Flávio Aurélio dos Santos Soares (Espiga) is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who plays in the Novo Basquete Brasil league.

Espiga
Espiga warming up his 3PT shots at an April 2010 playoff game
No. 8 – Ciser/Araldite/Univille
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNovo Basquete Brasil
Personal information
Born (1972-12-13) December 13, 1972 (age 51)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight194 lb (88 kg)

Previous Teams

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Ciser/Araldite/Univille

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Espiga (center) being presented before a 2010 playoff game

Espiga was one of the founding players of the Joinville team, after the team lost its sponsor and was re-created a couple of years later. He is the oldest player on the squad, but is very loved by the local crowd and gets many minutes off the bench. On the first round of the 2010 playoffs, Espiga started on all 3 games, because starting point guard Manteguinha was injured.

NBB Stats

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Joinville 22 12 27.5 .692 .342 .714 2.6 3.7 N/A 0.0 8.6
2009–10 Joinville 24 5 16.6 .399 .305 .545 1.67 2.21 0.8 0.0 4.58

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Joinville 6 0 28.5 .643 .245 1.000 2.2 3.2 N/A 0.0 9.0
2009–10 Joinville 3 3 19.3 .461 .333 .750 3.33 3.33 1.0 0 13.7

References

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  1. ^ "Ciser/Araldite/Univille". Archived from the original on 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2010-04-17.