Boa Esporte Clube

Boa Esporte Clube, commonly known as just Boa Esporte or Boa, is a Brazilian football club from Varginha, Minas Gerais state. The club was formerly known as Ituiutaba Esporte Clube.

Boa Esporte
Full nameBoa Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Coruja (Owl)
Founded30 April 1947 (1947-04-30)
GroundMelão
Capacity15,471
ChairmanRone Moraes
ManagerLuiz Gabardo Júnior
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série D
Campeonato Mineiro
2020
2021		Série C, 10th
Mineiro, 11th of 12 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded on 30 April 1947, in Ituiutaba city, as Ituiutaba Esporte Clube.[1] They won the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II in 2004, and the Taça Minas Gerais in 2007. They lost the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C to ABC Futebol Clube in 2010. During the 2011 season, the club played in Varginha, adopting the name Boa Esporte Clube, and will return to Ituiutaba after the new stadium is built. As Boa Esporte Clube, they won the Campeonato Mineiro Second Level in 2011.

Boa Esporte played the Série B between 2011 and 2015, almost being promoted to the first division in their debut year (when they were 4 points away from 4th placer Sport Recife), and in 2014 (2 points away from 4th placer Avaí FC). Despite being second to last in 2015, they were the surprise winners of the 2016 Série C.

In March 2017, the club came to international media attention for their signing of Bruno Fernandes de Souza. Bruno was convicted of dismembering his mistress, Eliza Samudio, in 2010 and feeding her remains to his pet dogs, in a dispute over child support. In March 2013, he was sentenced to 22 years, however, he was granted release on appeal.[2] This signing led to multiple sponsors, such as Gois and Silva, dropping the club and has led to protests and outrage in Brazil.[3] Bruno's signing while awaiting appeal has led to various Human Rights organizations to protest that clubs like Boa Esporte do not value women or abuses against them by players.[4]

Achievements

National

State

Stadium
Main articles: Estádio Municipal Prefeito Luiz Dilzon de Melo and Estádio da Fazendinha (Ituiutaba)

The club plays their home games at Estádio Municipal Prefeito Luiz Dilzon de Melo, commonly known as Melão. The stadium is located in Varginha, and has a maximum capacity of 27,000 people.[5]

As Ituiutaba Esporte Clube, the club played their home games at Estádio da Fazendinha, located in Ituiutaba.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 3,840 people.[5]

Current squad

As of 13 September 2021[6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Brazil BRA Alencar
— GK Brazil BRA Ronaldo Zilio
— GK Brazil BRA Tom
— DF Brazil BRA Richard Volpato
— DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Pinheiro
— DF Brazil BRA Raul Cardoso (On loan from FC Cascavel)
— DF Brazil BRA Glauco
— DF Brazil BRA Alex Alves
— DF Brazil BRA Tiago Dybala
— MF Brazil BRA Douglas Pelé
— MF Brazil BRA Alyson
— MF Brazil BRA Romeu
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Thiago Peralta
— MF Brazil BRA Zé Augusto
— MF Brazil BRA Aruá
— MF Brazil BRA Cadu
— MF Brazil BRA Iago Sampaio
— MF Brazil BRA Fabinho
— FW Brazil BRA Lucas Coelho
— FW Brazil BRA Willian Mococa (On loan from Athletic Club (MG))
— FW Brazil BRA Neto Costa (On loan from Cianorte Futebol Clube)
— FW Brazil BRA Vagner
— FW Brazil BRA Stuart

References
  1. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 57.
  2. "Convicted killer Bruno on Boa Esporte signing: I deserve a second chance". ESPN. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  3. "Return of Brazilian goalkeeper convicted in murder prompts uproar". Yahoo. March 13, 2017. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  4. "A goalie convicted in the grisly murder of his girlfriend seeks to play in Brazil". The Washington Post. March 14, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  5. "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  6. "Departamentos – Boa Esporte Clube" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved September 13, 2021.


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