Ana Paula Belo

Ana Paula Belo
Rodrigues Belo in 2020.
Personal information
Full name Ana Paula Rodrigues Belo
Born (1987-10-18) 18 October 1987
São Luís, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Handball Erice
Number 9
Senior clubs
Years Team
 A.A.G. Maru
–2007
 Guarulhos
2007–2008
 BM Roquetas de Mar
2008–2009
 Elche Mustang
2009–2011
 Elda Prestigio
2011–2014
 Hypo Niederösterreich
2014–2016
 CSM București
2016–2020
 Rostov-Don
2020–2021
 Chambray
2021–2022
 HC Dunărea Brăila
2022-2023
 SCM Craiova
2023-2024
 Handball Erice
2024
 Rocasa Gran Canaria
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005-2024
 Brazil 243 (836)
Medal record
World Championship
2013 Serbia
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara Team
2015 Toronto Team
2019 Lima Team
2023 Santiago Team
Pan American Championship
2011 Brazil
2013 Dominican Republic
2017 Argentina
South and Central American Championship
2021 Paraguay
2022 Argentina
South American Games
2022 Asunción Team
South American Championship
2013 Argentina
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 16 January 2025

Ana Paula Rodrigues Belo (née Rodrigues; born 18 October 1987) is a Brazilian former handball player. She played for the Brazilian national team.[1] In 2013 she won the World Championship; the first time ever for Brazil and South America.[2]

Career

In Brazil

Ana Paula Rodrigues Belo began playing handball in 2001. In 2006 she started her profesional career at Guarulhos.[3]

In Spain

In the summer of 2007 she signed a contract with the Spanish team BM Puertodulce Roquetas.[4] One season later she joined Elche Mustang.[5] In the 2008-09 season she scored 246 goals, and was thus a big part of the team's first ever qualification for the EHF European League.

The following season she joined Elda Prestigio.[6] Here she reached the final of the 2010 EHF Cup, where they lost to Danish side Randers HK.[7]

In Austria

In 2011 she joined Hypo Niederösterreich, which had recently signed a cooperation agreement with the Brazilian Handball Confederation.[8] Here she won the Austrian League and Cup double all three seasons she played at the club.

First period in Romania

In 2014 she joined Romanian CSM București together with Brazilian team mate Fernanda da Silva.[9] Together with three other Brazilian players she won the Romanian National League in 2015, which was the first in club history.[10]

In her second season at the club she won the league for a second time in 2016, and this time she also won the Romanian cup and the 2016 Champions League, beating Hungarian Gyor in the final.[11]

In Russia

In 2016 she joined Russian team Rostov-Don.[12] Here she won the 2016-17 EHF Cup.[13] She also won the Russian Super League in both 2017 and 2018.

In France

In January 2020 she joined French team Chambray Touraine Handball.[14]

Second period in Romania

After 1.5 seasons in France she joined HC Dunărea Brăila.[15] A season later she joined SCM Craiova.[16]

In Italy

In the 2023-24 season, she played for Italian team Handball Erice.[17]

Return to Spain

In 2024 she signed for Rocasa Gran Canaria.[18] Her contract initially ran until 2026, but the club released her already in December 2024 after she was injured.[19]

National team

Ana Paula Rodrigues Belo debuted for the Brazilian national team in 2005. At the 2011 Pan American Games she won gold medals, beating Argentina in the final.[20]

She has represented Brazil at 4 olympics, in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020.

She also represented Brazil at 8 World Championships, in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023.[21][22][23][24][25][26][27] She won the 2013 edition, where she scored 39 goals.[28][2]

She also won the Pan American Championship three times, in 2011, 2013 and 2017. In 2013 she was selected for the all star team.[29]

In 2021 she won the 2021 South and Central American Championship.[30] A year later she won the 2022 South American Games, beating the surprise of the tournament, Paraguay in the final.[31]

In 2023 she one another gold medal at the Pan American Games.[32]

Achievements

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ "Ana Paula Rodrigues Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Brazil World Champions for the first time". ihf.info. 22 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Quatro atletas maranhenses competem nas Olimpíadas de Londres" (in Portuguese). oimparcial.com.br. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Ana Paula Rodrigues, nuevo fichaje de BM Puertodulce Roquetas" (in Spanish). teleprensa.com. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Vícar Goya se enfrenta a BM Elche Mustang en el primer partido de temporada de la División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano "Liga ABF"" (in Spanish). teleprensa.com. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Una campeona del mundo con la firma Elche Mustang" (in Spanish). elchediario.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  7. ^ "El Elda Prestigio roza la machada ante el Randers" (in Spanish). Marca. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Hypo Niederösterreich tanzt Samba total" (in German). noen.at. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Bukarest plant nach Komplettumbau mit Millionenetat" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  10. ^ Sarbescu, Simona (19 April 2023). "Estrellas del balonmano: CSM Bucarest y Cristina Neagu" (in European Spanish). Radio Rumanía Internacional. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Gullden touch leads CSM to a maiden trophy after a shootout thriller". ehfcl.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  12. ^ "ГК "Ростов-Дон" и Ана Паула Родригес подписали контракт" (in Russian). russianhandball.ru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Rostov Don win Women's EHF Cup 2016/2017!". Handball Planet. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Ana Paula Rodrigues, renfort de choix pour le CTHB" (in French). lanouvellerepublique.fr. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Ana Paula Rodrigues a semnat cu Dunărea Brăila un contract pe 2 ani. Brazilianca are în palmares titlul mondial și Liga Campionilor" (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Devenim din ce în ce mai puternici! Ana Paula Rodrigues a semnat cu SCM Craiova" (in Romanian). gds.ro. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Nuovo doppio colpo per l'Handball Erice, Manojlovic e Rodrigues Belo" (in Italian). blogsicilia.it. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  18. ^ "El Remudas ficha a la leyenda brasileña Ana Paula Rodrigues" (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Acuerdo de Rescisión entre Ana Paula Rodrigues y el Rocasa Gran Canaria" (in Spanish). balonmanoremudas.es. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  20. ^ "Women's Gold Medal Match". info.guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  21. ^ "Cumulative Statistics (2009)" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  22. ^ "Cumulative Statistics (2011)" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  23. ^ "Cumulative Statistics (2013)" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  24. ^ "23th IHF Women's World Championship 2017: Brazil" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  25. ^ "24th IHF Women's World Championship 2019: Brazil" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  26. ^ "25th IHF Women's World Championship 2021: Brazil" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  27. ^ "26th IHF Women's World Championship: Brazil" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  28. ^ "GOALSCORERS (top 40)" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  29. ^ a b "Pela oitava vez, Brasil levanta a taça do Campeonato Pan-Americano Feminino". brasilhandebol.com.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Handball Confederation. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  30. ^ "Brasilien Meister in Süd-/Zentralamerika: Letzte Tickets für Handball-Weltmeisterschaft vergeben" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  31. ^ "Titel für Brasiliens Handballfrauen, Paraguay überrascht" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  32. ^ "Panamerika-Spiele Frauen: Brasilien schnappt sich das Ticket zu Olympia 2024" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  33. ^ "We are the champions! CSM a câștigat Bucharest Trophy 2014" (in Romanian). bucharest-trophy.ro. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
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