Daniela Alves Lima

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Daniela
Personal information
Full name	Daniela Alves Lima
Date of birth	January 12, 1984 (1984-01-12) (age 25)
Place of birth	São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	St. Louis Athletica
Number	10
Youth career
	Portuguesa de Desportos
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
? ?-2008 2008 2009-	Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Saad Esporte Clube Linköpings FC St. Louis Athletica	0? (?) 0? (?) 0? (?) 04 (2)
National team2
	Brazil
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:51, 14 May 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 23:51, 14 May 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Medal record
Competitor for  Brazil
Olympic Games - Women's Football
Silver	2004 Athens	Team Competition
Silver	2008 Beijing	Team Competition
Pan American Games - Women's Football
Gold	2007 Rio de Janeiro	Team Competition
Gold	2003 Santo Domingo	Team Competition

Daniela Alves Lima, or simply Daniela (born on January 12, 1984 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian female footballer. She currently plays as a volante (defensive midfielder) for Swedish Linköpings FC after leaving Saad EC in February 2008.

[edit] Career

Daniela begun her career at the age of 13, at Portuguesa de Desportos. She also played for Göteborg and Saad EC, for which she won the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino 2007 (and was the top scorer with 14 goals). She now plays for The St. Louis Athletica of the Women's Professional Soccer League in the United States. In Athletica's first game against the Washington Freedom, Daniela scored the club's first two goals of the season, before suffering a season-ending injury resulting from a tackle by Abby Wambach

[edit] International

She was a member of the Brazilian National Team that participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

v • d • e Brazil squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 Andréia • 2 Simone • 3 Juliana • 4 Tania • 5 Renata Costa • 6 Michele • 7 Formiga • 8 Rafaela • 9 Kelly • 10 Marta • 11 Cristiane • 12 Giselle • 13 Mônica • 14 Rosana • 15 Renata Diniz • 16 Maycon • 17 Kátia • 18 Daniela • 19 Priscila • 20 Milene • Coach: Goncalves

v • d • e Brazil squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Runner-Ups 1 Andréia • 2 Elaine • 3 Aline • 4 Tânia • 5 Renata Costa • 6 Rosana • 7 Daniela • 8 Formiga • 9 Maycon • 10 Marta • 11 Cristiane • 12 Bárbara • 13 Mônica • 14 Grazielle • 15 Kátia • 16 Simone • 17 Daiane • 18 Pretinha • 19 Michele • 20 Ester • 21 Thaís • Coach: Barcellos

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