In Campinas (1 million of inhabitants and 90 kilometers from São Paulo), the Guarani Soccer Club is one of the premier soccer clubs for professional male athletes. From Guarani a lot of brilliant players emerge for the world to see. Some premier players include: Amaral, Julio Cesar, Mauro, Renato, Careca, Zenon, Mauro Silva, João Paulo, Edmar, Neto, Djalminha, Amoroso, Luisão and Deco.

Along with soccer, Guarani also has a large social club. With luxuries including, swimming pools and many soccer fields. The club also has developed many amateur sports with a large emphasize a girls soccer.

Since 1982 the Guarani Club has developed many intramural tournaments, including tournaments for girls. In 1983 the first girl’s soccer team was built. Then from 1995 until the present, the women’s club has created many different categories that never before existed in Brazil. Guarani set the example for many other clubs around the country. There were many female categories that Guarani participated in, including Futsal, Soccer, and Society soccer, which consist of 7 players. Social soccer is very popular in Brazil and always has a lot of success.

In the last 8 years, over one hundred titles have been conquered. In the state tournament, Guarani was the following:

Soccer Titles

State Champion U-14- 1997 (SET)

State Champion U-18- 1997 (SET)

State Champion U-14- 1998 (SET)

State Champion U-14- 1999 (SET)

State Champion U-14- 2000 “Hope Games”

Champion - 2000 "Regionals Games" (SET)

Champion - 2003 "Regionals Games" (SET)

Champion - 2004 "Regionals Games" (SET)

State Champion U-18- 2004 (FPFA)

State Champion U-15- 2005 (FPFA)

State Champion U-18- 2005 (FPFA)

Futsal Titles

State Champion U-19- 1999

State Champion U-14- 2000

State Champion U-19- Piratininga Trophy 2000

State Champion U-14- Piratininga Trophy 2001

State Champion U-16- Piratininga Trophy 2001

State Champion U-16- Piratininga Trophy 2002

State Champion U-14- 2002

State Champion U-16- 2002

State Champion U-14- Piratininga Trophy 2003

State Champion U-19- Piratininga Trophy 2003

State Champion U-14- 2003

State Champion U-13- 2004

State Champion U-13- 2005

State Champion U-15- Piratininga Trophy 2005

State Champion U-17- 2005

The U-14 team was Brazilian champions from the “Hope Games”, of 2000. The Rede Globo (television channel) provided this tournament and it brought more than 600 teams from around the country. The Futsal team was also champs of the first South-American Futsal tournament held in Santiago Chile in 2001.

These are just some of the titles conquered by the girls soccer team from Guarani. The girls from Guarani have been in Utah/USA (photo) and Chile. Many teams from USA have had the opportunity to be in Campinas, some of these teams are University of Notre Dame, Sanford University and Union College from Kentucky.

Many athletes from Guarani are having a change to go to USA and play soccer with a great scholarship. Many of them are having a blast in the “land of women’s soccer”. The biggest emphaze has been an Juliana Filipe that is the Juliana Filipe - the All-Time Leading Goal Scorer and Points Leader in Collegiate History. Juliana Filipe shattered the record books during her four-year career at Union College in becoming the queen of collegiate soccer. Her coronation came on November 2, 2001, when she scored four goals in becoming the all-time goal scorer in collegiate history - all divisions, all genders. Filipe finished with 145 career goals, besting the previous mark of 137 set by Richard Sharpe of NCAA Division II Florida Tech. In addition, Filipe is also the collegiate record holder for most points in a career as she compiled 340. On October 16, Filipe posted four goals in an 8-0 win over Georgetown College in breaking the NAIA record for career goals. George Fox's Dan LeVeine and Pacific Lutheran's Sonya Brandt were each held the NAIA's previous record at 130 goals. The Campinas, Brazil native broke numerous records during her time as a member of the Lady Bulldogs. She owns or shares nine program records, four NAIA records and two collegiate records. The school records she owns or shares are: most goals in a game (10), most points in a game (21), most goals in a season (46), most assists in a season (18), most points in a season (110), most game-winning goals in a season (10), most goals in a career (145), most assists in a career (50) and most career points (340). The NAIA records she owns or shares are: most points in a game, points in a season, goals in a career and points in a career. Filipe is the collegiate record holder for most goals and most points in a career. The College honored Filipe for her accomplishments by retiring her jersey and number at a ceremony on April 21, 2002. No other women's soccer player will ever wear the Nº 10.

Between 2001 and 2002 six athletes from Guarani were selected to play for the Brazilian National team U-19. This is in preparation for the first U-19 world cup held in Canada. Many young athletes from different countries are spending their vacations in Campinas. They are having a opportunity to know Brazilian culture, practice, and play soccer with Brazilian players.

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