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.

Russa
Personal information
Full name Márcia Matos Calaça
Date of birth (1963-02-12) 12 February 1963 (age 61)[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

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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

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  1. ^ "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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (14 December 2019). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 1986–1995". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Russa". Museu do Futebol (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. ^ Fernandes, Andréa Karl. "A história do futebol feminino" [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.
  6. ^ 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 28 June 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. ^ Garin, Erik; Pierrend, José Luis (28 January 2001). "South-American Women's Championship 1995". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  8. ^ Statistics – Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996. Zürich. 1996. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (28 November 2020). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 1996–1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 January 2021.