Vânia Cristina Martins

Vânia Cristina Martins (born 9 November 1980), simply known as Vânia, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward and a full back. She was a member of the Brazil women's national team.

In this article, the surname is Martins.
Vânia
Personal information
Full name Vânia Cristina Martins
Date of birth (1980-11-09) 9 November 1980
Place of birth Embu das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward, full back
Youth career
1997 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Santos
1998 Portuguesa
1999–2001 São Paulo
2001–2004 UniSant'Anna
2005 Salto
2006 São Caetano
2006–2007 Levante
2007 Jaguariúna
2007 America-RJ 7 (2)
2008 Sagrada Cena
2008 Palmeiras/CEUNSP[1]
2008–2009 CF Femenino Cáceres
2009 Corinthians
2009–2010 CF Femenino Cáceres
2010 São Caetano[2]
2011 Hyundai Steel Red Angels
2012 XV de Piracicaba
2012 São Caetano
2013 Llanos de Olivenza
2013 Centro Olímpico
2014–2017 Santa Teresa
2018–2019 Badajoz 12 (9)
National team
2010 Brazil 1 (0)
2011 Equatorial Guinea B 1 (0)
2011–2016 Equatorial Guinea 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2019

Career

Vânia played for several Brazilian teams, of which highlights Portuguesa, São Paulo and Corinthians.[3]

International career

Vânia represented Brazil at senior level in the 2010 International Tournament City of São Paulo,[4][5] playing a match against Netherlands.[6][7]

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 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.[8] On October 5, 2017, she and other nine Brazilian footballers were declared by FIFA as ineligible to play for Equatorial Guinea.[9]

References
  1. Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  2. Del Manto, Juliano. "Futebol Feminino - Meninas do São Caetano / UNIP são convocadas para a Seleção Brasileira" (in Portuguese). Atlética UNIP. Archived from the original on 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. "Entrevista inédita com A lateral da Seleção Brasileira Vânia" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. "Brasil" [Brazil] (in Portuguese). Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  5. "Kleiton Lima convoca Seleção para o Torneio Cidade de São Paulo" (in Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Piauí. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  6. "Súmula e Relatório da Partida" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  7. "Brasil vence Holanda de virada no Torneio Cidade de São Paulo de Futebol Feminino; Veja fotos" (in Portuguese). Lavras24horas. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  8. "Nzalang Nacional Femenino preparado para el partido contra Mali". Equatoguinean Football Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  9. "Equatorial Guinea expelled from FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". FIFA.com. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

Vânia – FIFA competition record


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