Nenê (footballer, born 1976)

Nenê
Personal information
Full name	Elissandra Regina Cavalcanti
Date of birth	31 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996	Saad
International career
1996–2000	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elissandra Regina Cavalcanti (born 31 March 1976), commonly known as Nenê, is a female Brazilian former football defender. She was part of the Brazil women's national football team.

She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing 5 matches. On club level she played for Saad EC.^[1] Nenê remained in Brazil's squad at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, by which time she was playing for São Paulo FC.^[2]

References

^ Women's Olympic Rosters Soccer America, 18 July 1996
^ "FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 squads". FIFA. 1999. Archived from the original (TXT) on 17 December 2000. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

Nenê at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Nene at Olympics.com
Nene – FIFA competition record (archived)
Oxenham, Gwendolyn (June 4, 2015). "'Pele With a Skirt': The Unequal Fortunes of Brazil's Soccer Stars". The Atlantic.
Shepard, Michael T. (June 26, 1999). "Women Gain A Foothold in Brazil Soccer". The Washington Post.

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