Marcio Leite Cerquinho (born June 16, 1980, in Manaus) is a former Brazilian curlerMarcio Cerquinho profile at Curling Zone 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.
Curling career In 2017 and 2018, Cerquinho participated in the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, placing 28th in 2017 and 17th in 2018. In 2016 and 2017, he participated in the Brazilian Mixed Doubles Championship, where he took second place and first place on both occasions.
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.Curling: por vaga inédita no mata-mata, Brasil estreia no Mundial de duplas mistas | olimpíadas de inverno | Globoesporte
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. Cerquinho later pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual interference with an 11-year-old girl and two other victims.
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 2016 Brazil National Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | CurlingzoneCampeonato Brasileiro de Curling define equipe nacional em 2017 - Brasil Zero Grau (28th) 2017–18 Marcio Cerquinho Aline Lima (Gonçalves) Wade Scoffin (WMDCC) BMDCC 2017 2017 Brazil National Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | CurlingzoneCampeonato Brasileiro de Curling 2017 - CBDG CBDG organiza segunda edição do Campeonato Brasileiro de Curling em Vancouver | Esporte Alternativo (17th) 2018–19 Marcio Cerquinho Luciana Barrella Wade Scoffin (26th)
Record as a coach of national teams Year Tournament, event National team Place 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics (mixed) 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics Nora Østgård / Michael Velve (mixed doubles) 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics Gabriela Rogic Farias / Asei Nakahara (mixed doubles)
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.
References
External links
Marcio Cerquinho | Confederacao Brasileira de Deportos No Gelo