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Pretinha

デルマ・ゴンサルベス　/　でるま・ごんさるべす

Association football player from Brazil

May 19, 1975 (age 51)　・　Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro
association football player

My Take

Pretinha deserves recognition as a true pioneer of women's football. Debuting for Brazil back in 1991, she was competing when the women's game still lived in the shadows worldwide, and that alone commands respect. Her willingness to play across Brazil, the United States, Japan and South Korea shows a restless ambition rare in any era. As a longtime forward who later turned to coaching, she did the most meaningful thing a trailblazer can do: pass the path forward to the next generation. I see her as one of the foundational figures who built Brazilian women's football into what it is today.

Overview

Delma Gonçalves (born 19 May 1975), commonly known as Pretinha, is a Brazilian professional soccer coach and former forward. A longtime member of the Brazil national team, for whom she debuted in 1991, she played for clubs in Brazil, the United States and Japan before moving to Icheon Daekyo of South Korea's WK-League in 2009.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Pretinha
Name (Japanese): デルマ・ゴンサルベス
Reading: でるま・ごんさるべす
Born: May 19, 1975 (age 51)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Rabbit
Origin: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AB%E3%83%99%E3%82%B9

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