Alexandrina Cabral
| Alexandrina Barbosa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brest Bretagne Handball | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2003–2005 | Madeira Andebol SAD | ||
2005–2008 | BM Sagunto | ||
2008–2010 | Rulmentul Braşov | ||
2010–2012 | SD Itxako | ||
2012–2013 | CS Oltchim Vâlcea | ||
2013–2014 | Thüringer HC | ||
2014–2016 | Fleury Loiret HB | ||
2016–2018 | Rostov-Don | ||
2018–2020 | Nantes Handball | ||
2020–2021 | CSM București | ||
2021–2022 | CS Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud | ||
2022–2023 | BM Morvedre | ||
2023– | Brest Bretagne Handball | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Portugal | |||
2012– | Spain | 120 | (573) |
Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa (born 5 May 1986) is a handballer who plays as a left back for Brest Bretagne Handball. Born in Portugal, she represents Spain at international level.[1][2][3]
Personal life
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]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 the Romanian top club CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea.[6]
International
[edit]In 2012, after playing for many years in Spain, she obtained Spanish citizenship and decided to represent Spain on the international level.[7]
Achievements
[edit]- 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:
- Winner: 2016
- Semifinalist: 2009
Individual awards
[edit]- Carpathian Trophy Most Valuable Player: 2013[8]
- French Championship Best Left Back: 2015, 2016
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer: 2015
- All-Star Team Best Left back of the World Championship: 2019
References
[edit]
- ^ "Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa Profile". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). handball.sportresult.com. EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ a b Alexandrina Cabral Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. 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. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Una jugadora total a las órdenes de Jorge Dueñas" (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Balonmano. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ "VIDEO Barbosa, alesă cea mai bună jucătoare de la "Trofeul Carpați"" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 24 March 2013.
External links
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