Márcia Matos Calaça
Márcia Matos Calaça (born 12 February 1963), commonly known as Russa, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder for the Brazil women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Márcia Matos Calaça | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1963[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Radar | |||
| Vasco da Gama | |||
| International career | |||
| 1988–1996 | Brazil | 10+ | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
In her club career, Russa played for Radar and the women's team of Vasco da Gama.[3][4] She was a member of the Brazil national team, and was included in the country's squad for the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, in which Brazil finished third.[5] She was also included in the team's squad for the 1995 South American Women's Football Championship, during which she scored a hat-trick against Ecuador.[6] Brazil went on to win the tournament, thus qualifying for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden.[7] The following year, she was included as an alternate player for the football tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, in which Brazil finished fourth.[8] Between 1988 and 1996, Russa made at least ten appearances and scored three goals for the Brazil national team.[3][9]
References
- ^ "Companhia Municipal de Limpeza Urbana, Concurso Público para Gari: Resultado Final do Concurso – Candidatos de Ampla Concorrência" [Municipal Urban Cleaning Company, Public Tender for Gari: Final Result of the Tender – Wide Competition Candidates] (PDF). Companhia Municipal de Limpeza Urbana (in Portuguese). 2009. p. 96. (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Pretinha pede reconhecimento" [Pretinha asks for recognition]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. 23 January 1995. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ a b Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (14 December 2019). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 1986–1995". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Russa". Museu do Futebol (in Portuguese). from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Fernandes, Andréa Karl. [The history of women's football] (PDF). Sindicato dos Treinsdores de Futebol Profissional do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Bertolotto, Rodrigo (10 January 1995). "Capitã brasileira é a 'mãe' do time" [Brazilian captain is the 'mother' of the team]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Garin, Erik; Pierrend, José Luis (28 January 2001). "South-American Women's Championship 1995". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Statistics – Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996. FIFA. Zürich. 1996.
- ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (28 November 2020). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 1996–1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 January 2021.