Vânia (footballer)

Vânia
Personal information
Full name	Vânia Cristina Martins
Date of birth	9 November 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth	Embu das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward, full back
Youth career
1997	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997	Santos
1998	Portuguesa
1999–2001	São Paulo
2001–2004	UniSant'Anna
2005	Salto
2006	São Caetano
2006–2007	Levante
2007	Jaguariúna
2007	America-RJ
2008	Sagrada Cena
2008	Palmeiras/CEUNSP
2008–2009	CF Femenino Cáceres
2009	Corinthians
2009–2010	CF Femenino Cáceres
2010	São Caetano
2011	Hyundai Steel Red Angels
2012	XV de Piracicaba
2012	São Caetano
2013	Llanos de Olivenza
2013	Centro Olímpico
2014–2017	Santa Teresa
2018–2019	Badajoz
International career
2010	Brazil
2011	Equatorial Guinea B
2011–2016	Equatorial Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2019

Vânia Cristina Martins (born 9 November 1980), simply known as Vânia, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward and full back. She was a member of the Brazil women's national team.

Career

Vânia played for several Brazilian teams, of which highlights Portuguesa, São Paulo and Corinthians.^[3]

From 2011 to 2016, Vânia made appearances for the Equatorial Guinea women's national team despite having no connection with the African nation. She attended the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and was champion of the 2012 African Women's Championship. She also played the 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament and ultimately the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations Qualifying.^[8] On 5 October 2017, she and other nine Brazilian footballers were declared by FIFA as ineligible to play for Equatorial Guinea.^[9]

^ [1] Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
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^ "Entrevista inédita com A lateral da Seleção Brasileira Vânia" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
^ "Brasil" [Brazil] (in Portuguese). Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
^ "Kleiton Lima convoca Seleção para o Torneio Cidade de São Paulo" (in Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Piauí. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
^ "Súmula e Relatório da Partida" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
^ "Brasil vence Holanda de virada no Torneio Cidade de São Paulo de Futebol Feminino; Veja fotos" (in Portuguese). Lavras24horas. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
^ "Nzalang Nacional Femenino preparado para el partido contra Mali". Equatoguinean Football Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2016.
^ "Equatorial Guinea expelled from FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". FIFA.com. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

Vânia – FIFA competition record (archived)

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