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Football At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Team Squads
The women's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held from 25 July to 9 August 2012. The women's tournament was a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. The twelve national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players, including two goalkeepers. Additionally, teams could name a maximum of four alternate players, numbered from 19 to 22. The alternate list could contain at most three outfielders, as at least one slot was reserved for a goalkeeper. In the event of serious injury during the tournament, an injured player could be replaced by one of the players in the alternate list. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. The age listed for each player is on 25 July 2012, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held in London and five other cities in the United Kingdom from 25 July to 9 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to enter their women's teams in regional qualifying competitions, from which 11 teams, plus the hosts Great Britain reached the final tournament. There are no age restrictions for the players participating in the tournament. It is the first major FIFA affiliated women's tournament to be staged within the United Kingdom, and marked the first time a team representing Great Britain took part in the women's tournament. Qualifying Each National Olympic Committee may enter one women's team in the football tournament. *Locations are those of final tournaments, various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues. Venues The tournament was held in six venues across six cities: *Millennium Stadium, Cardiff * City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry *Hampden Park, Glasgow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associação Desportiva Centro Olímpico
Associação Desportiva Centro Olímpico, commonly known as Centro Olímpico or by the acronym Adeco, is a Professional sports, professional women's association football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. Founded in March 2000 as a youth team, they affiliated to São Paulo's Centre of Olympic Training and Research ( pt, Centro Olímpico de Treinamente e Pesquisa; COTP) under director Maria Paula Silva, "Magic" Paula Silva in January 2001. The club won the inaugural Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino in 2013. History Coach (sports), Coach Arthur Elias established an open-age team in 2011, who finished as Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino, Campeonato Paulista runners-up in their first season. The roster was significantly bolstered ahead of the 2012 season, with the addition of ten players from Paulista champions Santos FC (women), Santos, who had been disbanded. This included Brazil women's national football team, national team players Érika and Maurine Dornelles Gonça ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foz Cataratas Futebol Clube
Foz Cataratas Futebol Clube, commonly known as Foz Cataratas, is a Brazilian women's football (soccer) club, based in the city of Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná state, Brazil. They won the 2011 Copa do Brasil, which was the most important competition of Brazilian women's football at the time, and reached the final of the 2012 Copa Libertadores. History The club was founded in March 2010 by the businessman and former football announcer Luciano do Valle, and physical education teacher Aleksandro Foagnoli. Their first game ever was played on March 6 of that year, against Paraguayan team Universidad Autnóma, in Foz do Iguaçu. Foz Cataratas won the Campeonato Paranaense in 2010 and in 2011 and finished in the second position in the 2011 Torneio Internacional Interclubes de Futebol Feminino, when they were defeated by Santos in the final. They won the Copa do Brasil in 2011, after they beat Vitória-PE in the final Foz Cataratas competed in the 2012 Copa Libertadores. Achievements * Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruna Benites
Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares (born 16 October 1985), commonly known as Bruna Benites or simply Bruna, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 club SC Internacional and the Brazil women's national team. Club career She played for Foz Cataratas and São José in Brazil. In July 2016, she signed with Avaldsnes for one season. On 30 November 2016 she signed with Houston Dash. On 8 February 2018 she was waived by the Houston Dash. International career Bruna made her debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She received a yellow card against Great Britain and in the Quarter Final defeat to Japan. In May 2015 national team captain Bruna suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which caused her to miss the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. International goals Personal life She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is also has a degree in Physiotherapy having studied at Universidad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francielle
Francielle Manoel Alberto (born 18 October 1989), commonly known as Francielle or Fran, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Brazil women's national football team. At club level she most recently played for Norwegian Toppserien club Avaldsnes IL. She previously played for Corinthians, São José and Santos in Brazil, as well as for Saint Louis Athletica and Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). Playing career Club United States Francielle was on the opening day roster for St. Louis Athletica in the inaugural season of the WPS in 2009, and played in six matches for them. On 26 June 2009, St. Louis Athletica traded Francielle and Kerri Hanks to Sky Blue FC for Sarah Walsh. She scored the game-winning goal in the first round of the WPS playoffs at the Washington Freedom. Sky Blue later defeated Francielle's former team, the Athletica, and the Los Angeles Sol to win the 2009 WPS title. Brazil Francielle won the 2009 Copa Libertadores Femen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosana Dos Santos Augusto
Rosana dos Santos Augusto (born 7 July 1982), commonly known as Rosana, is a Brazilian football coach and former left back or left winger who last played for Palmeiras. She played professionally for teams in Brazil, Austria, France, Norway and the United States. Since making her debut for the Brazil women's national football team in June 2000, she won over a century of caps. She has participated in four FIFA Women's World Cups and four editions of the Olympic Games. Club career Rosana played for several years in Brazil before moving to Austria in 2004. There she played as a left winger for SV Neulengbach. In 2005–06 she was the ÖFB-Frauenliga's top goal scorer, with 26 goals. At the 2008 WPS International Draft Rosana was selected by Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). In her first season she scored five goals from a central playmaking role. Teammate Yael Averbuch questioned Rosana's defensive capabilities: "for some reason, whenever we meet about defendi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristiane Rozeira
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva (born 15 May 1985), known as Cristiane (), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos and the Brazilian women's national team. A prolific forward, she was part of Brazil's silver medal-winning teams at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic football tournaments. In total she has participated in five FIFA Women's World Cups and four Olympics. At club level, Cristiane has played professionally in France, Germany, Sweden, the United States, Russia and South Korea, as well as in her native Brazil. Career Early beginnings Cristiane started her career at the local football clubs São Bernardo (in São Bernardo do Campo) and Clube Atlético Juventus (in São Paulo). At the age of 15, she debuted for the Brazil Under-19 team and took part in both the 2002 U-19 Women's World Championship in Canada and the 2004 U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand; Brazil finished fourth in both tournaments. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyresö FF (Ladies)
Tyresö Fotbollsförening is a Swedish football club in Tyresö, a municipality in Stockholm County. The club was founded in 1971 and is primarily known for its main women's team, which competed in the top-tier league Damallsvenskan in the 2010–2014, 1993–1996 and 1999 seasons, winning the Swedish Championship in 2012. Notable players that have played for the team include the most capped footballer of all time Kristine Lilly, joint FIFA Female Player of the Century Michelle Akers and six time FIFA World Player of the Year Marta. Tyresö FF are affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund. In 2011 and 2012, they finished runners-up in the Swedish Cup. In the 2012 season, Tyresö won Damallsvenskan title for the first time. The club reached the 2014 Champions League Final but experienced serious financial problems that year, with the club's parent joint-stock company Tyresö Fotboll AB going bankrupt on 24 June 2014. The team withdrew from the 2014–15 Champions League sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The team captain of an association football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game is to participate in the coin toss prior to kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shootout. Contrary to what is sometimes said, captains have no special authority under the Laws to challenge a decision by the referee. However, referees may talk to the captain of a side about the side's general behaviour when necessary. At an award-giving ceremony after a fixture like a cup competition final, the captain usually leads the team up to collect their medals. Any trophy won by a team will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta (footballer)
Marta Vieira da Silva (born 19 February 1986), known mononymously as Marta (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Brazil national team. Marta is often regarded as the greatest female footballer of all time. She has been named FIFA World Player of the Year six times, five of them being consecutive (from 2006 through 2010) and the latest award coming in 2018. Marta holds the record for being Brazil's top international goalscorer of any gender, with 115 goals. With 17 goals, Marta also holds the record for most goals scored in the FIFA World Cup tournament (women's or men's). Moreover, she was the first footballer of any gender to score at five World Cup editions, a feat matched by Christine Sinclair in 2019 and Cristiano Ronaldo in 2022, and also the first female footballer to score at five consecutive Olympic Games. She was a member of the Brazilian national teams that won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associação Acadêmica E Desportiva Vitória Das Tabocas
Associação Acadêmica e Desportiva Vitória das Tabocas, commonly known as Vitória das Tabocas, or as Acadêmica Vitória, is a Brazilian men's and women's football club based in Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco state. The women's team competed once in the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino History The club was founded on May 6, 2008. Men's team Vitória das Tabocas won the Campeonato Pernambucano Second Level in 2008. Women's team It also finished fourth in the continental competition, the 2012 Copa Libertadores Femenina and participated in the 2014 edition. They finished runners-up in the 2013 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino The 2013 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino was the seventh staging of the competition. The competition started on February 2, 2013, and concluded on May 4, 2013. 32 clubs of all regions of Brazil participated of the cup, which is organized by th .... Former players Stadium Associação Acadêmica e Desportiva Vitória das Tabocas play the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaís Duarte Guedes
Thaís Duarte Guedes (born 20 January 1993), commonly known as Thaís Guedes or Thaisinha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either a forward or an attacking midfielder for Santos and the Brazil national team. With Brazil's youth teams she competed at the 2008 and 2010 editions of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, as well as the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. At senior international level she played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament. A skilful forward, her playing style has been compared to that of Neymar. Club career In February 2013 Thaís and her Vitória das Tabocas teammate Beatriz Zaneratto João announced that they had accepted a transfer to South Korean club Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels. International career She made her debut for the senior national team in December 2010, a 3–0 2010 Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo win over Mexico at Pacaembu Stadium. Thaís was named in Brazil's squad for the 2011 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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