Alexandra do Nascimento

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Alexandra do Nascimento
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Personal information
Full name Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento
Born (1981-09-16) 16 September 1981 (age 40)
Limeira, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball
Senior clubs
Years Team
 Jundiai
0000–2003
 Guarulhos
2003–2014
 Hypo Niederösterreich
2014–2016
 HCM Baia Mare
2016–2017
 Váci NKSE
2017–2019
 Alba Fehérvár KC
2019–2020
 Érd NK
2020–
 Bourg-de-Péage DHB
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–
 Brazil 212 (733)
Medal record

Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento (born 16 September 1981) is a Brazilian female handball player for Bourg-de-Péage DHB and the Brazilian national team.[1]

Career[]

She was born in 1981 in Limeira (São Paulo) but she soon moved to Espírito Santo where she grew up. She moved to Austria in 2004.[2]

In 2012, she was the first Brazilian handballer to be voted IHF World Player of the Year.[3]

In 2016, she was chosen for the third time to be in Brazil's Olympic handball team. She was the top scorer in her first two games.[2]

Achievements[]

Awards and recognition[]

Personal life[]

Since July 2011, she is married to Chilean international handballer, Patricio Martínez.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Alexandra do Nascimento Profile". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Best in world in 2012, Alexandra Nascimento dreams of winning a medal at Rio 2016 Archived 9 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Rio 2016, Retrieved 5 August 2016
  3. ^ "Alexandra do Nascimento and Daniel Narcisse are GRUNDFOS World Handball Players of the Year 2012". International Handball Federation. 8 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento profile" (in Portuguese). timebrasil.cob.org.br. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

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