Alexandra do Nascimento

Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento (born 16 September 1981) is a Brazilian female handball player for Bourg-de-Péage DHB and the Brazilian national team.[1]

Alexandra do Nascimento
Personal information
Full name Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento
Born (1981-09-16) 16 September 1981
Limeira, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball
Senior clubs
Years Team
 Jundiai
0000–2003
 Guarulhos
2003–2014
 Hypo Niederösterreich
2014–2016
 HCM Baia Mare
2016–2017
 Váci NKSE
2017–2019
 Alba Fehérvár KC
2019–2020
 Érd NK
2020–
 Bourg-de-Péage DHB
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–
 Brazil 212 (733)

Career

She was born in 1981 in Limeira (São Paulo) but she soon moved to Espírito Santo where she grew up. She moved to Austria in 2004.[2]

In 2012, she was the first Brazilian handballer to be voted IHF World Player of the Year.[3]

In 2016, she was chosen for the third time to be in Brazil's Olympic handball team. She was the top scorer in her first two games.[2]

Achievements

Awards and recognition

Personal life

Since July 2011, she is married to Chilean international handballer, Patricio Martínez.[4]

References
  1. "Alexandra do Nascimento Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. Best in world in 2012, Alexandra Nascimento dreams of winning a medal at Rio 2016 Archived 9 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Rio 2016, Retrieved 5 August 2016
  3. "Alexandra do Nascimento and Daniel Narcisse are GRUNDFOS World Handball Players of the Year 2012". International Handball Federation. 8 January 2013.
  4. "Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento profile" (in Portuguese). timebrasil.cob.org.br. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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