Marbella Suns is a defunct

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team that was based in

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, Andalusia (Spain).

History

The team was established in 2006 as Manilva Suns, when they started playing in

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, moving the franchise later on to Marbella.

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player Juri Jurvanen was behind the foundation of the team, acting as president and head coach at the same time. Former

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player Zac Colvin helped out from the field as a quarterback to lead the team into major Spanish competition.Sur.es – Daily newspaper
/ref> In 2009, the team ceased activity.

References

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