In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rosa and the second or paternal family name is de Andrade.

Andréia Rosa de Andrade (born July 8, 1984), known as Andréia Rosa,[note 1] is a Brazilian football defender who plays for the Brazilian women's national team and the Norwegian Toppserien club Avaldsnes.

Club career

At the time of her call-up for the 2008 Olympics, Andréia Rosa had played in 181 games for Ferroviária. In those matches she had scored 42 goals from her centre-back position and been sent off only once. In 2007, she was loaned to Saad for the inaugural Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, which Ferroviária did not enter.[1]

In summer 2013 Andréia Rosa joined ambitious Norwegian club Avaldsnes, where she joined compatriots Rosana and Debinha.[2]

International career

In November 2006 Andréia Rosa made her international debut in Brazil's 6–1 South American Women's Football Championship win over Bolivia at Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata.[3] In July 2008 she was involved in a "violent collision" with Abby Wambach during the first half of a friendly match in San Diego. Wambach suffered a broken tibia and fibula, requiring a titanium rod to be inserted into her left leg.[4]

Andréia Rosa was included in Brazil's 18-player squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and started the team's first match; a 0–0 draw with Germany at Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium. Although she took no further part in the competition, she won a silver medal when Brazil lost the final 1–0 after extra time to the United States.[5]

She narrowly missed selection for the Brazilian FIFA Women's World Cup squad in both 2007 and 2011.[6]

In October 2017 Andréia Rosa was one of five Brazil players to quit international football, disgruntled at pay and conditions, and the Brazilian Football Confederation's sacking of head coach Emily Lima.[7]

Personal life

She was born in São Pedro do Turvo, São Paulo, Brazil.[8] Andréia Rosa is a qualified physical education teacher and an Evangelical Christian.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ The "Rosa" distinguishes her from her Brazilian international teammate Andréia Suntaque, who is typically known simply as Andréia.

References

  1. ^ "Andréia Rosa". Universo Online. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ^ Hoel, Yasmin Sunde (20 August 2013). "Brasil-stjerner strømmer til lille Avaldsnes: – Nesten så vi ikke tror på det selv" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (9 December 2012). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens´ Team) 2006-2007" (in Portuguese). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Wambach's broken leg mars US win over Brazil". ESPN. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Personagem: Andréia Rosa, medalhista olímpica" (in Portuguese). Associação Ferroviária de Esportes. 26 August 2008. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  6. ^ Bocchi, Alessandro. "Andréia Rosa: A injustiça de um corte inexplicável" (in Portuguese). Sim! News. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Ex-jogadoras de futebol feminino lançam manifesto contra a CBF" (in Portuguese). Portal Vermelho. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Andréia Rosa". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  9. ^ Brasília, Serginho (22 June 2014). "A distância entre as dificuldade e os sonhos é de poucos quilômetros". Serginhobrasilia.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.

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