1. Pretinha has played in four Olympic Games; in Atlanta, Sydney, Athens and Beijing.
15 Facts About Pretinha
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Pretinha won silver medals from the 2004 and 2008 Olympic tournaments.
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Pretinha joined her first club Mendanha Futebol Clube at the age of 14.
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At the time of the 1999 Women's World Cup in the United States, Pretinha was earning around $3,400 per month from her contract with Vasco.
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Pretinha scored the only goal in the league's first ever match; a second half penalty kick at the Bay Area CyberRays.
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The team's top-goalscorer, Pretinha missed the culmination of the CyberRays' 2003 campaign after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during an international friendly between Brazil and the United States in July 2003.
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Pretinha played in the Athens Olympics as a free agent, then joined Japanese L League team INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2005.
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Brazil won easily but Pretinha excelled to the extent that she was added to the national team panel for the World Cup.
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The aeroplane journey to Guangdong in China was the first time that the young Pretinha had travelled outside the state of Rio.
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Pretinha remained in the squad, one of 10 Vasco players to be included, and scored six goals in Brazil's successful campaign.
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Still playing for Vasco da Gama, Pretinha remained a key player for Brazil at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Pretinha was a member of the Brazil team that participated in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and again finished in fourth place.
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Pretinha remained in the national selection for the 2007 Pan American Games, but was predominantly a reserve player.
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Pretinha was disappointed not to start the final, staged at Maracana Stadium in her home city, but did come on as a late substitute.
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In February 2022 Pretinha became an assistant coach at her former club Vasco da Gama.