Fatima Moreira de Melo
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 July 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Rotterdam | |
| Position | Mifdield/Forward | |
| Professional clubs | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1999- -Present |
HCG HC Rotterdam |
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| National team | ||
| 1997-Present | Netherlands | 191 (30) |
| Olympic Games | 2000  2004  |
Bronze Silver |
| World Cup | 1998 2002 2006  |
Silver Silver Gold |
| Champions Trophy | 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 |
Silver Gold Silver Bronze Gold Gold |
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Infobox last updated on: before 2006 World Cup. |
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's field hockey | |||
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Team competition | |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | Team competition | |
Fatima Moreira de Melo (born on 4 July 1978 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch field hockey player. She has played 191[1] international matches for the Dutch national team, where she has scored 30 times. Her debut match was on 21 October 1997 against Germany which ended in a 2-1 victory for The Netherlands. She plays on the position of striker. In the Dutch national competition she has played for Tempo '34, HGC and HC Rotterdam. She was part of the Dutch squad that became World Champion at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup.
Besides playing field hockey she also studies law and has presented tv programs for both local and national tv stations. She also has a career as a singer. She performed the theme song for the International Hockey Federation's International Year of the Youth at the closing of the 2001 Men's World Cup Hockey Qualifier in Edinburgh. Her father is a Portuguese diplomat for Holland, her boyfriend hockey player Rob Short from Canada.
[edit] References
- ^ Royal Dutch Hockey Association - International tournament history Fatima Moreira de Melo (Dutch). Retrieved on 2006-06-10.
[edit] External links
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Netherlands Squad - 2006 World Cup Champions (8th Title) | |
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1 De Roever | 3 Mulder | 4 Moreira de Melo | 5 Snoeks | 7 Van Geenhuizen | 9 Dijkstra | 10 Karres | 11 Goderie | 13 M. Smabers | 14 Booij | 15 Schopman | 16 De Bruijn | 17 Paumen | 18 Van As | 19 Hoog | 20 De Haan | 21 Polkamp | 23 K. Lammers | Coach: M. Lammers |
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Categories: 1978 births | Living people | Dutch field hockey players | Olympic competitors for the Netherlands | Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands | Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands | Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics | People from Rotterdam
