Marisa (footballer)
Brazilian footballer
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Marisa Pires Nogueira (born 10 August 1966), commonly known as Marisa, is a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender for the Brazil women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marisa Pires Nogueira | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Radar | |||
| Vasco da Gama | |||
| Saad | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| Brazil | |||
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:52, 26 April 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:52, 26 April 2013 (UTC) | |||
Marisa was named in the EC Radar club team who represented Brazil at the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament in Guangdong and finished in third place.[2]
In the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, team captain Marisa started all three group games as Brazil were eliminated in the first round.[3] She remained in the national squad for the next campaign at the 1995 South American Women's Football Championship,[4] but was not included in the squad for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. In 1997 Marisa was playing for São Paulo FC.[5]
Marisa was named in the 30–player pre–selection for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, and retained her place in the 20 for the final tournament.[6]
In 2007 Marisa was the coach of Vasco da Gama's female section.[7] In July 2012 she was playing in a local futsal league.[8]
