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Espiga

Espiga warming up his 3PT shots at an April 2010 playoff game
No. 8 – Ciser/Araldite/Univille
Position	Point guard
League	Novo Basquete Brasil
Personal information
Born	(1972-12-13) December 13, 1972 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	194 lb (88 kg)

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

Previous Teams

• Vasco da Gama
• Report Suzano
• Report Mogi
• Tijuca Tênis Clube
• Corinthians/RS
• Jequiá I.C.
• Fluminense
• Unit/Uberlândia
• Minas Tênis Clube

Ciser/Araldite/Univille

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

Regular season

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

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