Aline Pellegrino (born July 6, 1982), commonly known as Aline, is a Brazilian former
footballer
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who played as a
defender for Russian club
WFC Rossiyanka
WFC Rossiyanka was a Russian women's football club from Khimki.
History
The team was founded in 1990 as Nadezhda Krasnoarmeysk, being initially a futsal club. Futsal was played until 1998, when the club left it to concentrate in association fo ...
and several clubs in her native Brazil. She was a member of the
Brazil national team that won the silver medal at the
2004 Summer Olympics and competed at the
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the fifth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, was an international association football competition for women held in China from 10 to 30 September 2007. Originally, China was to host the 2003 edition, but th ...
. She was made
captain of the national team in 2006.
In August 2011 she joined Russian Champions League contestant
WFC Rossiyanka
WFC Rossiyanka was a Russian women's football club from Khimki.
History
The team was founded in 1990 as Nadezhda Krasnoarmeysk, being initially a futsal club. Futsal was played until 1998, when the club left it to concentrate in association fo ...
.
International career
Aline missed the
2008 Beijing Olympics after suffering a knee ligament injury in a pre-tournament friendly against
South Korea
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.
She had helped to secure Brazil's place at the tournament, by scoring in a 5–1 win over
Ghana
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at a
CONMEBOL–
CAF play-off staged at Beijing's
Workers Stadium. Brazil had been forced into the play-off after their shock defeat by
Argentina
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at the
2006 South American Women's Football Championship
The 2006 South American Women's Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino 2006'') was the fifth staging of the South American Women's Football Championship (now known as ''Copa América Femenina'') and determined the CO ...
.
International goals
References
External links
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Profileat
Santos FC
Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a '' bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals i ...
1982 births
Living people
Brazilian women's footballers
Olympic footballers of Brazil
Olympic silver medalists for Brazil
Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Women's association football defenders
Footballers from São Paulo
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Olympic medalists in football
Santos FC (women) players
Brazilian expatriate women's footballers
Expatriate women's footballers in Russia
Brazilian expatriates in Russia
WFC Rossiyanka players
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Brazil women's international footballers
Pan American Games medalists in football
Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
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