Palmira Barbosa

Palmira Barbosa
Personal information
Born November 25, 1961
Luanda, Angola
Nationality Angolan
Career information
Pro career 1985–2002
Career history
1985-1988 Ferroviário de Luanda
1989–2000 Petro Atlético
2000–2002 ENANA


Palmira Mirita de Almeida, born November 25, 1961, is the most notable Angolan and African female handball player. She began her career at Clube Ferroviário de Luanda in the 1980s and in 1996 moved to Petro Atlético. She joined the Angolan handball squad in 1980. She made here debut at world cups in 1990 in South Korea. After that, she played three more world cups. In February 2000, at the age of 39, she announced her retirement and her desire to pursue a coaching career. She later reconsidered and played for two more seasons with newly formed club ENANA.

Achievements

Throughout her brilliant career she conquered 8 Africa club championships with Petro Atlético, 4 African Championships for Angola, 3 all-Africa games titles, as well as participation in 4 world cups and 1 Olympic games (1996).

In 1998, the African Handball Confederation voted her the Best Female Handball Player of all times.[1]

Politics

At present, she is a member of parliament for the ruling party MPLA.

References

  1. ↑ "Palmira retira-se das quadras" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-04-13.