Fernanda da Silva
| Fernanda da Silva | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Fernanda França da Silva | ||
| Born |
25 September 1989 São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Super Amara Bera Bera | ||
| Number | 89 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2006–2010 | Metodista/São Bernardo | ||
2010–2011 | BM Sagunto | ||
2011–2014 | Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
2014–2016 | CSM București | ||
2016–2017 | SG BBM Bietigheim | ||
2018–2018 | Super Amara Bera Bera | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009-2017 | Brazil | 104 | (305) |
Fernanda França da Silva (born 25 September 1989)[1] is a Brazilian female handballer who plays as a left wing. She has previously played for the Brazilian national team. In 2013 she won the World Championship; the first time ever for Brazil and South America.[2]
Career
Fernanda da Silva began playing handball at Metodista/São Bernardo. In February 2010 she joined Spanish side BM Sagunto.[3]
Hypo NÖ
In the summer of 2011 she joined Austrian top club Hypo Niederösterreich, who had a cooperation with the Brazilian Handball Confederation and a history of having many Brazilian national team players.[4] Here she won the Austrian League and Cup double three times in a row from 2012 to 2014.
CSM București
In 2014 she joined Romanian CSM București together with Brazilian team mate Ana Paula Belo.[5] Together with three other Brazilian players she won the Romanian National League in 2015, which was the first in club history.[6]
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.[7]
SG BBM Bietigheim
In 2016 she joined German side SG BBM Bietigheim.[8] In November 2016 she took a break from handball due to pregnancy.[9] The same season they won the German Championship.
Bera Bera
In 2018 she joined Spanish BM Bera Bera, but left the club already in December the same year.[10][11]
National team
Fernanda da Silva won silver medals at the 2009 Pan American Championship, losing to Argentina in the final. Two years later she would win the 2011 edition. She defended her title at 2013 Pan American Championship. With 55 goals she was the tournament top scorer.[12]
At the 2012 Olympics in London she came in 6th place with the Brazilian team.
In 2013 she was part of the Brazilian team that won the 2013 World Championship.[2]
In 2011 she won gold medals at the 2011 Pan American Games, beating Argentina in the final.[13] At the 2015 Pan American Games she won gold medals once again.[14]
She represented Brazil once again at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Achievements
- Austrian League:
- Winner: 2012, 2013, 2014
- Austrian Cup:
- Winner: 2012, 2013, 2014
- Romanian National League:
- Winner: 2015, 2016
- Romanian Cup:
- Finalist: 2015
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 2016
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Winner: 2013
- Pan American Games:
- Winner: 2011
- World Championship:
- Winner: 2013
- Pan American Championship:
- South American Championship:
- Winner: 2013
- Provident Cup:
- Winner: 2013
Awards and recognition
- All Star Team Left Wing of the Pan American Championship: 2009
- Austrian Handball Federation Left Wing of the Year – Women: 2013
- Pan American Championship Top Scorer: 2013
References
- ^ "Fernanda da Silva Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Brazil World Champions for the first time". ihf.info. 22 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
- ^ "El Parc Sagunt ficha a la internacional brasileña Da Silva" (in Spanish). morvedre.info. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Hypo Niederösterreich tanzt Samba total" (in German). noen.at. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Bukarest plant nach Komplettumbau mit Millionenetat" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gullden touch leads CSM to a maiden trophy after a shootout thriller". ehfcl.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Bietigheim: Baudouin geht, brasilianische Nationalspielerin als Neuzugang" (in German). handball-world.com. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ "SG BBM Bietigheim muss auf Linksaußen verzichten" (in German). handball-world.com. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Bietigheim-Gegner Bera Bera verpflichtet brasilianische Nationalspielerin" (in German). handball-world.com. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Fernanda Da Silva deja SUPER AMARA Bera Bera" (in Spanish). BM Bera Bera. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "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 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Women's Gold Medal Match". info.guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Fernanda da Silva". results.toronto2015.org. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.