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Grazielle
Personal information
Full name Grazielle Pinheiro Nascimento
Date of birth (1981-03-28) 28 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Brasília, DF, Brazil[1]
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
Abelhas Rainhas
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Botucatu
2006 Levante
Botucatu
2010–2011 Santos
International career
1998–2012 Brazil
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Football
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Grazielle Pinheiro Nascimento (born March 28, 1981), commonly known as Grazielle or Grazi, is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She was part of the Brazil women's national football team at two Olympic soccer tournaments and at three editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Club career

In 1995, Grazielle moved to São Paulo and over the following five years represented the women's sections of local clubs Saad Esporte Clube, São Paulo FC and Portuguesa.[note 1] She was without a club from 2000 until 2003, when she joined Botucatu.[3]

Grazielle returned to Botucatu after spending six months in Spain with Levante during 2006. She also played for Santa Isabel (MG), Barra FC (RJ) and SE Gama (DF) before joining Santos in 2010. She represented América FC of São Manuel before the 2012 London Olympics. The club wanted her to return after the tournament, but Grazielle agreed a contract with Portuguesa instead.[4]

At the 2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Grazielle played for Abelhas Rainhas, who were eliminated in the round of 16 by eventual winners Kindermann.[5]

International career

Grazielle made her debut for Brazil in an 11–0 win over Mexico at the 1998 Women's U.S. Cup.[6] In February 1999, 17-year-old Grazielle stood in for the injured Roseli de Belo as Brazil's representative in a FIFA World Star team to play a showpiece friendly against the United States in San Jose. She was then part of the Brazilian roster which reached the semi-finals of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]

After drifting out of contention, Grazielle was recalled ahead of the 2004 Athens Olympics. She was converted from a forward to an attacking right wing-back and helped Brazil win silver medals.

Notes

  1. ^ Portuguesa's female section were sometimes known as Lusa Sant'Anna due to an agreement with a local college of that name.

References

  1. ^ "Grazielle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. July 24, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "Grazielle" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Grazielle deixa América F.C São Manuel e disputará o Paulista 2012 pela Portuguesa" (in Portuguese). Isto Aqui. April 19, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "Confederação Brasileira de Futebol súmula on-line - CBF, jogo 61" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. February 4, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "Grazielle". FIFA. Archived from the original on February 2, 2001. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  7. ^ "USA 1999: Brazil". SoccerTimes.com. 1999. Retrieved August 29, 2015.

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