Alexandrina Cabral
 Cabral in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa | ||
| Born |
5 May 1986 Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Nationality |
Portuguese Spanish | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Nickname | Sandy | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rostov-Don | ||
| Number | 86 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| 2003–2005 2005–2008 2008–2010 2010–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2016 2016– |
Madeira Andebol SAD BM Sagunto Rulmentul Braşov SD Itxako CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea Thüringer HC Fleury Loiret HB Rostov-Don | ||
| National team | |||
2012– |
Portugal Spain |
65 (313) | |
Medal record
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Alexandrina Barbosa Cabral (born 5 May 1986)[1] is a Portuguese-born Spanish handballer playing for Rostov-Don and the Spanish national team.[2][3]
Personal life
Cabral was born in Lisbon, Portugal, as ninth of 11 siblings. She took up handball in Portugal, but in April 2010 was suspended for two weeks after refusing to attend a training camp. After that she moved to Spain and received Spanish citizenship in June 2012. Whenever possible she wears number 86 during the game because it is the year of her birth.[3]
Career
Club
Barbosa was amongst the top 10 scorers of EHF Women's Champions League in the 2005–06 season playing for CBM Astroc Sagunto, with 46 goals in the old format of the competition.
Playing for SD Itxako, she was the fifth best goal scorer of EHF Champions League in the 2010–11 season and fourth in 2011–12.[4][5]
In April 2012, she signed for Romanian top club CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea.[6]
International
In 2012, after playing for many years in Spain, she obtained Spanish citizenship and decided to represent Spain on the international level.[7]
Achievements
- Spanish Championship:
- Winner: 2011, 2012
- Spanish Cup:
- Winner: 2012
- Romanian Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2009
- EHF Champions League:
- Finalist: 2011
- Semifinalist: 2006, 2013
- Women's EHF Cup:
- Semifinalist: 2009
Individual awards
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexandrina Barbosa. |
- ↑ "Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ↑ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- 1 2 Alexandrina Cabral. nbcolympics.com
- ↑ "EHF Women's Champions League 2010/11 – Top 50 scorers". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ↑ "EHF Women's Champions League 2011/12 – Top 50 scorers". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ↑ "Alexandrina Barbosa joins Oltchim Valcea". Handball Planet. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ↑ "Una jugadora total a las órdenes de Jorge Dueñas" (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Balonmano. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "VIDEO Barbosa, alesă cea mai bună jucătoare de la "Trofeul Carpați"" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 24 March 2013.
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