Nair Almeida | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Nair Filipe Pires de Almeida | ||
Born |
Lobito, Angola |
January 23, 1984 ||
Nationality | Angolan | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Left Back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Primeiro de Agosto | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Senior clubs | |||
1998-2002 2002–2004 2004–2011 2011–2016 |
Escola da Restinga ENANA Petro Atlético Primeiro de Agosto |
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National team | |||
Angola | |||
Medal record
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Nair Filipe Pires de Almeida (born January 23, 1984 in Lobito), Benguela province, is a retired Angolan handball player. Almeida began her career in a small handball team called Escola de Andebol da Restinga, do Lobito (EARL). She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 2005 World Championship. At the 2007 World Championship Angola finished 7th, while Almeida scored 57 goals and was number six on the list of top scorers. She played for Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.