Alexandra do Nascimento
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento | ||
| Born |
16 September 1981 Limeira, Brazil | ||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | ŽRK Vardar | ||
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Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento (born 16 September 1981)[1] is a Brazilian female handball player who plays for the Brazilian national team.
In 2012, she was the first Brazilian handballer to be voted IHF World Player of the Year.[2]
Achievements
- Austrian League:
- Winner: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Austrian Cup:
- Winner: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Romanian League:
- Finalist: 2015
- Romanian Cup:
- Winner: 2015
- EHF Champions League:
- Finalist: 2008
- Semifinalist: 2005, 2007, 2009
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup
- Winner: 2013
- Runners-up: 2004
- EHF Champions Trophy
- Runners-up: 2008
- Baia Mare Champions Trophy:
- Winner: 2014
- World Championship:
- Winner: 2013
- South American Championship:
- Winner: 2013
- Provident Cup:
- Winner: 2013
Awards and recognition
- World Championship Top Scorer: 2011
- World Championship Second Best Scorer: 2013
- EHF Champions League Second Best Scorer: 2010
- All-Star Right Wing of the Summer Olympics: 2012
- IHF World Player of the Year – Women: 2012
- Austrian Handball Federation Right Wing of the Year – Women: 2013
- Most Valuable Player Pan American Championship: 2013
Personal life
Since July 2011, she is married to Chilean international handballer, Patricio Martínez.[3]
References
- ^ "Alexandra do Nascimento Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Alexandra do Nascimento and Daniel Narcisse are GRUNDFOS World Handball Players of the Year 2012". International Handball Federation. 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento profile" (in Portuguese). timebrasil.cob.org.br. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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- People from Limeira
- Brazilian handball players
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- Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic handball players of Brazil
- Handball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Expatriate handball players
- Brazilian expatriates in Austria
- Brazilian expatriates in Romania
- HCM Baia Mare players
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
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