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| Full name | Maurine Dorneles Gonçalves[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1986-01-14)14 January 1986 (age 40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grêmio | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | CEPE-Caxias | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Santos | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Western New York Flash | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Santos | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Centro Olímpico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Ferroviária | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Flamengo | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Santos | 45 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Famalicão | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Brazil U-20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2017 | Brazil[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:32, 28 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:32, 28 May 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Maurine Dorneles Gonçalves (born 14 January 1986), commonly known asMaurine, is a Brazilian formerfootballer who played as adefender ormidfielder for theBrazil women's national team. Due to her versatility, she operated in a number of positions throughout her career, but was most often used as a full-back or defensive midfielder. She was part of Brazil's silver medal-winning squad at the2008 Beijing Olympics and also played at the2011 and2015 editions of theFIFA Women's World Cup, as well as the2012 London Olympics.
At club level Maurine enjoyed three spells withSantos and was hurt when themale parent club disbanded the female section in 2012. She also spent part of the2011 season with AmericanWomen's Professional Soccer (WPS) franchiseWestern New York Flash. After the 2012 demise of Santos, Maurine and nine other former Santos players agreed to joinCentro Olímpico. She also representedFerroviária andFlamengo, before returning to the re-established Santos club in 2016. She finished her career with a stint atFamalicão in Portugal.
By the age of 15 Maurine was playing for her local clubGrêmio. In 2006 and 2007 she played forCEPE-Caxias of Rio de Janeiro, then joinedSantos for the 2008 season.[5] On 22 September 2009, theAtlanta Beat, anexpansion team ofWomen's Professional Soccer (WPS), selected Maurine in the2009 WPS International Draft, acquiring exclusive rights (within WPS) to negotiate with her. Maurine did not join the American team, instead finding success in theCopa Libertadores Femenina with Santos in2009 and2010.[6]
Maurine eventually joined a WPS team in2011, accompanyingMarta to theWestern New York Flash.[7] After making a single WPS appearance for the club she returned to Santos.
In early 2012 Santos'board of directors scrapped the women's section, to save money after handing their male playerNeymar a gigantic new contract. Maurine and the other players were surprised and hurt by the development.[8]
With Neymar's assistance, Maurine and the other displaced Santos players secured around $1,500,000 in externalsponsorship. But Santos' board refused to reverse their decision, claiming that the women's team cost $2,000,000 a year to run and provided no financial return. Instead ten of the players including Maurine moved toCentro Olímpico.[9]
When Santos later reinstated their women's team, Maurine was happy to rejoin for a third stint in July 2016.[10] She was voted the best right-back of the 2018Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino.[11] In June 2021 35-year-old Maurine announced her retirement from football following an 18-month spell in Portugal withFamalicão.[12]
Maurine was part of theBrazil under-20 selection at theFIFA U-20 Women's World Championships in2002,2004 and2006.[13] She debuted for the seniorBrazil national team in June 2007, a 2–0friendly match defeat by theUnited States atGiants Stadium inNew Jersey.[14]
At the2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, naturally right-footed Maurine was deployed on the left of Brazil's midfield.[15] During the2011 Pan American Games Maurine wasbereaved by the untimely death of her father. She scored the only goal of the semi-final against hostsMexico and dedicated it to his memory.[16] Later she got atattoo on her forearm of herself celebrating the goal, bearing the legend: "Father, a great man, a huge yearning."[17]
Maurine was selected for her second Olympic football tournament atLondon 2012.FIFA.com described her as one of the team's key players.[18] Amidst allegations of a broken downbus plot,[19] Brazil lost their final group E game 1–0 to hostsGreat Britain before a record crowd of 70,584 atWembley Stadium. That meant a quarter-final against World Cup holdersJapan, who eliminated Brazil by winning 2–0 at Cardiff'sMillennium Stadium.
In May 2014, incomingcoachVadão recalled Maurine to the national team after a gap of nearly two years.[20] In early 2015 Maurine was included in an 18-month residency programme intended to prepare Brazil's national team for the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada and the2016 Rio Olympics.[21] At the World Cup, Maurine appeared in just one of Brazil's four matches,captaining a much-changed team in the 1–0 final group game win overCosta Rica.
After Brazil's 1–0 second round defeat byAustralia, Maurine remained in Canada as part of the Brazilian selection for the2015 Pan American Games inToronto.[22] On 25 July 2015, Maurine entered the Pan American Games gold medal game againstColombia as a substitute in the 74th minute. From a corner kick, she hit a floater into the wind thatcurved directly into the goal. She scored on literally her first touch of the ball.[23]
In October 2017 Maurine was one of five Brazil players to quit international football, disgruntled at pay and conditions, and theBrazilian Football Confederation's sacking of head coachEmily Lima.[24]
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Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | # | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 15 June 2008 | Suwon, South Korea |  Italy | 1.1 | 5250.02005 2–1 | 5450.04005 2–1 | 2008 Peace Queen Cup |
| 2. | 22 April 2009 | Frankfurt, Germany |  Germany | 1.1 | 5250.02005 1–1 | 5450.04005 1–1 | Friendly Match |
| 3. | 15 October 2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico |  Mexico | 1.1 | 5250.02005 1–0 | 5450.04005 1–0 | 2011 Pan American Games |
| 4. | 18 September 2014 | Loja, Ecuador |  Chile | 1.1 | 5250.02005 1–0 | 5450.04005 2–0 | 2014 Copa América Femenina |
| 5. | 24 September 2014 | Quito, Ecuador |  Ecuador | 1.1 | 5250.02005 3–0 | 5450.04005 4–0 | 2014 Copa América Femenina |
| 6. | 27 September 2014 | Quito, Ecuador |  Argentina | 1.1 | 5250.02005 3–0 | 5450.04005 6–0 | 2014 Copa América Femenina |
| 7. | 15 July 2015 | Toronto, Canada | Ecuador | 1.1 | 5250.02005 7–1 | 5450.04005 7–1 | 2015 Pan American Games |
| 8. | 25 July 2015 | Toronto, Canada |  Colombia | 1.1 | 5250.02005 2–0 | 5450.04005 4–0 | 2015 Pan American Games |
In December 2013, Maurine was reported to bedating Lucas Surcin, a professional footballer forAudux, who is seven years her junior and the son ofMarcelinho Carioca.[25] Reports in 2015 indicated that Maurine hadbroken up with Surcin and was dating another footballerWellington.[26] Wellington confirmed in a December 2017 interview withUniverso Online that he and Maurine had been in a relationship for three years. He reported that he was performing thehomemaking duties while recovering from ananterior cruciate ligament injury.[27] In 2012, Maurine appeared in aglamour modellingphoto shoot, to challenge the stereotype that female footballers are not feminine or attractive.[28]
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