Maurine Dornelles Gonçalves: Biography, Facts and Career

Maurine Dorneles Gonçalves (born 14 January 1986), commonly known as Maurine, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder for the Brazil women's national team. Due to her versatility, she operated in a number of positions throughout her career, but was most often used as a full-back or defensive midfielder. She was part of Brazil's silver medal-winning squad at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and also played at the 2011 and 2015 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as the 2012 London Olympics. At club level Maurine enjoyed three spells with Santos and was hurt when the male parent club disbanded the female section in 2012. She also spent part of the 2011 season with American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) franchise Western New York Flash. After the 2012 demise of Santos, Maurine and nine other former Santos players agreed to join Centro Olímpico. She also represented Ferroviária and Flamengo, before returning to the re-established Santos club in 2016. She finished her career with a stint at Famalicão in Portugal.

Quick facts about Maurine Dornelles Gonçalves

• Full name: Maurine Dornelles Gonçalves
• Born: 1986-01-14
• Nationality: Brazil
• Known as: Fashion figure
• Wikidata ID: Q4945084

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