Marcio Cerquinho

Marcio Cerquinho
Curler
Born (1980-06-16) June 16, 1980 (age 44)
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Curling career
Member Association Brazil
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		3 (2017, 2018, 2019)
Other appearancesWorld Mixed Curling Championship: 1 (2016)

Marcio Leite Cerquinho[1] (born June 16, 1980, in Manaus) is a former Brazilian curler[2] and curling coach. In 2023, he pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual interference involving an 11 year old girl, while living in New Westminster, British Columbia.[3]

Curling career

In 2017 and 2018, Cerquinho participated in the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, placing 28th in 2017 and 17th in 2018.[2] In 2016 and 2017, he participated in the Brazilian Mixed Doubles Championship, where he took second place and first place on both occasions.[2]

Cerquinho also participated in the 2018 Americas Challenge (January) where the Brazilian Curling Team played against Glenn Howard's in a best-of-five series that occurred parallel to the 2018 Continental Cup of Curling.

Cerquinho and his partner Aline Santos missed a spot in the playoffs of the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship losing on the LSD (Last Stone Draw) to Finland by 2.48 cm.[4]

Cerquinho and partner Luciana Barrella placed 26th at the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.

Sexual interference crimes

When he was working as a curling coach, Cerquinho was charged in 2021 with child sex crimes for an incident in New Westminster, British Columbia. At the time, Cerquinho denied any wrongdoing.[5] Cerquinho later pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual interference with[6] an 11 year old girl and two other victims.[3]

Teams

Men's

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2016–17 Marcelo Mello Marcio Cerquinho Scott McMullan Filipe Nunes Sérgio Mitsuo Vilela Robbie Gallaugher 2017 AC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017–18 Marcelo Mello Scott McMullan Marcio Cerquinho Filipe Nunes Sérgio Mitsuo Vilela 2018 AC(J) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Mixed

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
2016–17 Raphael Monticello Alessandra Barros Marcio Cerquinho Luciana Barrella WMxCC 2016 (33rd)

Mixed doubles

Season Male Female Coach Events
2016–17 Marcio Cerquinho Anne Shibuya Karen Watson BMDCC 2016 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[7][8]
WMDCC 2017 (28th)
2017–18 Marcio Cerquinho Aline Lima (Gonçalves) Wade Scoffin (WMDCC) BMDCC 2017 1st place, gold medalist(s)[9][10][11]
WMDCC 2018 (17th)
2018–19 Marcio Cerquinho Luciana Barrella Wade Scoffin WMDCC 2019 (26th)

Record as a coach of national teams

Year Tournament, event National team Place
2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics  Brazil (mixed)[12]
24
2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
 NOR Nora Østgård /  BRA Michael Velve		 (mixed doubles)[13]
25
2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
 BRA Gabriela Rogic Farias /  JPN Asei Nakahara		 (mixed doubles)[13]
25

Personal life

Cerquinho is a Software developer. He was employed at the Vancouver Curling Club until October 2019.

He also built the first 3 sheet Curling Rink in Latin America, located in São Paulo in March 2020 called Arena Ice Brasil.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "New Westminster police say man charged with sex offences may have other victims". CityNews. May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Marcio Cerquinho profile at Curling Zone
  3. ^ a b "Guilty plea: Volunteer curling coach in New West admits to sexual interference against youth". New Westminster Record. June 8, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. ^ Curling: por vaga inédita no mata-mata, Brasil estreia no Mundial de duplas mistas | olimpíadas de inverno | Globoesporte(in Portuguese)
  5. ^ "Brazilian curling champion accused of sex crimes in New Westminster denies allegations". CTV. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Brazilian curling champion pleads guilty to B.C. sex crimes involving underage victims". CTV. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  7. ^ 2016 Brazil National Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | Curlingzone
  8. ^ Campeonato Brasileiro de Curling define equipe nacional em 2017 - Brasil Zero Grau(in Portuguese)
  9. ^ 2017 Brazil National Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | Curlingzone
  10. ^ Campeonato Brasileiro de Curling 2017 - CBDG Archived 2019-03-27 at the Wayback Machine(in Portuguese)
  11. ^ CBDG organiza segunda edição do Campeonato Brasileiro de Curling em Vancouver | Esporte Alternativo Archived 2018-10-13 at the Wayback Machine(in Portuguese)
  12. ^ "Curling – Mixed Team – Entry List by Event" (PDF). lausanne2020.sport. 9 January 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Entry List by Event - Mixed Doubles - Curling - Winter Youth Olympic Games 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-12. Retrieved February 12, 2020.