Daiane Menezes Rodrigues (born 15 April 1983), commonly known as Bagé,[a] is a Brazilian former footballer. She played as a defender for various Brazilian clubs and for the Brazil national team.

Bagé
Daiane at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Personal information
Full name Daiane Menezes Rodrigues
Date of birth (1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
AA Celeste
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Grêmio
2003–2005 São Bernardo
2006–2009 Botucatu
2010–2020 São José
International career
2002 Brazil U-19
2006–2013 Brazil
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Football
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Team competition
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Bagé was born in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul.[1] She began playing indoor football for a local team called Celeste, and was then scouted by Grêmio. At Grêmio she was converted from a defensive midfielder to a central defender, where she remained for the rest of her career.[2] In 2003 she moved to São Bernardo at the suggestion of her youth international teammate Cristiane.[3]

In January 2010 Bagé left Botucatu, where she had won the 2006 Taça Brasil, for São José.[4] She played for São José in the 2014 International Women's Club Championship, featuring in the Brazilian club's 2–0 final win over English wild card entrant Arsenal.[2]

The later part of Bagé's career was disrupted by knee injuries: an anterior cruciate ligament injury to her right knee in July 2013, followed by an identical injury in the left knee in April 2017 and a torn knee cartilage in October 2018.[5] She left São José in January 2021.[6]

International career edit

Youth edit

Bagé played for Brazil at the 2002 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship.[7][8]

Senior edit

In November 2006 Bagé made her senior international debut in Brazil's 6–0 South American Women's Football Championship win over Venezuela at Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata.[9]

Bagé was recalled to the national team just before the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she played as a sweeper alongside Aline and Érika in a back three.[10] In Brazil's quarterfinal defeat by the United States, Bagé scored a second-minute own goal and had the only missed attempt for either team in the penalty shootout.[11] Nevertheless she retained the support of her teammates.[12]

In January 2012 Bagé was appointed to the captaincy of the national team, and described as "a born leader" by the coach Jorge Barcellos.[13] At the beginning of the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament in London, she had 28 caps for the national team.[14]

Personal life edit

Bagé and her São José teammate Priscilinha had a side job selling ice cream at the Estádio Martins Pereira in 2012.[15] In 2013 the duo also opened a car wash business.[16] In 2014 Bagé was criticised for appearing in promotional materials for the fraudulent internet phone service company Telexfree.[17]

Notes edit

  1. ^ The name of Bagé, her hometown

References edit

  1. ^ "Bagé" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "O mundo é de Daiane Bagé" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal Minuano. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Conheça a Bagé, a capitã do São José" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meninas dos Futebol. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Jogadora da seleção brasileira chega para reforçar São José" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Prefeitura São José dos Campos. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. ^ Cougo Dias, Yuri (5 June 2019). "Daiane Bagé: "acho que essas meninas vão colher grandes frutos"" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal Minuano. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. ^ Cougo Dias, Yuri (28 January 2021). ""Foram anos maravilhosos, mas chegou ao fim", declara Daiane Bagé" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal Minuano. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ BagéFIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo; do Nascimento Pereira, André (28 August 2014). "SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA SUB-20 FEMININA (WOMENS' U-20 BRAZILIAN NATIONAL TEAM) 2002–2014". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  9. ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (9 December 2012). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2006–2007" (in Portuguese). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Daiane se inspira em paraguaio Gamarra para proteger gol brasileiro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Guiame. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Abby Wambach's header saves U.S. women". Match report. ESPN.com. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  12. ^ "Bagé: a zagueira da Seleção" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Bagé: a capitã da Seleção Feminina" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  15. ^ Sardinha, Danilo (7 September 2012). "Zagueira da seleção vende sorvete após jogos para garantir futuro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rede Globo. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  16. ^ Sardinha, Danilo (26 April 2013). "Antes de final da Copa do Brasil, atletas lavam carros em São José" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rede Globo. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  17. ^ Sardinha, Danilo (10 January 2014). "10/01/2014 13h41 - Atualizado em 10/01/2014 13h49 Atleta da Seleção ostenta 'vida boa' com ganhos de empresa investigada" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rede Globo. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

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