Cristina Branco (handballer)

Cristina Branco
Personal information
Full name Cristina Direito Branco
Born (1985-03-15) 15 March 1985 (age 39)
Luanda, Angola
Nationality Angolan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Primeiro de Agosto
Number 12
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
 Angola 66 (0)
Medal record
African Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Salé
Gold medal – first place 2018 Brazzaville
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Team

Cristina Direito Branco a.k.a. Branca (born 15 March 1985) is an Angolan handball player for Primeiro de Agosto and Angolan national team.

She plays on the Angola women's national handball team and participated at the 2011 and 2013 World Women's Handball Championships in Brazil and Serbia.[1] She competed for the Angolan team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2] She also competed for the Angolan team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[3] She was the flag bearer for Angola during the closing ceremonies in Rio.

She plays for the club 1º de Agosto.[4]

  1. ^ "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brazil – Team Roster Angola" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  2. ^ "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, Angola" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. ^ "BRANCO Cristina Direito". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Cristina Direito". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.