Nalvinha

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Torres and the second or paternal family name is de Almeida.
Nalvinha
Personal information
Full name Lunalva Torres de Almeida[1]
Date of birth (1965-07-14) 14 July 1965 (age 59)
Position(s) Midfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1996 Saad
2000 Grêmio
International career
1991–1996 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lunalva Torres de Almeida (born 14 July 1965), commonly known as Nalvinha, is a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder for the Brazil women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup and 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]

At club level she spent much of her career with Saad Esporte Clube, a successful Brazilian women's club of the era.[3] She also represented Grêmio.[4]

  1. ^ Nalvinha at Soccerway
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995 - Teams". FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995. FIFA. 1995. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Nalvinha". Museo do Futebol (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo (state). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. ^ Bortolanza, Marcos (11 October 2020). "Lunalva Torres de Almeida" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmiopédia. Retrieved 2 January 2023.