Elaine Estrela Moura

Elaine

Elaine 2010
Personal information
Full name	Elaine Estrela Moura
Date of birth	(1982-11-01) November 1, 1982
Place of birth	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Tyresö FF
Number	7
Youth career
Years	Team
2000	Sao Francisco Esporto
2003–2004	Ferroviária
2005–2009	Umeå IK
2010	Saint Louis Athletica
2010–	Tyresö FF
National team‡
	Brazil
Honours Competitor for Brazil Olympic Games - Women's Football Silver 2004 Athens Team Competition Pan American Games - Women's Football Gold 2003 Santo Domingo Team Competition Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Competition |}
† Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 July 2011

Elaine Estrela Moura (November 1, 1982, Salvador) is a Brazilian footballer. She's a versatile player that can be used in the defense as well as on the midfield.

She started playing soccer influenced by her brother, and played for Bahia teams until 2000, but never getting any salary. 3 years later, she became professional in Ferroviária. After a game between the Brazilian national team and Umeå IK in 2004, she was contracted by Umeå and played for them in Damallsvenskan from 2005 to 2009, where she joined Marta. In 2010 she moved to the USA and played for Saint Louis Athletica in the WPS When the relatively short American season ended, she decided to return to Sweden and joined Tyresö FF of Damallsvenskan, where she's been playing since.

Elaine playing against the Philadelphia Independence.

External links

• SvFF Profile
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