Grazielle Pinheiro Nascimento (born 28 March 1981), commonly known as Grazielle or Grazi, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. She was part of the

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at two Olympic soccer tournaments and at three editions of the

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Club career

In 1995, Grazielle moved to

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and over the following five years represented the women's sections of local clubs

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and Portuguesa.Portuguesa's female section were sometimes known as Lusa Sant'Anna due to an agreement with a local college of that name. She was without a professional club from 2000 until 2003, when she joined

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. Grazielle returned to Botucatu after spending six months in Spain with Levante during 2006. She also played for Santa Isabel (MG), Barra FC (RJ) and SE Gama (DF) before joining Santos in 2010. She represented América FC of São Manuel before the 2012 London Olympics. The club wanted her to return after the tournament, but Grazielle agreed a contract with Portuguesa instead. At the 2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Grazielle played for Abelhas Rainhas, who were eliminated in the round of 16 by eventual winners Kindermann. She signed for

in 2016.

International career

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Grazielle made her debut for

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in an 11–0 win over

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at the 1998 Women's U.S. Cup. In February 1999, 17-year-old Grazielle stood in for the injured

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as Brazil's representative in a FIFA World Star team to play a showpiece friendly against the

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in San Jose. She was then part of the Brazilian roster which reached the semi-finals of the

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. After drifting out of contention, Grazielle was recalled ahead of the

2004 Athens Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. She was successfully converted from a forward to an attacking right wing-back and helped Brazil win silver medals.

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Santos player profile
* 1981 births Living people Brazilian women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic medalists in football Olympic footballers of Brazil Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Santos FC (women) players Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Liga F players Levante UD Femenino players Brazil women's international footballers Brazilian expatriate women's footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in football Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women) players 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Botucatu Futebol Clube players 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games São Paulo FC (women) players Footballers from Brasília Saad Esporte Clube (women) players Associação Desportiva Centro Olímpico players {{Brazil-women-footy-bio-stub