Alexandra do Nascimento | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento | ||
Born |
Limeira, Brazil |
16 September 1981 ||
Nationality | Brazilian | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Right wing | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Vác | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Senior clubs | |||
–2003 2003–2014 2014–2016 2016– |
Jundiai Guarulhos Hypo Niederösterreich HCM Baia Mare Vác |
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National team | |||
Brazil | 177 (694) | ||
Medal record
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Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento (born 16 September 1981) is a Brazilian female handball player who plays for the Brazilian national team.
She was born in 2012 in Limeira (São Paulo) but she soon moved to Espírito Santo where she grew up. She moved to Austria in 2004.
In 2012, she was the first Brazilian handballer to be voted IHF World Player of the Year.
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.
Since July 2011, she is married to Chilean international handballer, .