Cristina Pereira

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Cristina Pereira
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
National team
Portugal
successes
5 times Portuguese champion
4 times Portuguese cup winner
beach volleyball
Partner 1994–2001 Maria José Schuller
successes
6 times Portuguese champion
2000 - 9th place Olympic Games Sydney
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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cristina Pereira. infopedia.pt, accessed June 10, 2013 (Portuguese).
  2. ^ Former Portuguese Volleyball star passes away at 41 years of age. FIVB , accessed on June 10, 2013 .
personal data
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