Mauricio’s first club was CRB, from Maceio (AL). In
2005, his talent drew the attention of Minas TênisClube (MG). In 2006, won the
U19 South American Championship, placed in Argentina. With the junior national
team, in 2008, he won a silver medal in the South American Championship and
leaded the team through the title campaign of the World Championship in the next
season – he was chosen the best player in the competition. Mauricio also took
part on the campaign of the ninth title of the World League in 2010. In 2011,
the wing spiker was Pan American champion. In the current year, he went back to
Minas TênisClube and will defend the Vivo/Minas in the 13/14 season. He was
present in the second place campaign in the World League and won the titles of
the Pan American Cup, the South American Championship and the Grand Champions
Cup, all of them in 2013. In 2014, he played the first games of FIVB World
League and suffered an injury in his ankle not being able to play the final
phase. He also was part of the team silver medalist in the FIVB World
Championship in Poland. In 2016, he was in the team that ended with the silver
medal in the FIVB World League and the gold in the Rio Olympic Games. The year
of 2017 was a highlight for Maurício Borges, who helped the team to win gold in
the South American and the in the Grand Champions Cup and the silver in the
FIVB World League.