Nely Carla Alberto Francisca (born 2 July 1983) is a Spanish

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player for

Mérignac Handball Mérignac Handball is the name of a French handball club from Mérignac, France. This team currently competes in the French Women's Handball First League from 2019 and they play their home matches in Salle Pierre de Coubertin. Team Current ...

and the Spain national team. Although she was born in Spain, her parents are natives of

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, so she has dual nationality. At the

2009 World Women's Handball Championship The 2009 World Women's Handball Championship was the 19th edition, second to take place outside Europe, of the international championship tournament in women's team sport handball that is governed by the International Handball Federation (IHF). C ...

she reached the bronze final and placed fourth with the Spanish team. She was part of the 2011 World Championship team, who were the first Spanish women's team to win a world championship handball medal. She was also part of the Olympic bronze medal-winning team from

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* 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from San Sebastián Spanish people of Cape Verdean descent Olympic medalists in handball Olympic handball players for Spain Spanish female handball players Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Spain Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Expatriate handball players Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France Handball players from the Basque Country (autonomous community) Mediterranean Games competitors for Spain Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games {{Spain-handball-bio-stub