Samira Rocha
Brazilian handball player (born 1989)
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Samira Pereira da Silva Rocha (born 26 January 1989) is a Brazilian handball player for Kisvárdai KC and the Brazilian national team.[1]
| Samira Rocha | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Samira in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Samira Pereira da Silva Rocha | ||
| Born |
26 January 1989 Recife, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kisvárdai KC | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | Colégio Decisão | ||
– | Sport Recife | ||
– | Clube Portuguese do Recife | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2011–2012 | Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
2012–2013 | Zvezda Zvenigorod | ||
2013–2014 | Mios Biganos Handball | ||
2014–2016 | OGC Nice | ||
2016–2020 | Kisvárdai KC | ||
2021-2022 | CB Salud | ||
2022-2023 | SCM Craiova | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011-? | Brazil | 121 | (320) |
She was part of the Brazilian team that won the 2013 World Championship, the first time ever that Brazil won the World Championship.[2][3] She also participated at the 2011 World Championship in Brazil.[4][5]
Career
Rocha started playing handball at the age of 14 at Colégio Decisão in Recife.[6] She later played for Sport Recife and Clube Portuguese do Recife.[6] After the 2011 World Championship she moved to Europe to become professional. She chose Austrian Hypo Niederösterreich due to them having many Brazilian players.[6]
In 2012 she signed for Russian Zvezda Zvenigorod together with Alexandra Lacrabère.[7] A year later she signed for French club Mios Biganos Handball, followed by OGC Nice.[8]
After two seasons at Nice she joined Hungarian Kisvárdai KC,[9] where she played until 2020. In the 2021-22 season she joined Spanish CB Salud, followed by SCM Craiova in Romania.
Achievements
- Austrian League:
- Winner: 2012
- Austrian Cup:
- Winner: 2012
- Russian Superleague:
- Bronze Medalist: 2013
- EHF Challenge Cup:
- Semifinalist: 2014
- World Championship:
- Winner: 2013
- Pan American Championship:
- Pan American Games
- South American Championship:
- Winner: 2013
Individual awards
- All Star Team Left Wing of the Pan American Championship: 2015, 2017
- Top Scorer of the Women's Four Nations: 2016
- MVP of the Pan American Championship: 2017
