais, has become responsible for managing the "Club", and in 2008 the "Associação Social e Esportiva Sada" was created.
In 2009 the partnership with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, a traditional Brazilian football club was formalized, and the team gained one of the largest volleyball fan-bases in the country driven by Cruzeiro's about eight million supporters.
Sada Cruzeiro is the only Brazilian volleyball club to ever win the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.

## Team

Squad as of October 2019
Team roster – season 2019/2020 :
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| 1 | Luan Weber | (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 34) | opposite |
| 2 | John Perrin | (1989-08-17) 17 August 1989 (age 35) | outside hitter |
| 3 | Lucas de Deus | (1987-01-26) 26 January 1987 (age 38) | libero |
| 4 | Otávio Pinto | (1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 (age 34) | middle blocker |
| 6 | Rodrigo Leme | (1980-04-09) 9 April 1980 (age 44) | setter |
| 7 | Facundo Conte | (1989-08-25) 25 August 1989 (age 35) | outside hitter |
| 8 | Evandro Guerra | (1981-12-27) 27 December 1981 (age 43) | opposite |
| 10 | Cledenilson Batista | (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 (age 26) | middle blocker |
| 11 | Rodrigo Leão | (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 (age 28) | outside hitter |
| 12 | Isac Santos | (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 34) | middle blocker |
| 14 | Fernando Kreling | (1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 29) | setter |
| 15 | Lucas Silva | (1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 (age 25) | libero |
| 17 | Welinton Oppenkoski | (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 24) | opposite |
| 18 | Filipe Ferraz (c) | (1980-03-01) 1 March 1980 (age 45) | outside hitter |
| 19 | Davi Pozzobon | (1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 (age 28) | outside hitter |
| 20 | Hugo Hamacher | (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 33) | outside hitter |
Team roster – season 2018/2019 :
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| 1 | Luan Weber | (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 34) | opposite |
| 3 | Éder Kock | (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 31) | middle blocker |
| 4 | Leonardo Nascimento | (1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 30) | outside hitter |
| 5 | Sandro Carvalho | (1981-04-02) 2 April 1981 (age 43) | setter |
| 6 | Robert Araujo | (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 29) | middle blocker |
| 8 | Evandro Guerra | (1981-12-27) 27 December 1981 (age 43) | opposite |
| 10 | Kevin Le Roux | (1989-05-11) 11 May 1989 (age 35) | middle blocker |
| 11 | Rodrigo Leão | (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 (age 28) | outside hitter |
| 12 | Isac Santos | (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 34) | middle blocker |
| 14 | Fernando Kreling | (1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 29) | setter |
| 15 | Taylor Sander | (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32) | outside hitter |
| 16 | Lucas Bauer | (1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 25) | libero |
| 17 | Sérgio Nogueira | (1978-08-25) 25 August 1978 (age 46) | libero |
| 18 | Filipe Ferraz (c) | (1980-03-01) 1 March 1980 (age 45) | outside hitter |
| 19 | Davi Pozzobon | (1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 (age 28) | outside hitter |
Team roster – season 2017/2018 :
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| 1 | Pablo Ventura | (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26) | outside hitter |
| 2 | Rodrigo Telles | (1990-03-03) 3 March 1990 (age 35) | opposite |
| 3 | Éder Kock | (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 31) | middle blocker |
| 5 | Nicolás Uriarte | (1990-03-21) 21 March 1990 (age 34) | setter |
| 6 | Robert Araujo | (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 29) | middle blocker |
| 7 | Lucas Silva | (1999-09-28) 28 September 1999 (age 25) | libero |
| 8 | Evandro Guerra | (1981-12-27) 27 December 1981 (age 43) | opposite |
| 9 | Yoandry Leal | (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 36) | outside hitter |
| 10 | Robertlandy Simón | (1987-06-11) 11 June 1987 (age 37) | middle blocker |
| 11 | Rodrigo Leão | (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 (age 28) | outside hitter |
| 12 | Isac Santos | (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 34) | middle blocker |
| 14 | Fernando Kreling | (1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 29) | setter |
| 17 | Sérgio Nogueira | (1978-08-25) 25 August 1978 (age 46) | libero |
| 18 | Filipe Ferraz (c) | (1980-03-01) 1 March 1980 (age 45) | outside hitter |
| Head coach: Marcelo Méndez Assistant: Humberto Martelete ||||

## Honours

* FIVB Club World Championship
    (x5) 2013, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024
    (x2) 2012, 2019
    (x2) 2017, 2022
* South American Championship
    (x11) 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
    (x1) 2015
    (x1) 2009
* Brazilian Superliga
    (x8) 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2022–23
    (x2) 2010–11, 2012–13
* Brazilian Cup
    (x8) 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
* Brazilian Super Cup
    (x6) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
* Minas Gerais State Championship
    (x16) 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
    (x1) 2006

## Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for Sada volleyball team.
| Period | Kit provider |
| 2012–2015 | Olympikus Penalty |
| 2016–2019 | Umbro |
| 2020– | Adidas |

### Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Sada Transporte, other sponsors: Mitsubishi Motors, Molten Corporation, Amil Participacoes SA and Mater Dei.