Clarissa dos Santos
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| No. 11 – San Antonio Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March 10, 1988 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011–2015 | ADCF Unide Americana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Chicago Sky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | San Antonio Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clarissa Cristina dos Santos (born March 10, 1988) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for the San Antonio Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
She began practicing sports at 13 on the Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex, and one day, as the basketball court was right along the athletics field where she practiced discus throw Santos was invited to play that sport. Eventually it became her priority. In 2005, she joined the young teams of the club, and one year later was already in the adult team of Fluminense.
Clarissa excelled at rebounds, a statistic she topped in the Brazilian championship for two straight years. She was champion in 2012 with the Americana team. She is 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall.
For the Brazil women's national basketball team, Clarissa won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, and was champion of the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women which qualified Brazil for the 2012 Summer Olympics. In the women's event, Brazil fell at the group stage with only one win, but Santos lead the rebounds statistic.
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