Tânia Maranhão

Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro (born 10 March 1974), commonly known as Tânia Maria, Tânia Maranhão or simply Tânia, is a Brazilian former footballer. She played as a defender for Brazil's Saad EC, and is a member of the Brazilian National Team, for which she won a silver medal at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] She started on futsal team Eurosport, and also played for EC Bahia, Santa Isabel and Rayo Vallecano. In 1997 Tânia was playing for São Paulo FC.[2]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Ribeiro.
Olympic medal record
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games - Women's Football
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team Competition
Pan American Games - Women's Football
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team Competition
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraTeam competition

She was born in São Luís, Maranhão.

References
  1. "Tânia Maranhão Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  2. Ogo da Vale, Karina (8 November 1997). "Torneio nacional tem estrelas femininas" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 1 May 2021.



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