Marcio Cerquinho
Brazilian curler
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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]
Brazilappearances3 (2017, 2018, 2019)
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  |
| 2017–18 | Marcelo Mello | Scott McMullan | Marcio Cerquinho | Filipe Nunes | Sérgio Mitsuo Vilela | 2018 AC(J) |
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 [7][8] WMDCC 2017 (28th) |
| 2017–18 | Marcio Cerquinho | Aline Lima (Gonçalves) | Wade Scoffin (WMDCC) | BMDCC 2017  [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]
