Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
August 16 - 18, 1996
(14) Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, Portugal
 
João Carlos Brenha Alves Pereira
Portugal
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 6, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Espinho
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 134
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$265,957.50
Luis Miguel Barbosa Maia
Portugal
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 23, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Paranhos
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 78 kg (172 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 162
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$281,932.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725273341Money
FIVB13420067527283020144 US$531,915.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/9-11/1996 French Open 15 9th 320 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/23-28/1996 Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games 18 4th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-7/1996 German Open 18 9th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/27-30/1996 French Open 18 13th 90 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/21-23/1996 United States Open 18 17th 60 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/9-12/1996 Brazil Open 15 17th 60 US$1,500.00
FIVB 4/5-7/1996 Spain Open 17 13th 90 US$2,000.00
FIVB 2/8-11/1996 Brazil Open 17th 12 US$2,000.00
FIVB 12/21-23/1995 South Africa Open 9th 16 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/10-12/1995 Puerto Rico Open 4th 30 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/15-17/1995 Brazil Open 17th 12 US$1,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/3/1995 Spain Open 17th 12 US$1,000.00
FIVB 8/24-26/1995 French Open 13th 14 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/17-19/1995 Belgium Open 25th 10 US$500.00
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 de Melo/Rego, Brazil 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 3 Brenha/Maia 18 Rego/de Melo 5 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 2 Conde/Martinez, Argentina 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 18 Conde/Martinez 7 15-5 0:35
Lead the series against # 3 Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 4 Brenha/Maia 18 Kvalheim/Maaseide 6 15-3 0:28
Trail the series against # 4 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/28/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Bronze Medal Child/Heese 8 Brenha/Maia 18 12-5, 12-8 1:17
Trail the series against # 10 Dodd/Whitmarsh, United States 0-1
7/27/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Semi-Finals Dodd/Whitmarsh 4 Brenha/Maia 18 15-13 1:05
Series tied with # 11 Henkel/Smith, United States 1-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 5 Brenha/Maia 18 Henkel/Smith 2 15-13 1:10
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Henkel/Smith 2 Brenha/Maia 18 15-7 0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Prieto/Yuste, Spain 1-0
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 18 Prieto/Yuste 17 15-8 0:49