Cristina Branco (handballer)

Cristina Branco
Personal information
Full nameCristina Direito Branco
Born15 March 1985
Luanda, Angola
NationalityAngolan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
NicknameBranca
Club information
Current clubPrimeiro de Agosto
Number12
National team
 Angola43 (0)[1]

Cristina Direito Branco aka Branca (born March 15, 1985) is a team handball player from Angola. She plays on the Angola women's national handball team, and participated at the 2011 and 2013 World Women's Handball Championships in Brazil and Serbia.[2] She competed for the Angolan team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

She plays for the club 1º de Agosto.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, Angola" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roaster Angola" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Cristina Direito". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 29 July 2012.