Vânia Cristina Martins (born 9 November 1980), simply known as Vânia, is a Brazilian former
footballer
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who played as a
forward and
full back. She was a member of the
Brazil women's national team.
Career
Vânia played for several Brazilian teams, of which highlights Portuguesa, São Paulo and Corinthians.
International career
Vânia represented
Brazil
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at senior level in the
2010 International Tournament City of São Paulo, playing a match against
Netherlands
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.
Controversy
From 2011 to 2016, Vânia made appearances for the
Equatorial Guinea women's national team despite having no connection with the African nation. She attended the
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
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and was champion of the
2012 African Women's Championship. She also played the
2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament and ultimately the
2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations Qualifying. On 5 October 2017, she and other nine Brazilian footballers were declared by FIFA as ineligible to play for Equatorial Guinea.
References
External links
1980 births
Living people
Footballers from São Paulo (state)
Brazilian women's footballers
Women's association football fullbacks
Women's association football forwards
Associação Desportiva Centro Olímpico players
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women) players
Levante UD Femenino players
Santa Teresa CD players
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels WFC players
Liga F players
Brazil women's international footballers
Brazilian expatriate women's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Expatriate women's footballers in South Korea
Equatorial Guinea women's international footballers
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Dual internationalists (women's football)
CD Badajoz Femenino players
20th-century Brazilian women
21st-century Brazilian sportswomen
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