Alexandra do Nascimento

Alexandra do Nascimento

Personal information
Full name	Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento
Born	16 September 1981 Limeira, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Right wing
Nickname	Alê
Club information
Current club	ŽRK Vardar
Senior clubs
0000–2003 2003–2014 2014–	Jundiai Guarulhos Hypo Niederösterreich HCM Baia Mare
National team
	Brazil	167 (665)
Medal record World Championship 2013 Serbia Pan American Games 2003 Dominican Republic Team 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team 2011 Guadalajara Team 2015 Toronto Team Pan American Championship 2003 Brazil 2005 Brazil 2007 Brazil 2011 Brazil 2013 Dominican Republic 2015 Cuba 2009 Chile South American Championship 2013 Argentina

Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento (born 16 September 1981)^[1] is a Brazilian female handball player who plays for the Brazilian national team.

In 2012, she was the first Brazilian handballer to be voted IHF World Player of the Year.^[2]

Achievements

• Austrian League:
  • Winner: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

• Austrian Cup:
  • Winner: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

• Romanian League:
  • Finalist: 2015

• Romanian Cup:
  • Winner: 2015

• EHF Champions League:
  • Finalist: 2008
  • Semifinalist: 2005, 2007, 2009

• EHF Cup Winners' Cup
  • Winner: 2013
  • Runners-up: 2004

• EHF Champions Trophy
  • Runners-up: 2008

• Baia Mare Champions Trophy:
  • Winner: 2014

• Pan American Games:
  • Winner: 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015

• World Championship:
  • Winner: 2013

• Pan American Championship:
  • Winner: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013
  • Silver Medalist: 2009

• South American Championship:
  • Winner: 2013

• Provident Cup:
  • Winner: 2013

Awards and recognition

• World Championship Top Scorer: 2011
• World Championship Second Best Scorer: 2013
• EHF Champions League Second Best Scorer: 2010
• All-Star Right Wing of the Summer Olympics: 2012
• IHF World Player of the Year – Women: 2012
• Austrian Handball Federation Right Wing of the Year – Women: 2013
• Most Valuable Player Pan American Championship: 2013

Personal life

Since July 2011, she is married to Chilean international handballer, Patricio Martínez.^[3]

References

1. "Alexandra do Nascimento Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
2. "Alexandra do Nascimento and Daniel Narcisse are GRUNDFOS World Handball Players of the Year 2012". International Handball Federation. 8 January 2013.
3. "Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento profile" (in Portuguese). timebrasil.cob.org.br. Retrieved 7 February 2014.