Euroexport was a Brazilian

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women's football and

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club based in

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. Founded by Dilma Mendes in 1993, the club competed at state and national level in both sports. The Euroexport company who named and sponsored the team paid players in

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s and also ran a team of the same name in

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. In 1994 the Bahia Euroexport won the Taça Brasil de Futsal Feminino ( pt), with São Paulo Euroexport as runners-up. Also in 1994 Euroexport (Bahia) were runners-up to

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in the 11-a-side Campeonato Brasileiro. Euroexport provided seven players to

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's squad for the

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References

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