Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa (born 5 May 1986) is a

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who plays as a left back for

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. Born in Portugal, she represents the Spain women's national team.Alexandrina Cabral
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Personal life

Cabral was born in Lisbon, Portugal, as ninth of 11 siblings. She took up handball in Portugal, but in April 2010 was suspended for two weeks after refusing to attend a training camp. After that she moved to Spain and received Spanish citizenship in June 2012. Whenever possible she wears number 86 during the game because it is the year of her birth.

Career

Club

Barbosa was amongst the top 10 scorers of

EHF Women's Champions League The Women's EHF Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top na ...

in the 2005–06 season playing for CBM Astroc Sagunto, with 46 goals in the old format of the competition. Playing for

SD Itxako Sociedad Deportiva Itxako, known as Asfi Itxako for sponsorship reasons, was a Spanish women's team handball, handball team from Estella-Lizarra, Navarre. Itxako were four times División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano, Spanish league winners and ...

, she was the fifth best goal scorer of

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ...

in the

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season and fourth in 2011–12. In April 2012, she signed for Romanian top club

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International

In 2012, after playing for many years in Spain, she obtained Spanish citizenship and decided to represent Spain on the international level.

Achievements

* Spanish Championship: **''Winner'': 2011, 2012 *

Spanish Cup The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

: **''Winner'': 2012 * Romanian Championship: **''Silver Medalist'': 2009 *

: **''Finalist'': 2011 **''Semifinalist'': 2006, 2013 *

Women's EHF Cup The Women's EHF European League is an annual competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It is organized by the European Handball Federation, EHF. It is currently the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the ...

: **''Winner'': 2016 **''Semifinalist'': 2009

Individual awards

Carpathian Trophy The Carpathian Trophy ( ro, 'Trofeul Carpaţi') is an annual men's and women's friendly handball tournament organised by the Romanian Handball Federation The Romanian Handball Federation ( ro, Federaţia Română de Handbal) (FRH) is the governin ...

Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...

: 2013 *

French Championship The French rugby league championship (french: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France since the sport was introduced to the country in the 1930s. ...

Best Left Back: 2015, 2016 *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

Top Scorer:

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*All-Star Team Best Left back of the

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabral, Alexandrina 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Lisbon Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Naturalised citizens of Spain Spanish people of Cape Verdean descent Spanish sportspeople of African descent European sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Spanish female handball players Portuguese female handball players Expatriate handball players Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Russia SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (handball) players Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Spain Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Spain Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent