- Mônica Angélica de Paula
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Olympic medal record Competitor for Brazil Olympic Games - Women's Football Silver 2004 Athens Team Competition Pan American Games - Women's Football Gold 2003 Santo Domingo Team Competition Mônica Angélica de Paula, or simply Mônica (born on April 4, 1978 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a defender for Brazil's Botucatu FC. She was a member of the Brazilian National Team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Mônica only began playing soccer in 1999. Before, she used to practice basketball — even played with Adrianinha and Kelly of the current national team — and volleyball, which she abandoned after a pregnancy. In her pro career, she also played for São Paulo, Matonense and Araraquara.[1]
Brazil squad – 2000 Summer Olympics (Women's Football) Brazil squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil squad – 2004 Summer Olympics (Women's Football) - Silver Medal Brazil squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Runner-Ups Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- Brazilian women's footballers
- Association football defenders
- People from São Paulo (city)
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Brazil
- Olympic silver medalists for Brazil
- Olympic medalists in football
- Brazilian football defender, 1970s birth stubs
- Brazilian Olympic medalist stubs
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