Marcos Sugiyama
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Marcos Sugiyama is a Brazilian-Japanese volleyball
player who currently plays for Suntory Sunbirds
. In 2003 he obtained his Japanese citizenship. His father Carlos Esteves is the first black player to play in Japan Soccer League
, and his mother is Japanese.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player who currently plays for Suntory Sunbirds
Suntory Sunbirds
Suntory Sunbirds is a men's volleyball team based in Osaka city, Osaka, Japan. It plays in V.Premier League. The club was founded in 1973.The owner of the club is Suntory.-Honours:Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League...
. In 2003 he obtained his Japanese citizenship. His father Carlos Esteves is the first black player to play in Japan Soccer League
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
, and his mother is Japanese.