Cristina Pereira
Cristina Pereira | |
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portrait | |
birthday | March 8, 1968 |
place of birth | Porto , Portugal |
size | 1.69 m |
date of death | October 30, 2009 |
Place of death | Porto , Portugal |
Indoor volleyball | |
societies | |
Leixões SC Castêlo da Maia Boavista Porto |
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National team | |
Portugal | |
successes | |
5 times Portuguese champion 4 times Portuguese cup winner |
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beach volleyball | |
Partner | 1994–2001 Maria José Schuller |
successes | |
6 times Portuguese champion 2000 - 9th place Olympic Games Sydney |
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As of June 10, 2013 |
Ana Cristina Vieira Carmo Pereira (born March 8, 1968 in Porto ; † October 30, 2009 ) was a Portuguese volleyball and beach volleyball player .
Career
Cristina Pereira played indoor volleyball for Leixões SC , Castêlo da Maia and Boavista Porto until 1995 and was Portuguese champion five times. In 1994 she made her beach volleyball debut and played internationally with Maria José Schuller on the FIVB World Tour and at European CEV tournaments from 1995 to 2001 . Pereira / Schuller were unrivaled nationally and won the championship six times. They took part in three world championships and three European championships. At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Pereira / Schuller were eliminated in the round of 16 against Brazilians Sandra Pires / Adriana Samuel .
Cristina Pereira died on October 30th, 2009 after suffering from cancer for a long time .
Web links
- Cristina Pereira in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
- Profile FIVB
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cristina Pereira. infopedia.pt, accessed June 10, 2013 (Portuguese).
- ^ Former Portuguese Volleyball star passes away at 41 years of age. FIVB , accessed on June 10, 2013 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Pereira, Cristina |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pereira, Ana Cristina Vieira Carmo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese volleyball and beach volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Porto , Portugal |
DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 2009 |