{{Short description|Brazilian volleyball team}} {{redirect|RJX|the rail service|Railjet}} {{Infobox volleyball club |clubname = Associação Desportiva RJX |short name = RJX |fullname = |founded = 2011 |dissolved=2014 |image = |ground = Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro |chairman = {{flagicon|BRA}} Eike Batista |manager = {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo Fronckowiak |captain = |league = Brazilian Superliga |season = 2013–14 |position = 5th |website = https://web.archive.org/web/20121025041411/http://www.ebx.com.br/pt-br/Paginas/inicio.aspx <!-- Home --> |pattern_b1= |body1=008080 |pattern_la1= |leftarm1=008080 |pattern_ra1= |rightarm1=008080 |pattern_sh1= |shorts1=008080 <!-- Away --> |pattern_b2= |body2=ffffff |pattern_la2=_blackborder |leftarm2=ffffff |pattern_ra2=_blackborder |rightarm2=ffffff |pattern_sh2= |shorts2=008080 <!-- Libero --> }} The '''Associação Desportiva RJX''' and thereafter '''RJ Vôlei''' was a Brazilian volleyball team based in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state.<ref name="RJX1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebx.com.br/en-us/grupo-ebx/Pages/ProjetosPatrocinados.aspx |title=Sponsored Projects >> Sports >> RJX |publisher=EBX Group |accessdate=2012-10-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817034649/http://www.ebx.com.br/en-us/grupo-ebx/Pages/ProjetosPatrocinados.aspx |archivedate=2012-08-17 }}</ref> They compete in the Brazilian Superliga and were the 2012–13 national league champions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/viewHeadlines.asp?No=37854&Language=en|title=RJX beat Sada Cruzeiro to win the Finals of Brazil's Men's Superliga|language=|publisher=FIVB|accessdate=2012-04-16}}</ref>
== History == The team was founded in 2011 with sponsorship and support of EBX Group controlled by business magnate Eike Batista in partnership with the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro, marking the return of a men's volleyball team in the Rio city.<ref name="RJX1"/> In 2013 following the loss of the main sponsor, the club changed its name to RJ Vôlei.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lancenet.com.br/minuto/RJX-patrocinio-Eike-Batista-retirado_0_1037296288.html |title=RJX perde patrocínio de Eike Batista e 'X' é retirado do nome |language=Portuguese |publisher=Lance! |accessdate=2014-11-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028182820/http://www.lancenet.com.br/minuto/RJX-patrocinio-Eike-Batista-retirado_0_1037296288.html |archivedate=2014-10-28 }}</ref> After finishing fifth in the 2013–14 Brazilian Superliga the team withdrew from the following season due to financial troubles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/volei/voleisul-ira-disputar-superliga-masculina-no-lugar-do-rj-volei,97cd871c69b78410VgnCLD200000b1bf46d0RCRD.html|title=Voleisul irá disputar Superliga masculina no lugar do RJ Vôlei|language=|publisher=Terra Networks|accessdate=2014-11-26}}</ref>
== Current squad == ''Squad as of October 21, 2012''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.voleibrasil.org.br/hotsites/superliga2012/equipes/masculino/RJX/33/|title=RJX >> Jogadores|language=Portuguese|publisher=voleibrasil.org.br|accessdate=2012-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050410/http://www.voleibrasil.org.br/hotsites/superliga2012/equipes/masculino/RJX/33/|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> {| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | align=center|'''Number''' | align=center|'''Player''' | align=center|'''Position''' | align=center|'''Height (m)''' |- |1 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Bruno Rezende |Setter |1.90 |- |3 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Bernardo Roese |Setter |1.85 |- |4 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Thiago Sens |Outside hitter |1.97 |- |5 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Paulo da Silva |Opposite |1.97 |- |6 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Rafael Koettker |Libero |1.84 |- |7 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Manius Abbadi |Outside hitter |2.02 |- |9 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Théo Lopes |Opposite |2.00 |- |11 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Thiago Soares Alves |Outside hitter |1.95 |- |12 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Guilherme Santos |Setter |1.95 |- |13 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Renan da Purificação |Outside hitter |1.96 |- |14 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Ualas Conceição |Middle blocker |2.04 |- |15 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Riad Ribeiro |Middle blocker |2.05 |- |16 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Lucas Saatkamp |Middle blocker |2.10 |- |17 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Athos Costa |Middle blocker |2.03 |- |18 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Dante Amaral |Outside hitter |2.01 |- |19 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Mário Júnior |Libero |1.91 |}
*'''Head coach''': {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo Fronckowiak *'''Assistant coach''': {{flagicon|BRA}} Leonardo de Carvalho
== Honors == *'''Brazilian Superliga''' :'''Winners (1):''' 2012–13
*'''Campeonato Carioca''' :'''Winners (2):''' 2011, 2012
==References== <references/>
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20121025041411/http://www.ebx.com.br/pt-br/Paginas/inicio.aspx EBX Group Official website]
{{DEFAULTSORT:RJX}} Category:Volleyball clubs in Brazil Category:Sports clubs and teams in Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:Volleyball clubs established in 2011 Category:Volleyball clubs disestablished in 2014 Category:2011 establishments in Brazil Category:2014 disestablishments in Brazil
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