Fernanda Ferreira
Fernanda Ferreira | |
Grand Prix 2012 in Łódź | |
portrait | |
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Date of birth | January 10, 1980 |
place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
size | 1.72 m |
position | passing |
societies | |
2002–2003 2003–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2010 2010–2011 2012 from 2012 |
Rio de Janeiro VC EC Pinheiros Associação Desportiva Brusque Osasco Voleibol Clube Santeramo Sport Yamamay Busto Arsizio Pallavolo Modena Igtisadchi Baku Vôlei Amil |
National team | |
A national team | |
successes | |
2010 2012 2012 |
Winner of the CEV Cup, finalist, Grand Prix Olympic champion |
As of August 12, 2012 |
Fernanda Cristina Ferreira (born January 10, 1980 in Belo Horizonte ) is a Brazilian volleyball player . She won the Olympic gold medal in 2012.
Career
Ferreira started her career in 2002 with Rio de Janeiro VC and went to EC Pinheiros a year later . From 2005 to 2007 she played one season each with Associação Desportiva Brusque and Osasco Voleibol Clube. She then moved to the Italian first division club Santeramo Sport. In 2008, the setter went to league competitor Yamamay Busto Arsizio . In 2010 she won the CEV Cup with the club . After this success she was signed by Pallavolo Modena . On December 16, 2011, Ferreira ended her time in Italy and at the beginning of 2012 went to Azerbaijan for half a year to join Igtisadchi Baku . She reached the final of the 2012 Grand Prix with the Brazilian national team . She then took part in the Olympic Games in London and won the gold medal with Brazil in the final against the USA . In the 2012/13 season, Ferreira will play again in her home country for Vôlei Amil .
Web links
- Fernanda Ferreira in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Profile at FIVB (English)
- Profile at legavolleyfemminile.it (Italian)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ferreira, Fernanda |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferreira, Fernanda Cristina (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1980 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Belo Horizonte |