Brazilian footballer
Mônica Personal information Full name Mônica Angélica de Paula Date of birth (1978-04-04 ) 4 April 1978 (age 47) Place of birth São Carlos , BrazilHeight 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Position Defender Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2000 São Paulo 2001–2003 Matonense 2004–2006 Ferroviária Botucatu International career‡ 2000–2007 Brazil * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:50, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Mônica Angélica de Paula (born 4 April 1978), or simplyMônica , is a Brazilian retiredfootballer who played as adefender . She was a member of theBrazilian National Team that won the silver medal at the2004 Summer Olympics .
Born inSão Paulo , Mônica only began playing football in 1999. Before, she used to practicebasketball — even played withAdrianinha andKelly of thebasketball national team — andvolleyball , which she abandoned after a pregnancy. In her pro career, she also played forSão Paulo , Matonense andAraraquara .[ 1] [ 2]
At thetraining camp for the2000 Summer Olympics , Mônicafought with teammateDaniela . The confrontation was attributed topremenstrual syndrome .[ 3]
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