Tamires Morena
Brazilian handball player (born 1994)
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Tamires Morena Lima de Araújo (born 16 May 1994) is a Brazilian handballer for CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud and the Brazilian national team.[1][2]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Tamires Morena | |||
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Tamires Morena Lima in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Tamires Morena Lima de Araújo | ||
| Born |
16 May 1994 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2009–2012 | ALEF Handebol | ||
2013 | Vila Olímpica/Concórdia | ||
2014 | Força Atlética/FAB | ||
2015 | Győri ETO KC | ||
2015–2016 | Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE | ||
2016–2017 | Cercle Dijon Bourgogne | ||
2017–2018 | Larvik HK | ||
2018–2019 | Kisvárdai KC | ||
2019–2022 | Dunărea Brăila | ||
2022-2026 | CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud | ||
2026- | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Brazil | 102 | (144) |
Medal record | |||
Born into a sporting family, her sister Monique is a Brazilian national champion in weightlifting, who also participated at the 2013 World Weightlifting Championships.[3]
Morena Lima initially began with athletics, but a handball coach noticed her height and strength, and saw potential in her in handball. She eventually chose handball and rose through the ranks quickly.[3]
In 2013, she was part of the Brazilian national team that won the South American Championship and a year later she went triumphant with the junior national team at the 2014 Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship.
She signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Győri ETO KC in December 2014.[4]
Achievements
- Brazilian National Championship:
- Winner: 2013
- Pan American Championship:
- Winner: 2015
- South American Handball Championship:
- Winner: 2013
- Pan American Junior Championship:
- Winner: 2014
Awards and recognition
- All-Star Line Player of the Junior Pan American Championship: 2014
- Top scorer of the Junior Pan American Championship: 2014
- 2021 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship: All star team Pivot
